what is the biblical meaning of the name derrick?
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In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Derrick is: Gifted ruler. People ruler. Old German Theodoric. Famous bearer: Derrick was a 17th century hangman at Tyhurn, whose name became synonymous with gallows and now refers to a type of crane.
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Abdiel (Hebrew עֲבְדִּיאֵל "Servant of God") is a biblical name which has been used as the name for a number of fictional characters and as a given name for several notable people. The name is cognate to and has the same meaning as the Arabic name Abdullah.
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The English name is derived from an Aramaic word, טביתא ṭaḇīṯā "[female] gazelle", cf. Hebrew: צְבִיָּה‎ Tzviya (classical ṣəḇīyāh). It is a biblical name from Acts of the Apostles (Acts 9:36), which in the original Greek was Ταβιθά, in which Tabitha ('gorgeous' in Greek) is a woman raised from the dead by Saint Peter.
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Matthew is an English language given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "מתתיהו" (Matityahu) which means "Gift of Yahweh".
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Israel is a biblical given name. According to the biblical Book of Genesis the patriarch Jacob was given the name Israel (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Standard Yisraʾel Tiberian Yiśrāʾēl) after he wrestled with the angel (Genesis 32:28 and 35:10).
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Elijah. ... Elijah's name means “Yahweh is my God” and is spelled Elias in some versions of the Bible. The story of his prophetic career in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Kings Ahab and Ahaziah is told in 1 Kings 17–19 and 2 Kings 1–2 in the Bible.
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The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarden), and it is derived from יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down". In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children.
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Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of EVE. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.
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The name James means Supplanter and is of Hebrew origin.
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Traditionally the name is interpreted as coming from the word "akev", meaning a heel, but has also been interpreted as "he who supplanted". Both of these meanings are influenced by the biblical story of Esau and his younger twin brother Jacob.
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Etymology. Wallace wrote that he chose the name Ben-Hur "because it was biblical, and easily spelled, printed and pronounced." The name appears once in the Bible (Hebrew: בן־חור‎), as the name of one of King Solomon's twelve district governors (1 Kings 4:8).
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Elijah, also spelled Elias or Elia, Hebrew Eliyyahu, (flourished 9th century bce), Hebrew prophet who ranks with Moses in saving the religion of Yahweh from being corrupted by the nature worship of Baal. Elijah's name means “Yahweh is my God” and is spelled Elias in some versions of the Bible.
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Check Your Grammar ›› The Name Joseph in the Bible. Joseph is a Biblical name, meaning increase or addition. The name comes from the Hebrew name, May Jehovah, which means to add, give, or increase.
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This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's given name, in this case of biblical origin. The Spanish name Lopez is a translation of the Hebrew Ze'ev, meaning "wolf", which is the 'kinnui' ("secular equivalent") of Benjamin (Genesis 49.27).
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jayden. MEANING: This is a Hebrew name "yâdôn > Jadon," meaning "grateful, thankful" (according to Strong's Concordance) or "He will judge." It appears in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament as the name of Jadon the Meronothite, one of the makers of the Jerusalem wall in the Book of Nehemiah.
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In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Aden is: Attractive; handsome; pleasure given. Adin was a biblical exile who returned to Israel from Babylon.