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Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew, from עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation" and רוּם (rum) meaning "to exalt". In the Old Testament, Amram is the father of Moses. Anan 2 עָנָן m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew. Means "cloud" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned very briefly in the Old Testament.
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Did you ever wonder what your Hebrew name means? Over the years, our Ask the Rabbi team has fielded hundreds of such questions. Here is a sampling of their responses.
I don't like the non-Jewish name that my parents gave me, but I am in love with my Jewish name. Is it within jewish laws for me to legally (through governmental procedures, such as for all my documents like SSN card, Driver's license, etc.) change my name to my Jewish name?
- Two siblings should not share the same name.25 This to prevent the effect of an “evil eye” (for more information: Do You Believe in the Evil Eye?)...
- It is forbidden to give one’s child the same name as a rasha, an evil person.28 This is because the verse states,29 “The name of the wicked should...
- When a man is called to the Torah, he is called by his Jewish name and his father’s Jewish name. In Yemenite and some Sephardic communities, the na...
- When praying for someone who is ill or otherwise in need of divine assistance, we mention his or her name and mother’s (Jewish) name. Since Jewish...
- Rabbi Yehudah Hechassid wrote in his testament43 that a man should not marry a woman whose name is the same as his mother’s, and a woman should not...
But you may not have to look any further than your own given name for inspiration. Some names translate beautifully. Regina or Gina, which means “queen,” can give rise to Malka, which also means “queen.” If your parents named you David, David (pronounced “Dah-veed“) can be your Hebrew name as well. The biblical precedent for this ...
Cassandra is known in Greek mythology, as the daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. She was loved by Apollo and given the gift of prophecy but when she did not fall in love with him, he placed a curse on her so that no one would believe her predictions.
Mary[b] was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, [6] the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under various titles such as virgin or queen, many of them mentioned in the Litany of Loreto.
Mary of Nazareth--whose name is written at times in the Hebraic form, Mariam--was a chaste young Jewish girl betrothed to a devout Jewish man, Joseph. The portrait of her in the New Testament is that of a prayerful Jewish woman with very human traits who aspired to follow the practices set by Jewish law and religion.
