Meaning of the names of the Prophets
What is the best resource from Logos to find the meaning of the names of the Hebrew Prophets and Patriarchs, such as Isaiah, Malachi, Israel, etc. Thanks! I am looking for the Hebrew meanings showing the Hebrew words, also, not just the English. Thanks.
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You got me ... beyond the obvious ... AYB, hebrew lexicons, etc
For the less demanding, but slippery:
https://www.logos.com/product/2674/the-exhaustive-dictionary-of-bible-names
No offense (and maybe unintended), but 'names':
- Often have no meaning, even if an origen: Baker, Goodnight
- Connote special power 'calling on the name' that today might be a deity, but back then, saints, prophets, Samuel!
- Subsequent etymologizing (especially jewish writers) and awful etymologizing (pastors).
My favorite on Sunday morning, is Jesus/Savior is great. Crucifying Joshua is not.
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My usual source is Translating Biblical names (abarim-publications.com)
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks to both of you for these helpful ideas.
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MJ. Smith said:
My usual source is Translating Biblical names (abarim-publications.com)
That's interesting. Also this:
"Our free online interlinear New Testament parallels the King James Version with the Greek Byzantine Majority Text. The parsing of the Greek text is based on the Robinson and Pierpont 2000 edition, but with considerable corrections of our own (that is: the ever cheerful and creative Abarim Publications' Editorial Team)."
Considerable corrections ... hmmm.
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