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Jewish Baby Names
Letter "B"
Jewish Names, Hebrew Names, Biblical Names, Yiddish Names
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Click below for examples of Hebrew names old and new, their origins
(when available), their meaning, and their gender. Names are
organized alphabetically based on their Hebrew pronunciations, so "Chaim"
would appeal under "C" rather than Haim under the letter "H."
| Names |
Origin and Meaning |
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Bar
Heb:
בַּר |
Origin: Modern
Meaning: Grain, cereal; grain cleaned of its chaff; Bar also
means clean, pure as well as wild, outside, in the nature; And also
son, as in bar mitzvah |
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Barak
Heb:
בָּרָק |
Origin: Biblical
Avi-ad is one of the names given by the prophet Isaiah to the
Messiah
Meaning: Lightning |
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Baruch
Heb:
בָּרוּךְ |
Origin: Biblical
Baruch is mentioned in the book of the Prophet Jeremiah. He
was a scribe.
Baruch Spinoza is a famous Jewish philosopher who lived in
Portugal
Meaning: Blessed |
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Bat-Sheva
Heb:
בַּת-שֶׁבַע |
Origin: Biblical
One of King David's wives, though first married to Uriah.
Meaning: Literally a "Seven-year-old girl" or "Daughter of vow."
Variations and Nick Names: Shevi |
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Batya
Heb:
בַּתְיָה |
Origin: Biblical
Daughter of Pharaoh who saved Moses from the Nile.
Meaning: Daughter of God
Variations and Nick Names: Bassi, Basya, Betty |
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Betzalel
Heb:
בְּצַלְאֵל |
Biblical
Betzalel Tabernacle as well as its appliances. Synonymous
with artistry and beauty. Jerusalem is home to the famous art school
"Bezalel"
Meaning: Son of my right
Variations and Nick Names: Benjamin, Benny, Ben, BB |
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Beracha
Heb:
בִּרָכָה |
Origin: Biblical
Though a boy's name in biblical times (one of King David's heros was
Beracha), it is a name given to girls in modern times.
Meaning: Blessing
Variations and Nick Names: Bracha, Brachi, Brachale,
Bruchi |
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Bilha, Bila
Heb:
בִּילה, בִּלְהָה |
Origin: Biblical
Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bears him two sons,
Dan and Naphtali
Meaning: Faithful, bashful |
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Bina
Heb:
בִּינה |
Origin: Modern
Meaning: Wisdom, Knowledge |
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Binyamin
Heb:
בִּנְיָמִין |
Origin: Biblical
Jacobs youngest son and his beloved wife Rachel, one of the twelve
Israelite tribes.
Benjamin (BB) Netanyahu is a famous Israeli politician, expert
on terrorism.
Meaning: Son of my right
Variations and Nick Names: Benjamin, Benny, Ben, BB |
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Boaz
Heb:
בֹּעַז, בועז |
Origin: Biblical
A major character in the
Book of Ruth, and great grandfather of King David, and according
to the Talmud, Boaz was a just, pious, and learned judge. |
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Brurya
Heb:
בְּרוּרְיָה |
Origin: Biblical
The name of the famous wife of the renowned second-century scholar
Rabbi Meir, a student of
Rabbi Akiva.
Meaning: God is Clear, meaning pure and clean |
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More about Baby Girl Naming:
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Naming Ceremony: Ashkenazic Tradition
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Naming Ceremony: Sefardic Tradition,
Zeved Habat
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Jewish Baby Names from A to Z
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