The meaning of names are significant. For instance, the name Linda means beautiful, Felicia means happy. Most parents will spend month choosing a name for the soon arriving baby. Some pick out name they like, while others choose names with a specific meaning. When reading the Scriptures, the Hebrew word, Shem has a great significant meaning as a name, much more than a label of identification. It means an expression of the essential nature of the name bearer,. Let us look at some names that are found in Scriptures to learn if these names have meaning. For example, the book of Genesis, (in Hebrew, Bereshith) is the book of Beginnings. Moreover, the last book is called Revelation, meaning to reveal. in the book of Genesis (Bereshith) 16:11; we learn that the Messenger of Yah tells Hagar to name their child Ishmael (in Hebrew, Yishmael) because Yah has heard your affliction. In the same book, Bereshith 17:5, Abram gets a new name, Abraham, meaning, father of many nations. Then, in chapter 25 of Bereshith, Esau (in Hebrew, Esaw) gets his name because he is read and is like a hairy garment. Esaus brother Jacob (Yaaqob) gets a new name in Genesis (Bereshith), 32:28, Your name is no longer called Yaaqob, but Israel (Yisrael) because you have striven with Elohim and with men, and have overcome. Yisrael means to strive with El, to overcome with El, and then to rule with El. In the same book, in chapter 35:, verse 18, Rachael (Rahel) wanted to name her son Ben-Oni. She chose that name because her life was going out of her, but the father wanted his name to be Binyamin. If we go to the book of Exodus (Shemoth) chapter 2, verse 10, we find a person by the name of Moses (Mosheh) meaning, I have drawn him out of the water. 1 Samuel (Shemuel) 1:20, Hannah called Samuel this name because she asked Yah for him. Later in the scriptures, we find four Hebrew boys that would not compromise their faith even to the point of death. Do you know their names? They are; Daniel, Hananyah, Mishael and Azaryah. Daniels name means, My Judge is El. Hananyahs name means, Yah has shown favour. Mishaels name means, Who is like El. Azaryahs name means, Yah has helped. Sadly, the Babylonian king, by the name of Nebuchadnezzar (Nebukadnetstsar), decided to change the names of these four Hebrew boys. Daniels name changed to Belteshazzar (Belteshatstsar). Hananyahs name is changed to Shadrach (Shadrak). Mishaels name is changed to Meshach (Meyshak). And Azaryahs name is changed to Abednego (Abed-Nego). The king thought that by changing their names, he would give them a name in honor of pagan deities with the hope that they would change their beliefs. Of course, we know that Hananyah, Mishael and Azaryah all bravely stood and would not bow before the golden image that king Nebuchadnezzar constructed. We learn that Daniel gets thrown into the lions den because he would not compromise his faith. Of course, the very one that created the lions is the same one that shut the lions mouth to spare Daniel. Even altars had special names. For instance, Genesis (Bereshith) 35:7 and Exodus (Shemoth) 17:15,16. As we can tell just from these few names that I have listed that names have great significance to the person that bears the name.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:36:16 +0000
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