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T
| Tamir |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “tall, stately, like the palm tree.” |
| Tanchum |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “comfort, consolation.” In the Talmud (Moed
Katan 25b), a third century Babylonian scholar. |
| Tarfon |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “torn (a torn animal)” or “predatory, cruel,”
hence a nonkosher animal. A name given to a prominent first-century
Palestinian talmudic scholar because he erroneously ruled that an animal
was nonkosher when it was actually kosher. |
| Tomer |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “tall, stately.” |
| Tov |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “good.” In the Bible (ll Chronicles 17:8), a
Levite in the time of King Jehoshaphat. |
| Tovi |
A
variant form of Tov. From the Hebrew, meaning “my good, my
goodness.” In the Talmud (Bava Kama 36b), a third century
Babylonian scholar. |
| Toviel |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “my God is goodness.” |
| Toviya |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “goodness of God.” In the Bible (Ezra
12:60), one of the Babylonian Exile returnees. |
| Tuviya |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “God is good” or “goodness of God.” In
the Bible (Zechariah 6:10), one of the Babylonian Exile returnees. |
| Tzachi |
A
pet form of Yitzchak. |
| Tzefanya |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “hidden by God” or “protected by God.” |
| Tzemach |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “plant.” In the Bible (Zechariah 3:8), a man
named in Zechariah’s prophecy. |
| Tzevi |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “deer, gazelle.” |
| Tzidkiya |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “righteousness of the Lord” or God is
righteous.” In the Bible (ll Kings 24:17), the last king of Judah. |
| Tzidkiyahu |
A
variant form of Tzidkiya. |
| Tziyon |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “excellent” or “a sign.” In the Bible,
Zion is used as the name of a place as well as the appellation for the
Hebrew people. |
U
| Udi |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “firebrand.” |
| Uri |
A
variant form of Ur. From the Hebrew, meaning “my flame” or “my
light.” In the Bible (Exodus 31:2), a leader of the tribe of
Judah. |
| Uriel |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “God is my light” or God is my flame.” In
the Bible (l Chronicles 6:9), a Levite of the Kohat family. |
| Uzi |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “my strength.” In the Bible (ll Kings
15:30), a king of Judah also known as Azaeiah. |
| Uziel |
From
the Hebrew, meaning “God is my strength.” In the Bible (Exodus
6:18), a son of Kohat and a grandson of Levi. |
| Uziyahu |
A
variant form of Uziya. |
V
| Velvol |
A
pet form of the Yiddish Vilf (Wolf). |
| Volf |
From
the Yiddish, meaning “wolf.” |
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