Names in the Bible that Start with “B”

BAAL

Pronunciation: Ba’-al (Beh’-al )

Meaning: master; lord

Verses: 2 Kings 10:18;19;20;21;23;27;28, Hosea 13:1, 2 Kings 3:2, Jeremiah 7:9, Judges 2:13, 1 Chronicles 9:36, 1 Kings 22:53, Judges 6:31.

BAALAH 

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-la

Meaning: her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse

Verses: Joshua 15:10, 1 Chronicles 13:6, Joshua 15:29, Joshua 15:11, Joshua 15:9, 2 Samuel 6:2.

BAALATH 

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-lath

Meaning: a rejoicing; our proud lord

Verses: 1 Kings 9:18, 2 Chronicles 8:6, Joshua 19:8,44, 1 Chronicles 4:33.

BAALATH-BEER

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-lath-beh’-er

Meaning: subjected pit

Verses: Joshua 19:8

BAAL-BERITH

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-bir-eeth

Meaning: idol of the covenant

Verses: Judges 9:4;46, Judges 8:33.

BAAL-GAD

Pronunciation:  Ba’-al-gad

Meaning: idol of fortune or felicity

Verses: Joshua 11:17, Joshua 13:5, Joshua 12:7.

BAAL-HAMON

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-ha’-mon 

Meaning: who rules a crowd

Verses: Song of Solomons 8:11

BAAL-HERMON

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-her’-mon

Meaning:  possessor of destruction or of a thing cursed

Verses: 1 Chronicles 5:23, Judges 3:3

BAALI

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-eye

Meaning: my idol; lord over me

Verses: Jeremiah 40:14, Hosea 2:16.

BAALIM

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-imm

Meaning: idols; masters; false gods

Verses: 1 Samuel 7:4, Judges 2:11, Hosea 2:17, Judges 3:7, 1 Samuel 12:10, 2 Chronicles 17:3, Judges 10:6, 2 Chronicles 28:2, 2 Chronicles 33:3, Jeremiah 94:1

BAALIS

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-iss

Meaning: a rejoicing; a proud lord

Verses: Jeremiah 40:14, Hosea 2:16

BAAL-MEON

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-meh’-on

Meaning: idol or master of the house

Verses: Numbers 32:38, Ezekiel 55:9, 1 Chronicles 5:8.

BAANAH

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-na

Meaning: in the answer; in affliction

Verses: 2 Samuel 4:2;5;9, 2 Samuel 23:29, Nehemiah 10:27, Nehemiah 7:7.

BAARA

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-ra 

Meaning: a flame; purging

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:8

BAASEIAH

Pronunciation: Ba’-as-eye’-a 

Meaning: in making; in pressing together

Verses: 1 Chronicles 6:40

BAASHA

Pronunciation: Ba’-a-sha

Meaning: he that seeks, or lays waste

Verses: 1 Kings 16:12,13, 1 Kings 15:16;17;27,33, 2 Chronicles 16:1.

BABEL

Pronunciation: Beh’-bel

Meaning: confusion; mixture

Verses: Genesis 11:9, Genesis 10:10, Psalm 87:4, Matthew 1:11,12, Ezekiel 12:13, Psalm 137:1,8, Ezekiel 19:9.

BACA 

Pronunciation: Ba’-ka

Meaning: a mulberry-tree

Verses: Psalm 84:6

BAHURIM

Pronunciation:  Ba’-hoo’-rim 

Meaning: choice; warlike; valiant

Verses: 2 Samuel 16:5, 2 Samuel 19:16, 1 Kings 2:8, 2 Samuel 3:16, 2 Samuel 17:18, 1 Chronicles  11:33

BALAAM

Pronunciation:  Beh’-lamm 

Meaning: the ancient of the people; the destruction of the people

Verses: Numbers 22:35, Numbers 24:10, Numbers 23:2,4 Micah 6:5

BALADAN

Pronunciation: Bal’-a-dan

Meaning: one without judgment

Verses: 2 Kings 10:22, Isaiah 39:1

BALAK

Pronunciation: Beh’lak

Meaning: who lays waste or destroys

Verses: Numbers 22:10;18, Numbers 23:2;13;17, Joshua 24:9, Judges 11:25, Micah 6:5, Numbers 24:25.

BARABBAS

Pronunciation: Ba-rabb’-ass 

Meaning: son of shame, confusion

Verses: John 18:40, Matthew 27:6, Mark 15:7;15 Luke 23:38,Mathew 27:20,21

BARACHEL

Pronunciation: Bar’-akh-el

Meaning: that bows before God

Verses: Job 32:2;6.

BARAK

Pronunciation: Beh’-rak

Meaning: thunder, or in vain

Verses: Judges 4:14;22, Hebrew 11:32, Judges 4:6;8;12 Judges 5:12;15

BARJONA

Pronunciation: Bar-joe’-na

Meaning: son of a Jona; of a dove

Verses: Matthew 16:17

BARNABAS 

Pronunciation:  Bar’-na-bass 

Meaning: son of the prophet, or of consolation

Verses: Act 4: 36, Act 9:27, Act 11: 22, Act 13: 1,2, Act 15:2.

BARSABAS 

Pronunciation: Bar-sabb’-ass (Bar’-sa-bass) 

Meaning: son of return; son of rest

Verses: Act 1:23, Act 15:22

BARTHOLOMEW

Pronunciation:Bar-tholl’-o-mew

Meaning: a son that suspends the waters

Verses: Mark 3:18, Mark 10:3, Luke 6:14, Act 1:13

BARUCH

Pronunciation: Bar’-ook (Bar’-ugh) 

Meaning: who is blessed

Verses: Jeremiah 36:4,14, Jeremiah 45:1,2,  Jeremiah 36:5;8;18, Nehemiah 11:15, Neheiah 10:6

BARZILLAI 

Pronunciation: Bar-zil’-eye

Meaning: son of contempt; made of iron

Verses: 2 Samuel 19:31;32;34, 1 Kings 2:7, 1 Samuel 19:34, Ezra 2:61, Nehemiah 7:63, 2 Samuel 21:8.

BASHAN

Pronunciation: Beh’-shan (Ba’-shan) 

Meaning: in the tooth, in ivory

Verses: Joshua 13:30, Numbers 21:33, Deuteronomy 3:1;13;10, Psalm 68:5, Ezekiel 27:6, Joshua 12:5, Psalm 68:22, Joshua 12:4.

BEALIAH

Pronunciation: Ba-al-eye’-a 

Meaning: the god of an idol; in an assembly

Verses: 1st Chronicles 12:5

BEALOTH

Pronunciation: Ba’-al-oth

Meaning: cast under

Verses: Joshua 15:24. 1 Kings 4:16

BEBAI

Pronunciation: Beh’-by 

Meaning: void, empty

Verses: Ezra 8:11, Nehemiah 10:15, Ezra 10:28, Ezra 2:11, Nehemiah 7:16.

BECHORATH

Pronunciation: Be-korr’-ath 

Meaning: first fruits

Verses: 1 Samuel 9:1

BEDAD 

Pronunciation: Bid-add’

Meaning: alone; solitary

Verses: 1 Chronicles 1:46, Genesis 36:35, 1 Chronicles 1:50.

BEDAN

Pronunciation: Bid’ann’ 

Meaning: according to judgment

Verses: 1 Chronicles 7:17, 1 Samuel 12:11

BEELIADA

Pronunciation: Be-el-eye’-a-da 

Meaning: an open idol

Verses: 1 Chronicles 14:7

BEERELIM

Pronunciation: Ba-er-eh’-leem

Meaning: the well of Elim, or of rains

Verses: Isaiah 15:8

BEERI

Pronunciation: Ba-eh’-ree 

Meaning: my well

Verses: Genesis 26:34, Hosea 1:1

BEER-LAHAI-ROI

Pronunciation: Ba-er-la’-high-roh’-ee 

Meaning: the well of him that liveth and seeth me

Verses: Genesis 24:62, Genesis 16:14, Genesis 25:11.

BEEROTH 

Pronunciation: Ba-eh’-roth 

Meaning: wells; explaining

Verses: Joshua 18:25, Nehemiah 7:29, Ezra 2:25, Deuteronomy 10:6, 2 Samuel 4:2, Joshua 9:17, 2 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 23:37, 1 Chronicles 11:39, 2 Samuel 4:5;9.

BEERSHEBA 

Pronunciation: Ba-her’-she’-ba (Beer-she’-ba) 

Meaning: the well of an oath; the seventh well

Verses: Genesis 21:31;32;33, Genesis 28:10, Genesis 45:5, Amos 5:5, Genesis 26:23, Joshua 15:28, 1 Samuel 3:20, Judges 20:1, 1 Chronicles 4:28, 1 Kings 19:3, Nehemiah 11:27, Genesis 46:1

BEHEMOTH

Pronunciation: Ba-heh’-moath (Be’-him-oth) 

Meaning: beasts

Verses: Job 40:15;19;23

BELSHAZZAR 

Pronunciation: Bel-shads’-ar 

Meaning: master of the treasure

Verses: Daniel 5:1;2;9;10;22;29;30 Daniel 7:1, Daniel 8:1, 

BELTESHAZZAR

Pronunciation: Bel-te-shads’-ar 

Meaning: who lays up treasures in secret

Verses: Daniel 4:19, Daniel 4:9, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 2:26, Daniel 4:8, Daniel 5:12. Daniel 4:18, Daniel 10:1.

BENAIAH

Pronunciation: Be-nah’-ya (Ben-eye’-a) 

Meaning: son of the Lord

Verses: 1 Kings 2:30, 2 Samuel 23:20;22 1 Chronicles 11:22, 1 Kings 2:25;35;46, 1 Chronicles 1:24, 1 Kings 1:8;10;36, 2 Samuel 8:18, 1 Kings 4:4.

BEN-AMMI

Pronunciation: Ben-am’-eye 

Meaning: son of my people

Verses: Genesis 19:38

BENEBERAK

Pronunciation: Ben-ih-Birr’-ak 

Meaning: sons of lightning

Verses: Joshua 19:45

BENE-JAAKAN

Pronunciation: Ben-ih’-jah’-can 

Meaning: sons of sorrow

Verses: Numbers 33:31;33, Deuteronomy 10:6.

BENHADAD 

Pronunciation: Ben-hay’-dad (Ben-had’-ad) 

Meaning: son of Hadad, or noise

Verses: 2 Kings 13:3;24;25, 1 Kings 20:32;33;34 2 Kings 8:7;9, 2 Kings 6:24, 1 Kings 15:20, 2 Chronicles 16:4, Amos 1:4.

BENHAIL

Pronunciation: Ben-ha’-ill

Meaning: son of strength

Verses: 2 Chronicles 17:7

BENHANAN

Pronunciation: Ben-ha’-nan 

Meaning: son of grace

Verses: 1 Chronicles 4:20

BENJAMIN

Pronunciation: Ben’-jam-inn 

Meaning: son of the right hand

Verses: Numbers 2:22, Judges 20:35, Genesis 45:14, Psalm 68:27, Deuteronomy 33:12, 1 Chronicles 6:60, Genesis 43:16, Philippians 3:5, Nehemiah 3:23, 1 Samuel 10:21, Psalm 80:2, 1 Chronicles 21:6.

BENO 

Pronunciation: Be-noh’ (Ne’-hoh) 

Meaning: his son

Verses: 1 Chronicles 24:26;27.

BENONI 

Pronunciation: Ben-oh’-nee 

Meaning: son of my sorrow, or pain

Verses: Genesis 35:18

BERACHAH

Pronunciation: Ber-akh’-ah 

Meaning: blessing; bending the knee

Verses: 2 Chronicles 20:26, 1 Chronicles 12:3

BERACHIAH

Pronunciation: Ber-ekh-eye’-ah 

Meaning: speaking well of the Lord

Verses: 1 Chronicles 6:39

BERAIAH

Pronunciation: Be-rye’-ah 

Meaning: the choosing of the Lord

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:21

BERNICE

Pronunciation: Ber-nees’ 

Meaning: one that brings victory

Verses: Act 25:13,23, Act 26:30, Act 25:22.

BESODEIAH 

Pronunciation: Bess-oadh-eye’-ah 

Meaning: counsel of the Lord

Verses: Nehemiah 3:6

BESOR

Pronunciation: Be-zohr’ 

Meaning: glad news; incarnation

Verses: 1 Samuel 30:9;10;21.

BETAH

Pronunciation: Bet’-ah 

Meaning: confidence

Verses: 2 Samuel 8:8

BETH-EL

Pronunciation: Beth’-el (Beth-ehl’) 

Meaning: the house of God

Verses: 1 Kings 12:32, 1 Kings 13:11, Amos 5:5, Judges 21:19, Genesis 12:8, 2 Kings 2:2, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 35:15, Genesis 28:19, Ezra 2:28, Nehemiah 11:31, 1 Kings 12:29, Jeremiah 48:13, 2 Kings 13:10, 2 Kings 23:19, 2 Kings 23:4.

BETHESDA

Pronunciation: Beth-ez’-da 

Meaning: house of pity or mercy

Verses: John 5:2

BETH-HARAN

Pronunciation: Beth-hah’-ran

Meaning: house of grace

Verses: Numbers 32:36

BETH-LEHEM 

Pronunciation: Beth’-le-hem 

Meaning: house of bread

Verses: Ruth 1:19, Mathew 2:1;5;6;8, Judges 19:18, Ruth 2:4, Micah 5:2, 2 Samuel 2:32, 1 Chronicles 2:54, 1 Samuel 16:4, Judges 12:8;10, Jeremiah 41:17, Luke 2:4, John 7:42, Luke 2:15 Mathew 2:16.

BETHSAIDA

Pronunciation: Beth-seh’-e-da 

Meaning: house of fruits, or of food, or of snares

Verses: Mark 8:22, Luke 10:13, John 12:21, Matthew 11:21, John 1:44, Mark 6:45, Luke 9:10.

BETH-ZUR

Pronunciation:Beth-zoor’ 

Meaning: house of a rock

Verses:

BEULAH

Pronunciation:Bew’-la 

Meaning: married

Verses: Nehemiah 3:16, 2 Chronicles 11:7, Joshua 15:58, 1 Chronicles 2:45.

BICHRI

Pronunciation:Bikh’-rye 

Meaning: first-born; first fruits

Verses: 2 Samuel 20:1;2;6;7;10;13;21;22

BINEA 

Pronunciation:Binn’-eh-a 

Meaning: son of the Lord

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:37, 1 Chronicles 9:43

BISHLAM

Pronunciation: Bish’-lem 

Meaning: in peace

Verses: Ezra 4:7

BITHIAH

Pronunciation: Bith-eye’-a 

Meaning: daughter of the Lord

Verses: 1 Chronicles 4:18, 1 Chronicles 4:17.

BOAZ or  BOOZ

Pronunciation: Boh’-az 

Meaning: in strength

Verses: Ruth 4:1;2;5;9;8;13;21, Matthew 1:5, Ruth 2:4;5;8;11;14;15;23 Ruth 3:2;7 1 Chronicles 2:11;12, Luke 3:32, 1 Chronicles 3:17, 1 Kings 7:21, Ruth 2:1;3;19.

BOCHERU

Pronunciation: Boh’-kher-oo 

Meaning: the first born

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:38, 1 Chronicles 9:44

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