Names in the Bible that Start with “E”

EBED

Pronunciation: Ebb’-ed 

Meaning: a servant; laborer

Verses: Judges 9:26, Ezra 8:6, Judges 9:;28;30;31;35, Jeremiah 38:7;8;10;11;12, Jeremiah 39:16, 1 Chronicles 8:22.

EBED-MELECH

Pronunciation: Ebb’-ed-mel’-ekh

Meaning: the king’s servant

Verses: Jeremiah 39:16, Jeremiah 38:7;8;10;11;12

EBEN-EZER

Pronunciation: Ebb-ben-ee’-er

Meaning: the stone of help

Verses: 1 Samuel 5:1, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 7:12.

EBER

Pronunciation: Ee’-ber 

Meaning: one that passes; anger

Verses: 1 Chronicles 1:18;19, 1 Chronicles 8:12, Genesis 10:24;25, Numbers 24:24, Genesis 11:14;16;17, Genesis 11:15, Luke 3:35.

EBIASAPH

Pronunciation: Ebb’-e-eh’-saf 

Meaning: a father that gathers or adds

Verses: 1 Chronicles 9:19, 1 Chronicles 6:23, 1 Chronicles 6:37.

ECCLESIASTES

Pronunciation: Ek-kleez’-ee-ast’-tease 

Meaning:a preacher

Verses: Ecclesiastes 1:1;2;21; Ecclesiastes 12:8;9,  Ecclesiastes 7:27,  Ecclesiastes 10:8,  Ecclesiastes 2:22.

EDEN

Pronunciation: Ee’-den 

Meaning: pleasure; delight

Verses: Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 27:23, Ezekiel 28:13, 2 Chronicles 31:15, Genesis 2:10, Ezekiel 36:35, Ezekiel 31:9, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 3:23, Joel 2:3.

EHUD

Pronunciation: Ee’-hood 

Meaning: he that praises

Verses: Judges 3:15;16;20;21;23;26, 1 Chronicles 7:10, Judges 4:1, 1 Chronicles 8:4;6. 

ELADAH

Pronunciation:

Meaning: the eternity of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 7:20

ELAM

Pronunciation: Ee’-lam 

Meaning: a young man; a virgin; a secret

Verses: Jeremiah 49:36;37; 1 Chronicles 1:17, Daniel 8:2, Ezekiel 32:24, Genesis 14:9, Nehemiah 12:42, Genesis 10:22, Jeremiah 49:34.

ELASAH

Pronunciation: Ell’-a-sa 

Meaning: the doings of God

Verses: Jeremiah 29:3, Ezra 10:22, 1 Chronicles 2:39;40, 1 Chronicles 9:43, 1 Chronicles 8:37.

ELATH

Pronunciation: Ee’-lath 

Meaning: a hind; strength; an oak

Verses: 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Kings 14:22, Deuteronomy 2:8, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 1 Kings 9:26, Joshua 12:16,.

EL-BETHEL 

Pronunciation: Ell-beth’-el 

Meaning: the God of Bethel

Verses: Genesis 35:7

ELDAAH

Pronunciation: Ell-dah’-a 

Meaning: knowledge of God

Verses: Genesis 25:4, 1 Chronicles 1:33.

ELDAD

Pronunciation: Ell’-dad 

Meaning: favored of God; love of God

Verses: Numbers 11:26;27, Numbers 34:21.

ELEAD

Pronunciation: Ell’-ee-dad 

Meaning: witness of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 7:21

ELEALEH

Pronunciation: Ell-ee-ah’-le

Meaning: burnt-offering of God

Verses: Isaiah 15:4, Isaiah 16:9, Jeremiah 48:34, Numbers 32:37, Numbers 32:3.

ELEAZAR 

Pronunciation: Ell-ee-ehz’-er 

Meaning: help of God, court of God

Verses: Numbers 20:28, Matthew 1:15, 2 Samuel 23:9, Numbers 4:16, Numbers 19:3, Joshua 24:33, Numbers 27:21, Numbers 31:31, Numbers 3:32.

ELHANAN 

Pronunciation: El-hah’-nan 

Meaning: grace, or gift, or mercy of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 20:5, 2 Samuel 21:19, 1 Chronicles 11:26, 2 Samuel 23:24.

ELI ELI 

Pronunciation:  Ee’-lie 

Meaning: my God, my God

Verses: Mathew 27:46, 1 Samuel 3:8, 1 Samuel 4:13;14;16, 1 Samuel 3:5;6;16, 1 Samuel 2:20;22, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 14:3.

ELIAB

Pronunciation: E-lie’-ab 

Meaning: God is my father; God is the father

Verses: 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Samuel 16:6, Numbers 1:9, Numbers 10:16, 1 Chronicles 6:27, Numbers 7:24, 1 Chronicles 2:13, Numbers 26:8, 1 Chronicles 15:20.

ELIADA

Pronunciation: E-lie’-a-da 

Meaning: knowledge of God

Verses: 2 Chronicles 17:17, 1 Chronicles 3:8, 2 Samuel 5:16, 1 Kings 11:23, 1 Chronicles 14:7, 1 Kings 11:14.

ELIAH 

Pronunciation: El-eye’-a 

Meaning: God the Lord

Verses: Ezra 10:26, 1 Chronicles 8:27, 2 Chronicles 11:18.

ELIASAPH

Pronunciation: E-lie’-a’saf 

Meaning: the Lord increaseth

Verses: Numbers 10:20, Numbers 3:24, Numbers 7:42, Numbers 2:14, Numbers 7:47, 

ELIASHIB

Pronunciation: E-lie’-a-shibb 

Meaning: the God of conversion

Verses: Nehemiah 12:10, Nehemiah 3:1, Nehemiah 13:4, 1 Chronicles 3:24, Nehemiah 13:28, Nehemiah 12:22, Ezra 10:24;27.

ELIATHAH

Pronunciation: E-lie’-a-tha 

Meaning: thou art my God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 25:24;27.

ELIDAD

Pronunciation: E-lie’-dad 

Meaning: beloved of God

Verses: Numbers 34:21

ELIEL

Pronunciation: E-lie’-el

Meaning: God, my God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Chronicles 8:22, 1 Chronicles 5:24, 1 Chronicles 11:46, 2 Chronicles 31:13, 1 Chronicles 6:34, 1 Chronicles 12:11, 1 Chronicles 8:20, 1 Chronicles 15:11.

ELIENAI

Pronunciation: El-ee-eh’-nigh 

Meaning: the God of my eyes

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:20

ELIEZER

Pronunciation: El-ee-eh’-zer 

Meaning: help, or court, of my God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 23:17, Luke 3:29, 1 Chronicles 26:25, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Ezra 8:16, Exodus 18:4, 1 Chronicles 7:8, Ezra 10:31, 1 Chronicles 23:15, Ezra 10:18, Genesis 15:2, Ezra 10:23.

ELIHU

Pronunciation: El-eye’-hew 

Meaning: he is my God himself

Verses: Job 32:2;4;6, 1 Chronicles 27:18, Job 36:1, Job 34:1, 1 Chronicles 26:7, 1 Chronicles 12:20, 1 Samuel 1:1, Job 32:3;5. 

ELIJAH

Pronunciation: El-eye’-djah

Meaning: God the Lord, the strong Lord

Verses: 1 Kings 18:7;25;40, 2 Kings 2:1;2;14, 1 Kings 19:2;13;19, 1 Kings 17:15;23.

ELIKA

Pronunciation: E-lie’-ka

Meaning: pelican of God

Verses: 2 Samuel 23:25, 1Chronicles 11:27.

ELIMELECH

Pronunciation: E-limm’-e-lekh 

Meaning: my God is king

Verses: Ruth 1:2;3, Ruth 2:1;3, Ruth 4:3;9, Joshua 19:26. 

ELIOENAI

Pronunciation: Ell-ee-oh-eh’-nigh 

Meaning: toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains

Verses: Ezra 10:22;27, 1 Chronicles 7:8, 1 Chronicles 3:23;24, 1 Chronicles 4:36, Nehemiah 12:41, 1 Chronicles 26:3, 1 Chronicles 8:20.

ELIPHAL

Pronunciation: Ell-eye’-fal 

Meaning: a miracle of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 11:35

ELIPHALET

Pronunciation: Ell-ef’-a-let 

Meaning: the God of deliverance

Verses: 1 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Samuel 5:16, 1 Chronicles 14:5, 1 Chronicles 8:39, Ezra 10:33.

ELIPHAZ

Pronunciation: Ell’-e-faz

Meaning: the endeavor of God

Verses: Genesis 36:4;12;15;16, 1 Chronicles 1:35, Job 42:7;9;17,  Job 2:11, Job 22:1, Job 15:1, Job 4:1. 

ELISABETH or ELIZABETH 

Pronunciation: E-liz’-a-beth

Meaning: the oath, or fullness, of God

Verses: Luke 1:41, Luke 1:7, Luke 1:24;36;40;57;60, Exodus 6:23.

ELISHA

Pronunciation: E-lie’-sha 

Meaning: salvation of God

Verses:

ELISHAH

Pronunciation: E-lie’-sha 

Meaning: it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help

Verses: 1 Chronicles 1:7, Genesis 10:4, Ezekiel 27:7

ELISHAMA

Pronunciation: E-lish’-a-ma 

Meaning: God hearing

Verses: 1 Chronicles 7:26, 1 Chronicles 14:7, 1 Chronicles 3:8, Numbers 7:48, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 41:1, Numbers 1:10, 2 Samuel 5:16, Jeremiah 36:12.

ELISHAPHAT

Pronunciation: E-lish’-a-fat 

Meaning: my God judgeth

Verses: 2 Chronicles 23:1

ELIZUR

Pronunciation: E-lie’-zer 

Meaning: God is my strength; my rock; rock of God

Verses: Numbers 7:30;35, Numbers 10:18, Numbers 1:5, Numbers 2:10.

ELKANAH

Pronunciation: Ell-kah’-na

Meaning: God the zealous; the zeal of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 6:23;26;34;36;27;35 1 Samuel 1:1;14;19;22;23;28 1 Samuel 2:20, Exodus 6:24, 1 Chronicles. 

ELLASAR

Pronunciation: Ell’-a-sar

Meaning: revolting from God

Verses: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:9.

ELNAAM

Pronunciation: Ell-nah’-am 

Meaning: God’s fairness

Verses: 1 Chronicles 11:46

ELNATHAN

Pronunciation:Ell-nah’-thann 

Meaning: God hath given; the gift of God

Verses: Ezra 8:16, Jeremiah 36:25, Jeremiah 26:22, Jeremiah 36:12, 2 Kings 24:8.

ELONBETHHANAN

Pronunciation: Ee’-on-beth-hah’-nan 

Meaning: the house of grace or mercy

Verses: 1 Kings 4:9

ELPAAL

Pronunciation:Ell-pah’-al 

Meaning: God’s work

Verses: 1 Chronicles 8:11;12;18.

ELTEKEH

Pronunciation :Ell’-te-ke

Meaning: of grace or mercy

Verses: Joshua 19:44, Joshua 21:23.

ELTOLAD

Pronunciation: Ell-toh’-lad

Meaning: the generation of God

Verses: Joshua 15:30, Joshua 19:4.

ELUZAI

Pronunciation: Ell-ooze’-eye 

Meaning: God is my strength

Verses: 1 Chronicles 12:5.

ELZABAD

Pronunciation: Ell-zah’-bad 

Meaning: the dowry of God

Verses: 1 Chronicles 12:12, 1 Chronicles 26:7.

ELZAPHAN

Pronunciation: Ell-zah’-fan 

Meaning: God of the northeast wind

Verses: Exodus 6:22, Leviticus 10:4, 2 Kings 24:8

EMIM

Pronunciation: Eh’-mimm 

Meaning: fears; terrors; formidable; people

Verses: Deuteronomy 2:10;11, Genesis 14:5, Nehemiah 7:59.

EMMANUEL

Pronunciation: Em-ah’-nyoo-el 

Meaning: God with us

Verses: Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 8:8.

EMMAUS

Pronunciation: Em-eh’-us

Meaning: people despised or obscure

Verses: Luke 24:13;28;35.

ENAM

Pronunciation: Eh’-nam

Meaning: fountain, open place

Verses: Joshua 15:34, Nehemiah 10:26

ENHADDAH

Pronunciation: En-had’-a

Meaning: quick sight; well of gladness

Verses: Joshua 19:21

ENHAKKORE

Pronunciation: En-hakk’-er-e 

Meaning: fountain of him that called or prayed

Verses: Judges 15:19

ENMISHPAT 

Pronunciation: En-mish’-pat 

Meaning: fountain of judgment

Verses: Genesis 14:7

ENOCH

Pronunciation: Ee’-nokh 

Meaning: dedicated; disciplined

Verses: Genesis 4:17, Heb 11:5, Jude 1:14, Luke 3:37, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 5:18;19;21;22;23;24 1 Chronicles 1:3, 1 Chronicles 5:23, Numbers 26:5, Genesis 46:9.

ENON

Pronunciation: Ee’-nokh 

Meaning: cloud; mass of darkness; fountain; eye

Verses: Ezekiel 47:17, John 3:23, Ezekiel 48:1

EPAPHRODITUS

Pronunciation: E-Paf’-ro-die-tus 

Meaning: agreeable; handsome

Verses: Philippians 4:18, Philippians 2:25;28;29.

EPENETUS

Pronunciation: Ep-eye’-ne-tus 

Meaning: laudable; worthy of praise

Verses: Romans 16:5

EPHESDAMMIM

Pronunciation: Ee’-fes-da-meem’ 

Meaning: effusion of blood

Verses: 1 Samuel 17:1

EPHESUS

Pronunciation: Eff’-es-us

Meaning: desirable

Verses: Act 19:35, 1 Corinthians 15:32, Act 19:1, Acts 18:19, Acts 20:16, 1 Timothy 1:3, 1 Corinthians 16:8, Ephesians 1:1, Revelation 2:1

EPHLAL

Pronunciation: Eff’-lal

Meaning: judging; praying

Verses: 1 Chronicles 2:37

EPHPHATHA

Pronunciation: Eff’-e-tha

Meaning: be opened

Verses: Mark 7:34

EPHRAIM

Pronunciation: Eff’-ra-im 

Meaning: fruitful; increasing

Verses: Judges 12:4, Isaiah 11:13, Isaiah 9:21, Hosea 5:3, Judges 7:24, Hosea 7:8, Hosea 10:11, Judges 5:14, Nehemiah 12:39, Judges 1:29

EPHRATH

Pronunciation: Eff’-rath

Meaning: abundance; bearing fruit

Verses: 1 Chronicles 2:19;24, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Genesis 35:16, Ruth 4:11, Psalm 132:6, Ruth 1:2, 1 Chronicles 4:4

EPICUREAN

Pronunciation: E-pi-kew-ree’-ans

Meaning: follower of Epicurus, i.e., of one who gives assistance

Verses: Acts 17:18

ER

Pronunciation: Ehr’ 

Meaning: watchman

Verses: 1 Chronicles 2:3, Genesis 46:12, Number 26:19, Genesis 38:6;7

ERAN

Pronunciation: Eh’-ran 

Meaning: follower

Verses: Numbers 26:36

ERASTUS

Pronunciation: Er-as’-tos

Meaning: lovely, amiable

Verses: 2 Timothy  4:20, Act 19:22, Romans 16:23, 

ERECH

Pronunciation: Er’-ekh 

Meaning: length; health; physic

Verses: Genesis 10:10, Ezra 4:9

ESARHADDON 

Pronunciation: Ee’-sar-had’-on

Meaning: that closes the point; joy; cheerfulness

Verses: 2 Kings 19:37, 2 Kings 37:38, Ezra 4:2

ESAU

Pronunciation: Ee’-saw 

Meaning: that acts or finishes

Verses: Joshua 24:4, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:5;38;41;42, Genesis 36:6;8;15, Hebrews 11:20, Malachi 1:3, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 33:15, Deuteronomy 25:7, Genesis 26:34, Hebrews 12:16, Genesis 28:6, Romans 9:13.

ESHTAOL

Pronunciation: Esh’-te-oll 

Meaning: a strong woman

Verses: Judges 18:8;11, Joshua 15:33, Joshua 19:41, Judges 16:31, Judges 18:2.

ESHTEMOA 

Pronunciation: Esh’-te-moh’-a 

Meaning: the bosom of a woman

Verses: Joshua 21:14, 1 Samuel 30:28, 1 Chronicles 4:19, 1 Chronicles 6:57, 1 Chronicles 4:17, Joshua 15:50.

ESLI 

Pronunciation: Ess’-lie

Meaning: near me; he who separates

Verses: Luke 3:25

ESTHER

Pronunciation: Ess’-ter 

Meaning: secret; hidden

Verses: Esther 5:2, Esther 8:1;7, Esther 2:15;20,  Esther 7:2;3;6, Esther 8:3;4, Esther 9:29, Esther 5:1;3;4;12, 

EUBULUS 

Pronunciation: Eu-bool’-us

Meaning: prudent; good counselor

Verses: 2 Timothy 4:21

EUPHRATES

Pronunciation: Eu-freh’-tees 

Meaning: that makes fruitful

Verses: Revelation 16:12, Isaiah 27:12, 2 Chronicles 9:26, Revelation 9:14, Genesis 31:21, 1 Chronicles 18:3, 1 Chronicles 5:9, 2 Chronicles 35:20, 2 Kings 23:29, 2 Kings 24:7, Deuteronomy 1:7.

EUTYCHUS

Pronunciation: Eu’-tikh-us 

Meaning: happy; fortunate

Verses: Act 20:9;10;11.

EVE 

Pronunciation: Eev’ 

Meaning: living; enlivening

Verses: 2 Corinthians 11:31, 1 Timothy 2:13;14, Genesis 4:1;25, Genesis 3:20, Matthew 28:1, Nehemiah 13:19, John 19:14.

EXODUS

Pronunciation: Ex’-oh-dus

Meaning: going out, departure

Verses: Hebrew 11:22, Exodus 16:1;11, Exodus 20:15;23, Exodus 2:21, Exodus 14:1, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 28:10, Exodus 1:2, Exodus 28:13, Exodus 31:1, Exodus 25:1, Exodus 24:15, Exodus 22:17, Exodus 15:18. 

EZBON

Pronunciation: Ez’-bonn 

Meaning: hastening to understand

Verses: 1 Chronicles 7:7, Genesis 46:16, Numbers 26:16.

EZEKIEL

Pronunciation: Ez-eekh’-ee-el

Meaning: the strength of God

Verses: Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 24:24, Ezekiel 29:21, Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 33:30, Ezekiel 24:22, Ezekiel 25:2, Ezekiel 35:2, Ezekiel 16:2, Ezekiel 19:1, Ezekiel 11:4, Ezekiel 27:2, Ezekiel 43:18, Ezekiel 28:1, Ezekiel 30:2, Ezekiel8:5.

EZEL

Pronunciation: Ee’-zell 

Meaning: going abroad; walk

Verses: 1 Samuel 20:19, Micah 1:11, 1 Samuel 20:41.

EZER

Pronunciation: Ee’-zerr 

Meaning: a help

Verses: Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 12:42, 1 Chronicles 7:21, Genesis 36:12;30, 1 Chronicles 12:9, 1 Chronicles 4:4, 1 Chronicles 1:38,42, Ezekiel 11:1.

EZRA

Pronunciation: Ez’-ra 

Meaning: help; court

Verses: Ezra 7:11;25 Ezra 10:6;10;16, Nehemiah 8:1;4;5;6;9 Nehemiah 12:33, Nehemiah 12:13;36

EZRI

Pronunciation: Ez’-rye

Meaning: my help

Verses: 1 Chronicles 27:26, Judges 6:11;24, Judges 8:32

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