Bible names

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Sadly, the Bible seems to be ripe with puns & wordplay, some admitted, but many being secret inside jokes by the aristocracy. Often, a Biblical name has 2 sets of wordplay: An honest one that fits the story (but is still secret), and a second one that hints at spook jokes underneath (even more secret). As confirmation, each character’s story is verifiably composed of his puns, i.e. all topics that are written similar to the character’s name. That may be the reason many Biblical names are also popular aristocratic names.

Please read my disclaimer on religion, and the introduction to puns.

Adam

puns with “likeness” & “in disguise of”

🏷 Adam Bible name Genesis Semitic pun name

Ahasuerus

puns with “perceived ruler” (as opposed to real one)

🏷 Bible name Esther Persian pun name

Angel

puns with “mockery”

🏷 Bible name Greek Semitic hoax marker pun symbol

Ashkenaz

puns with “nobleman” or “hidden person”

🏷 Bible name Semitic hidden ruler pun name

David

puns with “beloved”, “hurling”, and “concealed”

🏷 Bible name Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Delilah

puns with “weakening” by “tearing off” a veil

🏷 Bible name Samson Semitic pun spook enemy name

Elohim

means “rulers”

🏷 Bible name Genesis divine name hidden ruler pun name

Esther

means “hidden” & “veil”

🏷 Bible name Esther Persian Semitic hidden ruler pun recommended name

Eve

puns with “life”, “show”, and “snake”

🏷 Bible name Genesis Semitic pun name

Garden Eden

may be a pun with “hidden luxury”

🏷 Bible name Genesis Semitic pun name

Goliath

puns with with “revealing” — that’s why he’s the enemy!

🏷 Bible name pun spook enemy name

Haman

puns with “the crowds” & “the masses”

🏷 Bible name Esther Semitic pun spook enemy name

Isaac

means “actor”, derived from “playing” & “mockery”

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun name

Israel

may be a multi-pun meaning “veiled assistant” and “veiled ruler”

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun name

Jacob

means “heel”, but also “supplanting”, “insidious”, “deceitful”, “crooked”

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun name

Jew

means “leader” & “majesty”

🏷 Bible name Greek Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Joseph

means “debt” & “forgery”

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun name

Levi

means “moneylender”, and puns with “mocking” & “playing”

🏷 Bible name Greek Levi Semitic pun name

Maria

is the female form “lady” as in “lord”, and puns with “imitation”

🏷 Bible name Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Mitsraim

means Egypt, but is spelled like “the slaves”

🏷 Bible name Egyptian Semitic pun spook enemy name

Mordecai

may pun with “legal master” & “feigning innocence”

🏷 Bible name Esther Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Noah

means “leader” & “eminency”, but also “abandoning” the population and “putting it down”

🏷 Bible name Noah Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Philistines

puns with “investigation” & “detection”

🏷 Bible name Samson Semitic pun spook enemy name

Samson

can be read as “masked power”, “veiled one”, “locks of disguise”

🏷 Bible name Samson Semitic hidden ruler pun name

Satan

means “enemy”, and is a multi-pun of all words written S-T-N

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun recommended name

Sepharad

means “separated”, “veiled”, “deceiver” and “moneychanger”

🏷 Bible name Persian Semitic pun name

Simeon

puns with “playing” & “joking”

🏷 Bible name Semitic pun name

Vashti

puns with “exposed” & “disgraced”

🏷 Bible name Esther Persian Semitic pun name

Yahweh

means “I am”, but also puns with “hidden”, and other attributes of Yahweh

🏷 Bible name divine name hidden ruler pun name