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Hebrew Names: the meaning inside every name

Free3 minBeginnerTrack: Names, people & places

In the Bible, names carry meaning: Abram becomes Abraham, Jacob becomes Israel. With Hebrew Names turned on, every name in the chapter glows. Tap one and the name opens up into the Hebrew words it was built from.

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  1. Turn on Hebrew Names
  2. Tap a glowing name
  3. Break it open further

Step 1: Turn on Hebrew Names

Tap Tools ▾ → Hebrew Names. Names in the chapter now glow.

Step 2: Tap a glowing name

Tap a name, such as Abram in Genesis 12. You see the name in Hebrew, The name means, and Built from: the words it is made of.

A name opened in Hebrew Names, showing its meaning and the words it is built from
The name, what it means, and the words it was built from.

Step 3: Break it open further

Tap a part to break it open the same way. Use Open in lexicon ›, Family tree › or Study the letters › to go deeper.

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