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Dabareh ~ ዳብራት: The name ‘Dabareh’ is derived from ‘Debr’ (ደብር) ፥ the meaning is ‘hill’.

“... Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,” (Jos 21:28)

Dabbasheth ~ ደባሼት: “Dabbasheth” means a hill-place (ደብረ ሰጥ), SBD, a town on the boundary of Zebulun. (Jos 19:11)

Daberath ~ ዳብራት: The name ‘Daberath’ is derived from ‘Debrat’ (ደብራት) ፥ The meaning is ‘hills’ ‘plural form of deber’

A Levitical town of Issachar, (Jos 19:12)

Dagon ~ ዳጎን: “Dagon” means a fish, SBD, apparently the masculine, (1 Sam 5:3, 4) correlative of Atargatis, was the national god of the Philistines. The most famous temples of Dagon were at Gaza, (Jud 16:21-30) and Ashdod. (1 Sam 5:5, 6; 1 Chr 10:10)

Dalaiah ~ ደላያ: “Dalaiah” means freed by Jehovah (ድለ ያህ), SBD, a descendant of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chr 3:24)

Dalmanutha ~ ዳልማኑታ: The name “Dalmanutha” means a bucket; a branch (ገንዳ), HBN, a town on the west side of the Sea of Galilee, near Magdala. (Mat 15:39)

Dalmatia ~ ድልማጥያ: The name “Dalmatia” means deceitful lamps; vain brightness (ድንግዝግዝ), HBN, a mountainous district on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. St. Paul sent Titus there. (2 Tim 4:10)

Dalphon ~ ደልፎን: “Dalphon” means swift (ፈጣን), SBD, the second of the ten sons of Haman (Est 9:7)

Damaris ~ ደማሪስ: The name “Damaris” means a little woman (ልጃገረድ), HBN, an Athenian woman converted to Christianity under the preaching of Paul (Act 17:34).

Damascus ~ ደማስቆ: The name “Damascus” means a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning (ደመ ሳቅስ), HBN, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa 7:8; 17:3)

Dan ~ ዳን: The name ‘Dan’ is derived from ‘Dany’ (ዳኝ) ፥ the meaning is ‘judge, justice...’

The fifth son of Jacob, His mother was Bilhah, Rachel's maid, “And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.” (Gen 30:6, "God hath judged me", Heb. dananni). The blessing pronounced on him by his father was, "Dan shall judge his people" (Gen 49:16)

Daniel ~ ዳንኤል: The root words for ‘Daniel’ are ‘Danye’ (ዳኘ) and ‘El’ (ኤል) ፥ the meaning is ‘the almigthy lord has judged’.

1.            The second son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess, (1 Chr 3:1)

2.            The fourth of ’the greater prophets’ (Dan 1:4);

3.            A descendant of Ithamar, who returned with Ezra (Ezr 8:2); \A priest who sealed the covenant drawn up by Nehemiah (Neh 10:6)

Dannah ~ ደና: The name ‘Dannah’ is derived from ‘Danya’ (ዳኛ) ፥ the meaning is ‘judge, justice’

A city in the mountains of Judah, (Jos 15:49)

Darda ~ ደራል: pearl of wisdom (እንቁ), EBD, one of the four who were noted for their wisdom, but whom Solomon excelled (1 Kin 4:31).

Darius ~ ዳርዮስ: The name “Darius” means he that informs himself (ደራሽ), HBN,

1.       DARIUS THE MEDE, (Dan 6:1; 11:1) "the son of Ahasuerus," (Dan 9:1) who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom ont he death of Belshazzar, being then sixty-two years old. (Dan 5:31; 9:1). Only one year of his reign is mentioned, (Dan 9:1; 11:1) but that was of great importance for the Jews. Daniel was advanced by the king to the highest dignity, (Dan 6:1), and in his reign was cast into the lions' den. Dan. 6.

2.       DARIUS, the son of Hystaspes the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty. (Ezr 5:1)

3.       DARIUS THE PERSIAN, (Neh 12:22)

Darkon ~ ደርቆን: The name “Darkon” means of generation; of possession (ትውልድ), HBN, Children of Darkon were among the "servants of Solomon" who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezr 2:56; Neh 7:58)

Dathan ~ ዳታን: The name “Dathan” means laws or rites (ህጋዊ ባለመብት), HBN, a Reubenite chieftain, son of Eliab, who joined the conspiracy of Korah the Levite. (Num 16:1; 26:9; 11:6; Psa 106:17)

David ~ ዳዊት: The name “David” means well-beloved, dear (ዘ ውድ), HBN,

The eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem, (Ru 4:22)

Deacon ~ ዲያቆናት: The name ‘Deacon’ is derived from ‘Dquana’ (ደቋና) ፥ the root word is ‘Deqone’ (ደቆነ) ፥ the meaning is ‘to perform some activity’.

The young active men, of the church, (Phil 1:1)

Debir ~ ዳቤር: The name ‘Debir’ is derived from ‘Debr’ (ደብር) ፥ the meaning is ‘hill’.

A town in the mountains of Judah, (Jos 15:49)

Deborah ~ ዲቦራ: The name “Deborah” means word; thing; a bee (ደብሯ), HBN,

1.            Rebekah's nurse, (Gen 35:8), (Gen 24:59)

2.            A prophetess who judged Israel, She lived under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim (Jud 4:5)

Decapolis ~ አሥር ከተማ: The name “Decapolis” means containing ten cities, HBN. a district on the east and south-east of the Sea of Galilee containing "ten cities," which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks. It included a portion of Bashan and Gilead, and is mentioned three times in the New Testament (Mat 4:25; Mar 5:20; 7:31).

Dedan ~ ድዳን: Low ground (ደልዳላ), EBD

1.       The name of a son of Raamah, son of Cush. (Gen 10:7;1 Chr 1:9)

2.       A son of Jokshan, son of Keturah. (Gen 25:3;1 Chr 1:32)

Dedanim: ድዳናውያን: The descendants of Dedan (የድዳን ወገን), EBD The son of Raamah; they are mentioned in Isaiah 21:13 as sending out "travelling companies" which lodged "in the forest of Arabia." They are enumerated also by Ezekiel (Isa 27:20) among the merchants who supplied Tyre with precious things.

Dekar: ዴቀር: “Dekar” means a lancer, SBD, The son of Dekar, i.e. Ben Dekar, was Solomon's commissariat officer in the western part of the hill-country of Judah and Benjamin, Shaalbim and Bethshemesh. (1 Kin 4:9)

Delaiah ~ ድላያ: Freed by Jehovah (ድለ ያህ), EBD

1.       A priest in the time of David, leader of the twenty-third course of priests. (1 Chr 24:18)

2.       "Children of Delaiah" were among the people of uncertain pedigree who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezr 2:60; Neh 7:62)

3.       Son of Mehetabeel and father of Shemaiah. (Neh 6:10)

4.       Son of Shemaiah, one of the "princes" about the court of Jehoiakim. (Jer 36:12,25)

Delilah ~ ደሊላ: The name ‘Delilah’ is derived from ‘Delele’ (ደለለ) ፥ the meaning is ‘negotiator, deal maker’,

A Philistine woman who dwelt in the valley of Sorek, (Jud 16፥4)

Den ~ ዋሻ: The name is ‘Den’ derived from the word ‘Den’ (ደን) ፥ the meaning is ‘forest, woodyland, jungle...’

“The young lions roar after their prey, ...And lay them down in their dens.” (Ps 104፡21, 22)

v   A recess for secrecy, "in dens and caves of the earth" (Heb 11:38)

v   A resort of thieves (Mat 21:13; Mak 11:17)

v   Daniel was cast into, "the den of lions" (Dan 6:16, 17)

Derbe ~ ደርቤ: The name “Derbe” means a sting, HBN,

A small town on the eastern part of the upland plain of Lycaonia, (Act 16:1)

Deuel ~ ራጉኤል: “Deuel” means invocation of God (ያምላክ ወዳጅ), SBD, father of Eliasaph, the "captain" of the tribe of Gad at the time of the numbering of the people at Sinai. (Num 1:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20) The same man is mentioned again in (Num 2:14) but here the name appears as Ruel.

Deuteronomy ~ ዘዳግም: The name “Deuteronomy” means repetition of the law (ድጋሚ), HBN, --consists chiefly of three discourses delivered by Moses shortly before his death. Subjoined to these discourses are the Song of Moses the Blessing of Moses, and the story of his death.

Diana ~ አርጤምስ: The name “Diana” means luminous, perfect (ፍጽምት), HBN, This Latin word, properly denoting a Roman divinity, is the representative of the GreekArtemus, the tutelary goddess of the Ephesians, who plays so important a part in the narrative of Acts 19. The Ephesian Diana was, however, regarded as invested with very different attributes, and is rather to be identified with Astarte and other female divinities of the East. The head wore a mural crown, each hand held a bar of metal, and the lower part ended in a rude block covered with figures of animals and mystic inscriptions. This idol was regarded as an object of peculiar sanctity, and was believed to have fallen down from heaven. (Act 19:35)

Diblaim ~ ዴቤላይም: The name “Diblaim” means cluster of figs (ደባል), HBN, doubled cakes, the mother of Gomer, who was Hosea's wife (Hos1:3).

Diblath ~ ዴብላታ: The name “Diblath” means paste of dry figs (ደባላት), HBN, (accurately DIBLAH), a place named only in (Ezk 6:14).

Dibon ~ ዴቦን: The name “Dibon” means abundance of knowledge (ልቅና), HBN,

1.       A city in Moab (Num 21:30); called also Dibon-gad (Num 33:45), because it was built by Gad and Dimon (Isa 15:9).

2.       A city of the tribe of Judah, inhabited after the Captivity (Neh 11:25); called also Dimonah (Jos 15:22).

Dibri ~ ደብራይ: The name ‘Dibri’ is derived from ‘Debr’ (ደብር) ፥ the meaning is ‘hill’. Father of Shelomith, (Lev 24:11)

Didymus ~ ዲዲሞስ: The name “Didymus” means a twin; double (መንታ), HBN, a surname of the apostle Thomas. (Joh11:16;

 20:24; 21:2)

Diklah ~ ደቅላ: The name “Diklah” means his diminishing (ዲቃላ), HBN, (Gen 10:27; 1 Chr 1:21) a son of Joktan, whose settlements, in common with those of the other sons of Joktan,

Dilean ~ ዲልዓን: “Dilean” means gourd (ጋራጅ), SBD, one of the cities in the lowlands of Judah. (Jos 15:38)

Dimon ~ ዲሞን: The name ‘Dimon’ is derived from ‘Demne’ (ደመኛ) ፥ the meaning is ‘bloody’ ... [Related term(s):- Edom].

Some streams on the east of the Dead Sea, “For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land.” (Isa 15:9)

Dimonah ~ ዲሞና: The name “Dimonah” means dunghill, HBN, a city in the south of Judah, (Jos 15:22)

Dinah ~ ዲና: The name ‘Dinah’ is derived from ‘danya’ (ዳኛ) ፥ the meaning is ‘Judge’.

The daughter of Jacob by Leah, (Gen 30:21)

Dinhabah ~ ዲንሃባ: The name ‘Dinhabah’ is derived from the two words ‘dene’ (ደነ) and ‘Aba’ (አባ) ፥ the meaning is ‘huge forest’.

An Edomitish city, the capital of king Bela, (Gen 36:32; 1 Chr 1:43)

Dionysius ~ ዲዮናስዮስ: The name “Dionysius” means divinely touched (ፈውስ ያገኘ), HBN, the Areopagite, one of Paul's converts at Athens (Act 17:34).

Diotrephes ~ ዲዮጥራጢስ: The name “Diotrephes” means nourished by Jupiter, HBN,

A Christian mentioned in (3 Joh 1:9).

Dishan ~ ዲሳን: “Dishan” means antelope, SBD, the youngest son of Seir the Horite. (Gen 36:21, 28, 30; 1 Chr 1:38, 42)

Dishon ~ ዲሶን: “Dishon” means antelope, SBD, The fifth son of Seir. (Gen 36:21, 26, 30; 1 Chr 1:38)

Dodai ~ ዱዲ: The name “Dodai” means beloved (ውዴ), HBN, one of David's captains (1 Chr 27:4).

Dodavah ~ ዶዳያ: “Dodavah” means love of the Lord (ውደ ያህ), SBD, a man of Maresha in Judah; father of Eliezer, who denounced Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahaziah. (2 Chr 20:37)

Dodo ~ ዱዲ: “Dodo” means loving (ውዱ), SBD

1.       A descendant of Issachar (Jud 10:1).

2.       An Ahohite, father of Eleazar, who was one of David's three heroes (2 Sam 23:9; 1 Chr 11:12). He was the same with Dodai mentioned in27:4.

3.       A Bethlehemite, and father of Elhanan, who was one of David's thirty heroes (2 Sam 23:24)

Doeg ~ ዶይቅ: The name ‘Doeg’ is derived from the word ‘Deg’ (ደግ) ፥ the meaning is ‘compassionate, kindhearted, nice...’

An Edomite, the chief overseer of Saul's flocks, (1 Sam 21:7)

Dophkah ~ ራፋቃ: The name “Dophkah” means a knocking (ረፈቃ), HBN, a place mentioned (Num 33:12) as a station in the desert where the Israelites encamped.

Dor ~ ዶር: The name “Dor” means generation, habitation, HBN, (Jos 17:11; 1 Kin 4:11) an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, (Jos 12:23) whose ruler was an ally of Jabin king of Hazor against Joshua. (Jos 11:1, 2)

Dorcas ~ ዶርቃ: “Dorcas” means gazelle, SBD, a female antelope, or gazelle, a pious Christian widow at Joppa whom Peter restored to life (Act 9:36-41).

Dothan ~ ዶታይ: “Dothan” means two wells, SBD, a place first mentioned (Gen 37:17) in connection with the history of Joseph, and apparently as in the neighborhood of Shechem. It next appears as the residence of Elisha. (2 Kin 6:13)

Drusilla ~ ድሩሲላ: The name “Drusilla” means watered by the dew (ርጥብ), HBN, daughter of Herod Agrippa, (Act 24:24), and Cypros. She was at first betrothed to Antiochus Epiphanes, prince of Commagene, but was married to Azizus, king of Emesa. Soon after, Felix, procurator of Judea, brought about her seduction by means of the Cyprian sorcerer Simon, and took her as his wife. In (Act 24:24)

Dura ~ ዱራ: “Dura” means a circle (ክብ), SBD, the plain where Nebuchadnezzar set up the golden image, (Dan 3:1)