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What do you call them in Hebrew? Quiz

We recognize biblical personalities by their English pronunciation. But how are they pronounced in Hebrew? Just be careful - sometimes it is actually the same. Good luck. *NOTE: the spelling for the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is "ch".

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
378,519

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. The 'mother of all living things' is called Eve in English. How is her name pronounced in Hebrew? Hint

Eve

Chavah

Evert

Revere

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Question 2 of 15

2. Abel, whose claim to fame is being the first murder victim in the Bible, was called by which name in Hebrew? Hint

Aable

Hevel

Heaven

Babel

3. The first mysterious death in the Bible was experienced by Enoch. It is simply said: (Genesis 5:24) "Enoch walked with God, and he was no more, because God had taken him."(Living Bible translation)
How was his name pronounced in Hebrew? Hint

Enoch

Inchy

Hench

Chanoch

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Question 4 of 15

4. Shem, a son of Noah, also survived the Great Flood in the ark. What was he called in Hebrew? Hint

Shem

Samp

Ham

Simba

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Question 5 of 15

5. Arguably one of the most colorful personalities in the Bible, Joseph was the favored son of Jacob. What was he called in Hebrew? Hint

Joe

Yoseph

Giuseppe

Joseph

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Question 6 of 15

6. Moses, the main personality in the Torah, was ironically named by the daughter of the king who had ordered his drowning.
What is his Hebrew name? Hint

Moses

Mosheh

Morris

Moussa

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Question 7 of 15

7. Pharaoh was the title given to the king in Ancient Egypt. There are at least 4-5 different personalities with that name that we meet in the Tanach. How is his name pronounced in Hebrew? Hint

Pariah

Peter

Porsche

Paroh

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Question 8 of 15

8. Deborah, the prophetess, is the first female war leader that we meet in the Tanach. How is her name pronounced in Hebrew? Hint

Debbie

Devora

Theve

Deebra

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Question 9 of 15

9. King David,was a scholar, a poet, a general and a redhead.
What is he called in Hebrew? Hint

Theo

Davy

David

Dov

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Question 10 of 15

10. Solomon, King David's son, succeeded his father as King of Israel. What is his Hebrew name? Hint

Shlomo

Sol

Solo

Steve

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Question 11 of 15

11. Abraham, the first of the three forefathers, was the 20th generation from Adam. How do you pronounce his name in Hebrew? Hint

Avraham

Lincoln

Abe

Abbey

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Question 12 of 15

12. Isaac, who agreed to be bound on the altar by his father was the second of the forefathers. What is his Hebrew name? Hint

Hitchcock

Itchy

Yitzkhak

Izzy

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jacob the father of twelve sons and a daughter had his hands full as a parent. What is his Hebrew name? Hint

Yankee

Jackie

Yaakov

Jake

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Question 14 of 15

14. Job is one of the most fascinating personalities in the entire Tanakh. How do you pronounce his name in Hebrew? Hint

Job

Iyov

Jabbar

Yobah

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Question 15 of 15

15. Daniel, of the lion's den, is one of the last books of the Tanach. What is his Hebrew name? Hint

Dandan

Donny

Dan

Daniel

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 'mother of all living things' is called Eve in English. How is her name pronounced in Hebrew?

Answer: Chavah

The Hebrew 'ch' is pronounced like a Russian 'x'. Eve's husband, Adam, has pretty much the same pronunciation in both languages though the accent in Hebrew is on the last syllable.

2. Abel, whose claim to fame is being the first murder victim in the Bible, was called by which name in Hebrew?

Answer: Hevel

Hevel which in Hebrew means 'naught' perhaps called so either prophetically or posthumously as his life was cut short.
Babel, the hometown of the famous tower, is pronounced Bahvel in Hebrew.

Answer: Chanoch

It is not clear from the Bible or the commentaries if he died a natural death or not.
Hench is actually very close to a diminutive form of Chanoch.

4. Shem, a son of Noah, also survived the Great Flood in the ark. What was he called in Hebrew?

Answer: Shem

Ham was actually Shem's brother, and his name is pronounced Cham in Hebrew.
Shem according to Jewish tradition was also Malki-Zedek, the king of Shalem and an ancestor of Tamar(mother of Peretz and Zerach).
Simba is of course one of the lions in "Lion King".

5. Arguably one of the most colorful personalities in the Bible, Joseph was the favored son of Jacob. What was he called in Hebrew?

Answer: Yoseph

Many biblical names with a 'y' sound had their names translated with a 'j'.
Japheth and Jerusalem are other examples.
Giuseppe is the Italian pronunciation of Joseph.

6. Moses, the main personality in the Torah, was ironically named by the daughter of the king who had ordered his drowning. What is his Hebrew name?

Answer: Mosheh

Moussa is the Arabic version of the name.
The meaning of the name is "to draw out." It turned out to be somewhat prophetic as he "drew" the people out of the slavery in Egypt.

7. Pharaoh was the title given to the king in Ancient Egypt. There are at least 4-5 different personalities with that name that we meet in the Tanach. How is his name pronounced in Hebrew?

Answer: Paroh

In some grammatical formulations he is actually called Pharoh.
Just in the Torah part of Tanach, there are at least three different kings called Pharoh:
1. the meeting with Abraham
2. the pharoh in Joseph's time
3. the pharoh who enslaved the people.

8. Deborah, the prophetess, is the first female war leader that we meet in the Tanach. How is her name pronounced in Hebrew?

Answer: Devora

This judge was highly praised for her wisdom as well as for her waging a defensive war. She was also known as a prophetess.

9. King David,was a scholar, a poet, a general and a redhead. What is he called in Hebrew?

Answer: David

Aside from being credited with writing the book of Psalms, the court under his leadership instituted a number of long-lasting laws.
Dov means bear.
Davy is a shortened English form of David.

10. Solomon, King David's son, succeeded his father as King of Israel. What is his Hebrew name?

Answer: Shlomo

Solomon was also credited with writing the Song of Songs, Proverbs and Kohellet (Ecclesiastes).

11. Abraham, the first of the three forefathers, was the 20th generation from Adam. How do you pronounce his name in Hebrew?

Answer: Avraham

I always thought that three forefathers sounded funny.
'Honest Abe' Lincoln will always be a hero of many Americans.

12. Isaac, who agreed to be bound on the altar by his father was the second of the forefathers. What is his Hebrew name?

Answer: Yitzkhak

Isaac suffered from sibling rivalry with his half-brother Ishmael. Itchy is a Yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew Yitzkhak.

13. Jacob the father of twelve sons and a daughter had his hands full as a parent. What is his Hebrew name?

Answer: Yaakov

Yankee is actually a Yiddish diminutive of Yaakov, as well as Yankele.
Jackie and Jake are also English nicknames often, though not always, based on Jacob.

14. Job is one of the most fascinating personalities in the entire Tanakh. How do you pronounce his name in Hebrew?

Answer: Iyov

He was chosen because of his righteousness to undergo a series of trials and tribulations to test his faith. He endured with just some doubt crossing his mind.

For many years I thought that his name in English was pronounced like the place you work - job.

15. Daniel, of the lion's den, is one of the last books of the Tanach. What is his Hebrew name?

Answer: Daniel

Daniel was also called Beltshazzar, a Babylonian name. Dan was one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Interestingly enough, although he was considered a prophet, his book was not included in the "Prophets" section of Tanach but rather in the writings. There are numerous opinions as to the decision on this placement.

Source: Author grisham

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