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Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) [1] is a female given name of Hebrew origin. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica , from the play The Merchant of Venice .
The name "Jessica" comes from a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, the daughter of Shylock. Iscah was supposedly rendered "Jeska" in some English Bibles available in Shakespeare's day, [ 7 ] although the Tyndale Bible has "Iisca" [ 8 ] as does the Coverdale Bible , [ 9 ] the Geneva Bible has "Iscah", [ 10 ] and the earlier ...
Names like Michael, Jessica, ... Joshua is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh is salvation," Yahweh being a form of the Hebrew name for God. It's a name with strong Biblical ties that happens to feel ...
I've done quite a bit of research into the name Jessica (my name) and I've never figured out why some sources list the name as meaning "wealthy." My Hebrew name is Yiskah (I'm Jewish) and all research I've done indicates that Shakespeare made up the name Jessica based on Yiskah for the Merchant of Venice--I was the one that expounded on the ...
Jesse is a given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical figure Jesse, father of Israelite monarch David.The English version is derived from the Latin Iesse, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Iessaí (Ἰεσσαί), and ultimately from the Hebrew Yišay (יִשַׁי).
Timeless classics, modern favorites, and totally unique monikers that no one else in your kid’s class will share—you can find it all in the Hebrew Bible. Take a trip back in time to the Old ...
A Hebrew name is a name of Hebrew origin. In a more narrow meaning, it is a name used by Jews only in a religious context and different from an individual's secular ...
The chosen Hebrew name can be related to the child's secular given name, but it does not have to be. The name is typically Biblical or based in Modern Hebrew . For those who convert to Judaism and thus lack parents with Hebrew names, their parents are given as Abraham and Sarah , the first Jewish people of the Hebrew Bible.