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She is nameless both in the Bible and in the Quran, but the name Bilqīs or Balqīs comes from Islamic tradition. 1 Kings 10:1: Quran 27:29: Saul the King: Ṭālūt: Sha'ul Literally 'Tall'; Meant to rhyme with Lūṭ or Jālūṭ. 1 Samuel 17:33: Quran 2:247: Devil or Satan: Shaitān / Iblīs: HaSatan
Hannah, also spelled Hanna, Hana, Hanah, or Chana, is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the root ḥ-n-n , meaning "favour" or "grace". A Dictionary of First Names attributes the name to a word meaning 'He (God) has favoured me with a child'.
Hanna, Henna, or Hana is an Arabic name (حنّا), common particularly among Arab Christians in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, deriving from the Syriac/Aramaic name for the Apostle John. In turn, the Syriac name is borrowed from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yoḥānān) meaning God is gracious. [1] Notable people with the name include:
From Isa Masih, a name of Jesus Christ in the Hindi-language Bible. [12] The term literally means '[person/people] of Jesus' in India and Pakistan, but in the latter country, Isai has been pejoratively used by non-Christians to refer to 'street sweepers' or 'labourers', occupations that have been held by Christian workers of Dalit ancestry. [13]
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with H in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
The narrative about Hannah can be found in 1 Samuel 1:2–2:21. Outside of the first two chapters of 1 Samuel, she is not otherwise mentioned in the Bible. In the biblical narrative, Hannah is one of two wives of Elkanah. The other, Peninnah, had given birth to Elkanah's children, but Hannah remained childless. Nevertheless, Elkanah preferred ...
Hana as a given name may have any of several origins. It is also a version of a Hebrew name from the root ḥ-n-n meaning "favour" or "grace", a Kurdish name meaning hope (هانا), a Persian name meaning flower (حَنا) and an Arabic name meaning "bliss" (هَناء). As a Japanese name, it is usually translated as flower (花).
The word Allah is also used by Christians in predominantly Islamic countries and countries where both faiths exist side by side regularly such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, etc. Aiqūna (أَيْقونة) Icon As-salamu alaykum (السَلامُ عَلَيكُم) is a greeting in Arabic that means "Peace be upon you".