Biblical Words This Week

Anu Garg, the wordsmith behind Word of the Day, is doing biblical names turned words this week in honor of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Today’s word is Jonah. Other words will likely be Jezebel, Judas, and Jeremiah or Jeremiad.

0 thoughts on “Biblical Words This Week”

  1. Although it isn’t a name, I hope that one of my personal favorite Biblical words, shibboleth, is included.

    Seems like it would make a good name for a monster in a fantasy story.

    “And hast thou slain the Shibboleth? Come to my arms, my beamish boy!”

  2. There seems to be discrimination against names starting with J. But then, if I’m not mistaken, most Hebrew names start with J. I’ve heard the name Achan used to mean a thief, but you don’t hear that one much anymore.

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