Names in the Hebrew Bible

The Hebrew Bible contains more than a thousand names given to more than two thousand individuals, less than 10% of whom are females. The majority of women are identified merely as the wife, concubine, daughter, mother, or sister of a man. The twelve patrilineal tribes and genealogies of fathers and...

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Published in:Names 2007-12, Vol.55 (4), p.372-378
Main Authors: III, Herbert Barry, Jackson, Jared J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The Hebrew Bible contains more than a thousand names given to more than two thousand individuals, less than 10% of whom are females. The majority of women are identified merely as the wife, concubine, daughter, mother, or sister of a man. The twelve patrilineal tribes and genealogies of fathers and sons contributed to the preponderance of males. Ten names are ambisexual, shared by both males and females. Two books, 1 Chronicles and Genesis, contain the largest numbers of people with ambisexual names.
ISSN:0027-7738
1756-2279
DOI:10.1179/nam.2007.55.4.372