This article contains persons named in the Bible, specifically in the Hebrew Bible, of minor notability, about whom little or nothing is known, aside from some family connections. Here are the names which start with L-Z.
L Laadah Laadah (Hebrew: לאדה) is one of the sons of Shelah, son of Judah (son of Jacob) in 1 Chronicles 4:21.
Laadan See Libni
Ladan See Libni
Lael Lael (Hebrew לָאֵֽל "belonging to God") was a member of the house of Gershon according to Numbers 3:24. He was the father of Eliasaph. Neither of these is named in the Gershonite list in .
Lahmi Lahmi, according to 1 Chronicles 20:5, was the brother of Goliath, killed by David's warrior Elhanan. See also Elhanan, son of Jair.
Laish This entry is about the individual named Laish. For the city Dan, known also as Laish, see Dan (ancient city).
Laish is a name which appears in 1 Samuel 25:44 and 2 Samuel 3:15, where it is the name of the father of Palti, or Paltiel, the man who was married to Saul's daughter Michal before she was returned to David.
Lapidoth Lapidoth (Hebrew: לַפִּידוֹת "torches") was the husband of Deborah, the fourth judge of Israel, according to Judges 4:4.
Letushim Letushim appears as a son of Dedan according to Genesis 25:3. The name probably refers to a tribe rather than an individual.Ryle, H. E. (1921), Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Genesis 25, accessed on 4 July 2026
Leummim Leummim () was the third son of Dedan, son of Jokshan, son of Abraham and Keturah. The name probably refers to a tribe rather than an individual.
Libni Libni (Hebrew לִבְנִי) was a son of Gershon of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:17 and Numbers 3:18. He was born in Egypt. His descendants are referred to as the 'Libnites'.Numbers 3:21 :NKJV The first born son of Gershon is named as Laadan (or Ladan) in .
Likhi Likhi (Hebrew: לִקְחִי "learning") son of Shemida is listed in a genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh. He is mentioned only in 1 Chronicles 7:19.
Lo-Ammi Lo-Ammi (Hebrew: לֹא עַמִּי "Not-My-People") was the youngest son of Hosea and Gomer. He had an older brother named Jezreel and an older sister named Lo-Ruhamah. God commanded Hosea to name him "Lo-Ammi" to symbolize His anger with the people of Israel (see Hosea 1:1–9).
Lo-Ruhamah Lo-Ruhamah (Hebrew: לֹא רֻחָמָה "not loved" or "unpitied") was the daughter of Hosea and Gomer. She had an older brother named Jezreel and a younger brother named Lo-Ammi. Her name was chosen by God to symbolize His displeasure with the people of Israel (see Hosea 1:1–9).
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Maacah Maacah was the youngest child of Nahor and his concubine Reumah, only mentioned in one verse in the Bible which is .
Maadai Maadai (מַעֲדַי "ornament of YHWH"), an exile and son of Bani is found in Ezra 10:34, in a list of men recorded as having married foreign women.
Maadiah Maadiah (מַעֲדְיָה "adorned of JAH") appears in a list of priests and Levites said to have accompanied Zerubbabel in Nehemiah 12:5.
Maai Maai (Hebrew: מָעַי) was a musician who was a relative of Zechariah, a descendant of Asaph. He is mentioned once, as part of the ceremony for the dedication of the rebuilt Jerusalem wall (), where he was part of the group that processed southwards behind Ezra. His name is omitted in the Septuagint translation of the passage, as are the names of five other relatives of Zechariah mentioned in the same verse. The name is otherwise unattested. Blenkinsopp suggests that Maai is a diminutive nickname. Mandel proposes its Hebrew origin means "sympathetic".
Maaseiah Several men called Maaseiah (Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂיָה or מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ maaseyah(u) "Work of YHWH") are mentioned in the Bible: One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark , One of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne The "king's son", probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by Pekah, king of Israel One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple . He was governor (Heb. sar, rendered elsewhere in the Authorized Version "prince," "chief captain", chief ruler") of Jerusalem. The father of the priest Zephaniah , The father of the false prophet Zedekiah a priest, the father of Neriah , The son of Shallum, "the keeper of the threshold" (Jeremiah 35:4) "may be the father of the priest Zephaniah mentioned in [Jeremiah] 21:1; 29:25; 37:3".The Interpreter's Bible, 1951, volume V, page 1060. One of the sons of Jeshua who had married a foreign wife during the exile ().
Maasiai Hebrew for "Worker of Yahweh", one of the priests resident at Jerusalem at the Captivity
Maaz Maaz (מַעַץ "wrath") was one of the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel of the tribe of Judah. His brothers were: Jamin and Eker. He is mentioned briefly in .
Maaziah Head of the twenty-fourth and final priestly course in David's reign, . Also, a priest who signed the covenant named in .
Machbanai Hebrew for "Clad with a mantle", one of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the wilderness
Machbena Machbena or Machbenah (מַכְבֵּנָא "bond"), according to the only mention of him, in 1 Chronicles 2:49, was the son of Sheva the son of Caleb.
Machi Machi (מָכִי "decrease") of the tribe of Gad was the father of Geuel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:15.
Machnadebai Machnadebai (מַכְנַדְבַי "he brought low my willing ones"), one of the sons of Bani, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible only once, in Ezra 10:40, where the name appears in a list of people alleged to have married foreign women.
Magpiash Magpiash (מַגְפִּיעָשׁ), according to Nehemiah 10:20, was one of the men who signed a covenant between God and the people of Yehud Medinata.
Mahalath
Mahalath, one of the wives of Esau, and a daughter of Ishmael (). Thought to be the same as Basemath of Genesis 36. Mahalath, a daughter of Jerimoth, son of David and Abihail, granddaughter of Jesse, the first-named wife of king Rehoboam in . She had three children: Jeush, Shamariah, and Zaham.
Mahali Mahali (also Mahli) (Hebrew:מַחְלִי) was a son of Merari of the house of Levi according to Exodus 6:19, born in Egypt.
Mahath Hebrew for "Grasping" A Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah (different from Elkanah the father of Samuel) Another Kohathite Levite, of the time of Hezekiah. ()
Mahazioth Heb. "Visions", a Kohathite Levite, chief of the twenty-third course of musicians ,
Maher-shalal-hash-baz Maher-shalal-hash-baz ("Hurry to spoil!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!") was the second mentioned son of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 8.1–4). The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria. The name is the longest personal name in the Bible.
Mahlah Mahlah (מַחְלָה) is the name of two biblical persons: One of the daughters of Zelophehad, who with her four sisters brought a claim regarding inheritance before Moses. (, , ; ) A child of Gilead's sister Hammolecheth and great-granddaughter of Manasseh. She had two siblings, Ishhod and Abiezer. ()
Mahol The father of four sons who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon.
Malcam For the deity sometimes called Malcam, Malcham, or Milcom, see Moloch.
Malcam (King James Version spelling Malcham) (Hebrew: מַלְכָּם), son of Shaharaim and his wife Hodesh, appears only once in the Hebrew Bible in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin.1 Chronicles 8:9.
Malchiel Malchiel (Hebrew מַלְכִּיאֵל "my king is God") was a son of Beriah the son of Asher, according to Genesis 46:17 and Numbers 26:45. He was one of the 70 persons to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. According to 1 Chronicles 7:31, he was the ancestor of the Malchielites, a group within the Tribe of Asher.
Malchishua Heb. "King of help" or "King of salvation", one of the four sons of Saul (). He perished along with his father and brothers in the battle of Gilboa ().
Malchiah Malchiah (Hebrew: מלכיהו malkiyahu "God is my king") son of the king (Jeremiah 38:6), owner of the pit into which Jeremiah was thrown
Mallothi A Kohathite Levite, one of the 14 sons of Heman the Levite (), and chief of the nineteenth division of the temple musicians
Malluch There are two biblical figures named Malluch (מַלּוּךְ)
A Levite of the family of Merari A priest who returned from Babylon (),(),()
Manahath Manahath (מָנַחַת "rest") is one of the sons of Shobal and a descendant of Seir the Horite. His brothers names were: Ebal, Shepho, Onam, and Alvan ().
Maon According to , Maon (מָעוֹן) was a member of the clan of Caleb, the son of Shammai and the father of Beth Zur.
Marsena Marsena appears in as one of seven Persian and Medean princes.Frederic W. Bush, Art. Marsena In: David Noel Freedman (Hrsg.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Doubleday 1992, , Bd. 4, S. 573. Marsena also advised King Ahasuerus. See also: Carshena. There exists the presumption that both counselors have Persian names.
Mash Mash was a son of Aram according to Genesis 10:23. In Arabic traditions, Mash is considered the father of Nimrod (not Nimrod bin Kush bin Kanan), who begot Kinan, who in turn begot another Nimrod, and the lattermost's descendants mixed with those of Asshur (i.e. Assyrians). Tse Tsan-Tai identifies his descendants with the indigenous peoples of Siberia.
Massa Hebrew word meaning tribute or burden, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (); a nomadic tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
Matred Matred (מַטְרֵד "pushing forward"), according to Genesis 36:39 and 1 Chronicles 1:50, was the mother-in-law of the Edomite king Hadad II and the daughter of Me-zahab.
Matri Matri, of the Tribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor of Saul according to 1 Samuel 10:21. Matri's clan, or the family of the Matrites, was chosen, and, from them, Saul the son of Kish was chosen to be king. The family of the Matrites is nowhere else mentioned in the Hebrew Bible; the conjecture, therefore, is that Matri is probably a corruption of Bikri, i.e. a descendant of Becher ().Pulpit Commentary on 1 Samuel 10, accessed 1 May 2017.
Mattan Mattan (Mathan in the Douay–Rheims translation) (Hebrew: מַתָּן) was a priest of the temple of Baal in Jerusalem who was killed during the uprising against Athaliah when King Azariah's remaining son, Jehoash, was appointed king of Judah ().
Mattattah Mattattah (KJV: Mattathah) (Hebrew: מַתַּתָּה "gift of YHWH") was one of the descendants of Hashum mentioned in along with Mattenai, Zabda, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei who married foreign wives.
Matthanias Two men called Matthanias are mentioned in 1 Esdras, one each mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:27 and 9:31. In both passages, the parallel text in Ezra 10:26 and 10:30 contains the name Mattaniah.
Mehetabeel Mehetabeel ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the father of Delaiah, and grandfather of Shemaiah, who joined Sanballat against Nehemiah ().
Mehetabel Mehetabel ("מהיטבאל") ("Whom God benefits" or "God causes good") was the wife of Hadar, one of the kings of Edom ().
Mehir Mehir (מְחִיר) son of Chelub the brother of Shuhah appears in a genealogy of the Tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 4:11.
Mehujael
In , Mehujael ( – Məḥūyāʾēl or ; – Maiēl) is a descendant of Cain, the son of Irad and the father of Methushael. The name means "El (or) the god enlivens."
Mehuman Faithful, one of the 7 eunuchs whom Ahasuerus commanded to bring in Vashti ().
Persian "مهمان signifies a stranger or guest"(Adam Clarke, 1831, p. II 685)
Melatiah Melatiah (מְלַטְיָה "YHWH delivered") the Gibeonite is a person who, according to Nehemiah 3:7, was responsible for rebuilding a portion of the wall of Jerusalem after the end of the Babylonian captivity.
Melech Melech (מֶלֶךְ "King"), a Benjamite, the second of Micah's four sons (), and thus grandson of Mephibosheth. Also related to a southwest Asian god, see Melech
Melzar