Abraham

Y no se llamará más tu nombre Abram, sino que será tu nombre Abraham, porque te he puesto por padre de muchedumbre de gentes.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 17:5:

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.


Job

(biblical) Job (the character in the Bible)


Sem

Y los hijos de Noé que salieron del arca fueron Sem, Châm y Japhet: y Châm es el padre de Canaán.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 9:18:

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.


Abel

Y habló Caín á su hermano Abel: y aconteció que estando ellos en el campo, Caín se levantó contra su hermano Abel, y le mató.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 4:8:

And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.


Miguel

From Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”).


José

→ Cebuano: Jose

→ English: Jose

→ Tagalog: Jose

→ Chinese: 何塞 (Hésāi) (transliteration)

From Old Spanish Josep, Joseph, José, derived from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף (yôsēp̄).

Jose (alternative)
Josép (alternative)
Josep (alternative)
Joséf (alternative)
Josef (alternative)
Josépe (alternative)
Josepe (alternative)
Josefe (alternative)
Joséfe (alternative)
Joséph (alternative)
Joseph (alternative)

(biblical) Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel)


Santiago

Inherited from Latin Sanctus Iācōbus (“Saint James”), the latter word deriving from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).


Eva

→ Tagalog: Eba, Eva

From Latin Ēva, from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 3:20

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Y llamó el hombre el nombre de su mujer, Eva; por cuanto ella era madre de todos los vivientes.


Silas

Inherited from Old Spanish Silas, from Latin Silas.

Y Pablo escogiendo á Silas, partió encomendado de los hermanos á la gracia del Señor.

1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Los Hechos 15:40


Pentateuco

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

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(biblical) Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible)


Sarai

Y tomó Abram á Sarai su mujer, y á Lot hijo de su hermano, y toda su hacienda que habían ganado, y las almas que habían adquirido en Harán, y salieron parair á tierra de Canaán; y á tierra de Canaán llegaron.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 12:5:

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. (KJV)


Melquisedec

Inherited from Old Spanish Melchysedec, from Late Latin Melchisedech, from Koine Greek Μελχισέδεκ (Melkhisédek), from Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkī-ṣeḏeq).

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מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק

Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkī-ṣeḏeq)

Entonces Melchîsedec, rey de Salem, sacó pan y vino; y cual era sacerdote del Dios alto;

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 14:18:

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. (KJV)


Esaú

Y crecieron los niños, y Esaú fué diestro en la caza, hombre del campo: Jacob empero era varón quieto, que habitaba en tiendas.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 25:27:

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. (KJV)

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


Judá

(biblical) Judah, Judea (a traditional region and ancient kingdom (c. 930 — 586 BCE) in the Land of Israel in modern Israel and Palestine; the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel)


testamento

Inherited from Old Spanish testamento, borrowed from Latin testamentum.


alianza

→ Tagalog: alyansa

(biblical, religion, Christianity, Judaism, Islam) covenant


holocausto

Borrowed from Late Latin holocaustum, from Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos).


Sion

From Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōn, from Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn), from Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn).

(biblical) Zion (a hill in Jerusalem, Israel, on which ancient Jerusalem was partly built; a centrepiece to Biblical accounts of old days and future eschatological events)


Simón

Y pasando junto á la mar de Galilea, vió á Simón, y á Andrés su hermano, que echaban la red en la mar; porque eran pescadores.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 1:16:

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.


Rafael

Hebrew רָפָאֵל (Rāfāʾēl)


Benjamín

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

Y acaeció que al salírsele el alma (pues murió) llamó su nombre Benoni; mas su padre lo llamó Benjamín.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 35:18:

And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. (KJV)


Josué

(biblical) Joshua (the book of the Bible)


Noemí

Borrowed from Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).


Saulo

Ministrando pues éstos al Señor, y ayunando, dijo el Espíritu Santo: Apartadme é Bernabe y á Saulo para la obra para la cual los he llamado.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
(KJV)

1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Los Hechos 13:2

(biblical) Saul, the original name of Apostle Paul


Salomón

Inherited from Old Spanish Salomon, from Latin Salomōn, from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”).


Ezequiel

(biblical) Ezekiel (the book of the Bible)


Tadeo

Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:18:

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

(biblical) Thaddaeus, the apostle. (biblical character)


Abdías

(biblical) Obadiah (the book of the Bible)


tabernáculo

Inherited from Old Spanish tabernaculo, borrowed from Latin tabernāculum.


Abigaíl

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “her Father's joy, or, fountain of joy”).

(biblical) the wife of Nabal and later of David


Febe

(biblical) Phoebe (deacon mentioned in the Epistle to the Romans)


Génesis

(biblical) Genesis (the book of the Bible)


Isaías

Borrowed from Latin Īsāiās, from Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐᾱς (Ēsaḯās) from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

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יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

(biblical) Isaiah (book of the Bible and the Tanakh)


Salmos

(biblical) Psalms (the book of the Bible)


Números

(biblical) Numbers (the book of the Bible)


Jezabel

(biblical) Jezebel (biblical character Jezebel)


Bestia

(biblical) Beast (a figure in the Book of Revelation)


Eclesiastés

(biblical) Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible)


Efesios

(biblical) Ephesians (book of the Bible)


Filipenses

(biblical) Philippians (book of the Bible)


Matusalén

(biblical) Methuselah (the oldest person whose age is recorded in the Bible)


Amós

Borrowed from Latin Amos, from Hebrew עמוס.

(biblical) Amos (figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible)

(biblical) Amos (book of the Hebrew Bible)


Éxodo

(biblical) Exodus (the book of the Bible)


Jueces

(biblical) Judges (the book of the Bible)


1 Reyes

(biblical) 1 Kings (the book of the Bible)


2 Reyes

(biblical) 2 Kings (the book of the Bible)


Nehemías

(biblical) Nehemiah (the book of the Bible)


Proverbios

(biblical) Proverbs (the book of the Bible)


Cantares

(biblical) Song of Songs (the book of the Bible)


Jeremías

(biblical) Jeremiah (the book of the Bible)


Lamentaciones

(biblical) Lamentations (the book of the Bible)


1 Crónicas

(biblical) 1 Chronicles (the book of the Bible)


2 Crónicas

(biblical) 2 Chronicles (the book of the Bible)


Oseas

(biblical) Hosea (the book of the Bible)


Jonás

(biblical) Jonah (the book of the Bible)


Miqueas

(biblical) Micah (the book of the Bible)


Nahúm

(biblical) Nahum (the book of the Bible)


Sofonías

(biblical) Zephaniah (the book of the Bible)


Hageo

Hebrew חַגַּי

(biblical) Haggai (the book of the Bible)


Zacarías

(biblical) Zechariah (the book of the Bible)


Malaquías

(biblical) Malachi (the book of the Bible)


Hechos

Hechos de los Apóstoles
Hechos de los Apóstoles#Spanish

(biblical) clipping of Hechos de los Apóstoles (“Acts of the Apostles”): Acts


Romanos

(biblical) Romans (the book of the Bible)


1 Corintios

(biblical) 1 Corinthians (the book of the Bible)


2 Corintios

(biblical) 2 Corinthians (the book of the Bible)


Gálatas

(biblical) Galatians (the book of the Bible)


Colosenses

(biblical) Colossians (the book of the Bible)


1 Tesalonicenses

(biblical) 1 Thessalonians (the book of the Bible)


2 Tesalonicenses

(biblical) 2 Thessalonians (the book of the Bible)


1 Timoteo

(biblical) 1 Timothy (the book of the Bible)


2 Timoteo

(biblical) 2 Timothy (the book of the Bible)


Filemón

(biblical) Philemon (the book of the Bible)


Hebreos

(biblical) Hebrews (the book of the Bible)


1 Pedro

(biblical) 1 Peter (the book of the Bible)


2 Pedro

(biblical) 2 Peter (the book of the Bible)


1 Juan

(biblical) 1 John (the book of the Bible)


2 Juan

(biblical) 2 John (the book of the Bible)


3 Juan

(biblical) 3 John (the book of the Bible)


Nacor

(biblical) Nahor (the brother of Abraham)

(biblical) Nahor (the grandfather of Abraham)


Apocalipsis

(biblical) Revelation (book of the Bible)


buen samaritano

es-noun

buen samaritano m (plural buenos samaritanos)


Josafat

Inherited from Old Spanish Josaphat, from Late Latin Iōsaphat, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσαφάτ (Iōsaphát), from Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yehōšāp̄āṭ).

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Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yehōšāp̄āṭ)


efod

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵפֹד (ʼēp̄ōḏ).


Hechos de los Apóstoles

Ultimately a calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn).

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Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων

Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles


Caifás

From Ancient Greek Καϊάφας (Kaïáphas), from Hebrew קַיָּפָא (qayáfa).


(biblical) initialism of Reina-Valera de 1909