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Appendices To The Companion Bible

A great latitude has to be allowed in any attempt to indicate the correct pronunciation of the Proper Names in the Bible.

Our knowledge of their original pronunciation is imperfect; and names have undergone changes in becoming transliterated from one language into another.

Custom also has in many cases sanctioned a pronunciation which, while incorrect according to the original languages, is yet so universal that any interference with it would be pedantic, not to say intolerable.

Again, we sometimes meet with a varying pronunciation of the same name in different English-speaking countries.  Thus, an exhaustive list of Biblical names, with a perfect and final system of syllabification and pronunciation, is not practicable.

There are, however, a certain number of names too uncommon for custom to have fixed their pronunciation, and hence, generally acknowledged to present difficulties to the general reader.

Some 250 of these are here gathered together, and presented in alphabetical order, with such division of syllables and accentuation as approximate to the original tongues, and will serve as a guide to their more or less correct pronunciation.

The hyphen ( - ) marks the division of syllables, and the accent ( ' ) the syllable to be emphasized.

It has been thought better to present them in an Appendix, and in one list, than to burden the text with an innumerable variety of hyphens and accents, which, while attempting to remove one difficulty, would introduce a greater.

 

La-hai'roi	Ner'gal-sha-re'zer	Sha-ash'gaz
La-o-di-ce'a	Nic-o-la'i-tanes	Sha'ge
Lyc-a-o'ni-a	O	Sha-ha-ra'im
M	Olym'pas	Sha-ha-zi'mah
Ma-a-cha'thi	On-e-siph'p-rus	She-de'ur
Ma'a-leh-ac-rab'bim	P	She-phu'phan
Ma-a-se'iah	Pa-gi'el	Shu'thal'hites
Ma-as'i-ai	Par-shan-da'tha	So'pa-ter
Mach-nad'e-bai	Pat'ro-bas	So-sip'a-ter
Ma-hal-al'e-el	Pe-thah'iah	Sta'chys
Ma'her-sha'lal-hash'baz	Phe-ni'ce	Steph'a-nas
Ma-le'le-el	Phi-lol'o-gus	Syn'ty-che
Me-che'ra-thite	Phle'gon	T
Me-he-tab'e-el	Pi'ha-hi'roth	Ta'a-nach
Me-he-ta'-bel'	Po-che'reth	Ta-hap'a-nes
Mel-chiz'e-dek	Proch'o-rus	Tah-pan'hes
Me-o-no'thai	Pto-le-ma'is	Te-haph'ne-hes
Me-phib'o-sheth	Pu-te'o-li	Tah'tim-hod'shi
Me-she'lem-iah'	R	Thim-na'thah
Me-she-zab'eel	Rab'sa-ris	Tig'lath-pil-e'-ser
Mik-ne'iah	Rab'sha-keh	Til'gath-pil-ne'-ser
Mi-le'tus	Re-a'ia	Tir-ha'-kah
Min-ia'min	Re-a'iah	Tir-sha'tha
Mis're-photh-ma'im	Re-e-la'iah	Tych'i-cus
Mo-re'sheth-gath	S	U
N	Sa-la'thi-el	Ur'bane
Na-ha'li-el	Sa-mo-thra'ci-a	V
Na-ha-ma'ni	Sar'se-chim	Va-je-za'tha
Ne-bu-chad-nez'zar	Se-ca'cah	Z
Ne-bu-chad-rez'zar	Se'la-ham-mah'le-koth	Zaph'nath-pa-a-ne'ah
Ne-bu-shas'ban	Se-na'ah	Ze-lo'phe-had
Ne-bu-zar'-a-dan	Sen-na-che'rib	Ze-lo'tes
Ne-phi'she-sim	Seph-ar-va'im	Zu'ri-shad'dai
Ne'reus	Sha-a-lab'bim
	Sha-a-ra'im

A-bed'ne-go'	Beth-dib-la-tha'im	Ha-a-hash-ta'ri
A'bel-beth-ma'a-cha	Beth-hac-ce'rem	Ham-me-da'tha
Ab-i-al'bon	Be-zal'e-el	Ham-mo-le'keth
A-bi-le'ne	Biz-joth'jah	Ha-nam'e-el
Ab-i-sha'lom	Bo'che-ru	Ha-nan'e-el
A-cel'da-ma	C	Ha-ru'maph
A-chai'a	Can-da'ce	Ha-se-nu'ah
A-cha'i-cus	Cap-pa-do'ci-a	Hash-ba-da'na
Ada'dah	Car'che-mish	Has-sen-a'ah
A-da'iah	Ca-siph'i-a	Ha-ze-lel'-po-ni
Ad-i-tha'im	Cas-lu'him	Her-mog'e-nes
A-do'ni-be'zek	Cen'chre-a	Hi-e-rap'o-lis
A-do'ni-ze'dek	Cas-lu'him	Ho-dav'iah
Ad'ram-me'lech	Cen'chre-a	Hor-ha-gid'gad
Ad-ra-myt'ti-um	Cha-ra'shim	Ho-ro-na'im
A-gee'	Char'che-mish	I
A-has-u-e'rus	Che-dor'la-o'mer	Ib'ne-iah
A-hi-e'zer	Che-ma'rim	I'ge-al
A-hi-sa'mach	Che-na'a-nah	I'je-aba'rim
A-hi-sha'har	Che-na'a-nah	Il-ly'ri-cum
A-hi-tho'phel	Che-nan'iah	Iph'e-de-iah
A'holi-ba'mah	Che'phar-ha-am-mo'nai	Ish'bi-be-nob'
A'iah	Chu'shan-rish-a-tha'im	Ish'bo-sheth
A'lam-me'lech	Col-ho'zeh	Ish-ma'iah
Al'mon-dib-la-tha'im	Co-nan'iah	Iz-e-ha'rites
Am-mi-shad'dai	D	J
Am-mi-za'bad	Dab-ba'sheth	Ja-a-ko'bah
A-na'har'ath	Dal-ma-nu'tha	Ja'a-re-o're-gim
A'nam-me'lech	Di-o-nys'i-us	Ja-a-zan'iah
An-dro-ni'cus	Di-ot're-phes	Ja-i'rus
A-pel'les	E	Ja-sho'be-am
A-phar'sa-chites	Eb-i-a'saph	Ja-shu'bi-le'hem
A-phar-sath'chites	El-ea'-leh'	Ja'son
Ap'phi-a	El-ea'sah	Je-ber-e-chi'ah
Aq'ui-la	Ele-a'zar'	Je-di'a-el
Ar-che-la'us	E-li-e'nai	Jed-i-di'ah
Ar'che-vites	El-iho-e-na'-i	Je'gar-sa-ha-du'tha
A-re-o-pa'gus	E-li-ho'reph	Je'hal'e-lel
Ar-is-to-bu'lus	El-io-e'nai	Je-ho-ia'rib
Ar-tax-er'xes	E-li-pha'let	Je-hu-di'jah
A-sar-e'lah	E-li'-phe-leh'	Je'rub-be'sheth
As-nap'per	E-li-phe'let	Je-shar-e'lah
A-syn'cri-tus	E-li-sha'phat	Je-sheb'e-ab
B	En-eg-la'im	Je-sho-ha'iah
Ba'al-sha-li'sha	E-pae'ne-tus	Jo-ia'rib
Ba-ase'iah	Ep'a-phras	Jo'nath-e'lem-recho'kim
Bak'bu-kiah	E-paph-ro-di'tus	Josh-be-ka'shah
Ba'rach-el	E-phes-dam'mim	Ju'shab-he'sed
Be-el-ia'da	Eu-bu'lus	K
Be'er-la-hai'-ro'i	Eu-ni'ce	Kar'ka-a
Bel-te-shaz'zar	Eu-o'di-as	Ke-he-la'thah
Ber-ni'ce	Eu-roc'ly-don	Kib-roth'-hat-ta'-a-vah'
Be-ro'dach-ba'la-dan	Eu'ty-chus	Kir-ha-re'seth
Be-so'de-iah	G	Kir-ia-tha'im
Beth-bi're-i	Ge'dero-tha'im
	Ge-mar'iah
	Gen-nes'a-ret
	Ger'ge-senes'
	Gi-la'lai

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