Given name
Jambres
“he will be fat”·“well fed”
Jambres is used as a given name.
Original GreekΙαμβρης
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jambres means “he will be fat” or “well fed.”
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Where it comes from
Jambres is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb mara' (מרא), “to be fat or well-fed.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jambres appears in 2 Timothy 3:8, Exodus 7:9-13, 2 Timothy 3:16.
- 2 Timothy 3:8
- Exodus 7:9-13
- 2 Timothy 3:16
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Jambres’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Mariashares a root
- Maryshares a root
- Miriamshares a root
- Marashares a root
- Marthashares a root
- Mordecaishares a root
- Merarishares a root
- Meraiahshares a root
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