Define Intervention: Theophoric Name

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What’s the definition of theophoric name?

1. A name containing a reference to a place.
2. A new name given to an Egyptian pharaoh in the afterlife.
3. A name received by a monk after taking vows.
4. A name compounded with a divine name or divine appellative.

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Answer: 4

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Footnotes

1. See Mitka Golub’s article, “What’s in a Name? Personal Names in Ancient Israel and Judah,” for more information.