Theophory is the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The most prominent theophory involves names referring to:

The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to El (אל) and their meanings in Hebrew:

The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to Yah/Jah (יה) and their meanings in Hebrew:

Ba'al is a generic term meaning master; it can also be translated "Lord". In the Bible, it is frequently a reference to Hadad, although it is sometimes used to refer to other specific deities, including Yahweh, and on other occasions is used to refer to an arbitrary lord of this area.

The following is an alphabetical list of names referring Ba'al, and their meanings in Hebrew:

In later biblical and Jewish writing, some of the theophories in Ba'al were bowdlerised, with ba'al replaced by bosheth ((the) shameful (thing)):

The following is an alphabetical list of names referring to Shaddai and their meanings in Hebrew:

Yam is the Canaanite god of the Sea.