It is the first time that the Israelite anthroponomy of the biblical period is studied on the basis of all available sources. Furthermore, for the first time attention is paid not only to the morphology and the grammatical structure of the proper names, but also to the prosopography. The work presents itself as a grammar, a dictionary, and a historical study, and the name of its author, widely known for other studies of the same kind, is a guarantee of seriousness and deepness.