Onomástica bíblica: processos denominativos de pessoas e de lugares

Abstract

This research focuses on the naming of people and places in biblical narratives, aiming to analyze linguistic and extralinguistic phenomena related to the onomastic processes. Specifically, we problematize the causes related to choices and changes of biblical names, observing denominative tendencies and influences from a spiritual perspective in the use of the word as a denominative phenomenon. Thus, using the biblical text, translated into Brazilian Portuguese, presenting the Old and New Testaments that made up the corpus, compared them in three editions: Ferreira de Almeida (2009), King James (1998), and Ave Maria (2001). These personal and place names are analyzed, following the order of presentation of the historical context; the interpretation of semanticetymological elements, and the identification of related denominative tendencies. This categorization resulted into five categories, related to names chosen by God and by individuals; identified by the semantics of names and prophecies; and descriptive names; about place names, we also find descriptive names as a denominative cause.