English Bible words starting with A
865 meanings beginning with A, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 9. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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a3 words
- ehisεἷςone: the number one, and from it the idea of being a single thing, or being unified into one.
- eḥadאֶחָדone: the cardinal number one, with the everyday senses that grow out of counting a single thing
- ḥadחַדone: the number one, and from it the word that marks a thing as single, whether counting it, picking it out of a group, or simply introducing it as "a" something
a beggar1 word
a certain2 words
a certain one1 word
a cloth1 word
a cot1 word
a dance1 word
a day's wage1 word
a fathom1 word
a goat2 words
a great way off1 word
- makranμακράνfar off: at a distance from someone or something, whether the gap is measured in steps or in standing
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- at length: drawn out over a long stretch of time
- makranμακράνfar off: at a distance from someone or something, whether the gap is measured in steps or in standing
a harem1 word
a helper1 word
a human1 word
a hundred1 word
a hundred times1 word
a hundred years old1 word
a knee1 word
a little1 word
a little further1 word
a little while4 words
- oligosὀλίγοςsmall in quantity: few in number, little in amount, or brief in time or extent
- me'atמְעַטa small quantity: a little of something, a few in number, or a short while.
- brachusβραχύςshort: there is only a little of something, whether a stretch of time, a distance, an amount, or a degree
- regaרֶגַעa moment: the briefest span of time, an instant that is over almost as soon as it begins
a look1 word
a mocker1 word
a murmurer1 word
a night and a day1 word
a north wind1 word
a people1 word
a place to be trampled1 word
a promise1 word
a psalm of instruction1 word
a question1 word
a skillful psalm1 word
a spy1 word
a struggle1 word
a sum of money1 word
a tenth1 word
- ma'aserמַעֲשֵׂרa tithe: a tenth of one's crops or livestock set apart for God, and given to support the priests and the temple.
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- a tenth part: one tenth as a fraction of a quantity or measure.
- ma'aserמַעֲשֵׂרa tithe: a tenth of one's crops or livestock set apart for God, and given to support the priests and the temple.
a thing to be grasped1 word
a third time1 word
a thorn1 word
a vestige1 word
a vine-worker1 word
a vow1 word
a vow offering1 word
a wave1 word
a word1 word
a writing1 word
a yoke1 word
aaron2 words
abaddon2 words
Abagtha1 word
abandon3 words
- azavעָזַבto leave: to let go of someone or something, whether by simply walking away or by abandoning what one was bound to hold onto
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- to restore or repair, as in setting a wall or building back in order
- egkataleipōἐγκαταλείπωto abandon someone: to walk away and leave a person stranded in the very trouble they needed you for
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- to leave someone or something remaining: to let a survivor or a remainder be left when the rest is gone
- apoleipōἀπολείπωto leave a person or thing behind and go on without it, so that what is left stays where it is
- azavעָזַבto leave: to let go of someone or something, whether by simply walking away or by abandoning what one was bound to hold onto
Abarim1 word
abase2 words
abashed1 word
abate3 words
- qalalקָלַלto be light in weight, and so to be swift, to die down, or to count for little
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- to make something lighter: to ease a burden, or to lower a person's standing
- to declare someone worthless: to revile, or to curse
- to shake something to and fro, and so to work an edge onto a blade
- katargeōκαταργέωto make something inactive or ineffective: to strip it of its force so it no longer works, whether by nullifying it, abolishing it, or setting it aside
- kopazōκοπάζωto abatenot studied yet
- qalalקָלַלto be light in weight, and so to be swift, to die down, or to count for little
abba1 word
Abda1 word
Abdeel1 word
Abdi1 word
Abdiel1 word
Abdon1 word
Abednego2 words
abel3 words
Abel-beth-maachah1 word
Abel-keramim1 word
Abel-maim1 word
Abel-meholah1 word
Abel-mizraim1 word
Abel-shittim1 word
abhor9 words
- ma'asמָאַסto reject: to refuse someone or something as worthless and push it away
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- to flow away or run: to dissolve and drain off like water or a sore
- bdelussomaiβδελύσσομαιto abhornot studied yet
- na'atsנָאַץto spurn: to reject a person or thing with open contempt, treating as worthless what deserves honor
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- to blossom: (of the almond tree) to break into bloom
- ta'avתַּעָבto abhor: to find someone or something detestable and turn away from it in loathing
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- to act abominably: to commit deeds so detestable they become an abomination, especially before God
- za'amזָעַםto condemn in anger: to burn with indignation against someone, and to voice that anger as a denunciation or curse.
- ma'asמָאַסto reject: to refuse someone or something as worthless and push it away
abhorred1 word
abhorrence1 word
Abi1 word
Abi-albon1 word
Abiasaph1 word
Abiathar2 words
abib1 word
Abida1 word
Abidan1 word
abide4 words
- menōμένωto remain: to keep on being where, what, or as one is, rather than leaving, ending, or changing
- shakhanשָׁכַןto settle down in a place and stay there: to pitch one's dwelling and make it home
- lunלוּןto spend the night, lodge, or stay put somewhere for a while
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- to grumble in faithless complaint against God or the leaders he has appointed
- epimenōἐπιμένωto stay on: to remain in a place, or keep on in an action or condition, without stopping
abide in1 word
Abiel1 word
Abiezer1 word
Abigail1 word
Abihail1 word
Abihu1 word
Abihud1 word
Abijah2 words
Abijam1 word
Abilene1 word
ability2 words
- dunamisδύναμιςpower: the strength or ability to do something, especially God's effective power at work
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- a mighty work: a deed that openly displays power, a miracle
- a power: a being or cosmic force that possesses power, including the heavenly bodies and spiritual powers
- meaning: the force a sound or word carries, what it signifies
- ko'aḥכֹּחַstrength: the capacity to act, endure, or prevail, in body, in resources, or in might
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- a kind of lizard: an unclean crawling creature in the dietary law
- dunamisδύναμιςpower: the strength or ability to do something, especially God's effective power at work
Abimael1 word
abimelech1 word
Abinadab1 word
Abinoam1 word
Abiram1 word
Abishag1 word
Abishai1 word
Abishua1 word
Abishur1 word