English Bible words starting with A
865 meanings beginning with A, in alphabetical order. This is page 6 of 9. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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annihilation1 word
announce5 words
- apangellōἀπαγγέλλωto bring word to someone: to report what has happened or to announce a message, carrying it from its source to a listener
- anangellōἀναγγέλλωto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or proclaim news or a message to others
- kērussōκηρύσσωto proclaim publicly like a herald: to announce a message openly and with authority, on behalf of the one who sent you
- chrēmatizōχρηματίζωto hand a message down from God, or to be given one: to be warned, instructed, or told something by God
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- to go by a name in public: to be called or known as something
- prokērussōπροκηρύσσωto announcenot studied yet
announced1 word
annually1 word
anoint7 words
- chriōχρίωto anoint: to consecrate someone to a God-given office, in the New Testament always by God and by his Spirit
- mashaḥמָשַׁחto set someone or something apart for God's service by pouring or smearing oil on them
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- to smear or rub a liquid (oil, paint, or ointment) onto a surface, with no sacred meaning
- yatsaqיָצַקto pour out a flowing substance, such as oil, water, or blood, onto or into something
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- to cast metal: to pour molten metal into a mold to form an object
- to set down firmly, or to be firm, hard, and immovable
- aleiphōἀλείφωto rub or smear oil or scented ointment onto skin, a body, or an object: the ordinary, physical act of applying oil
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
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- to clear away the fat-ashes: to remove from the altar the greasy ash left when the fat of the sacrifices has burned.
anointed2 words
- balalבָּלַלto mix or blend things into one another, especially flour worked together with oil
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- to give feed, to put out fodder for animals
- mashi'aḥמָשִׁיחַthe anointed one: a person God has set apart for high office by pouring oil on him, above all the reigning king
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- anointed, rubbed with oil: the plain description of something smeared with oil
- balalבָּלַלto mix or blend things into one another, especially flour worked together with oil
anointed one2 words
- ChristosΧριστόςthe Anointed One: God's promised and appointed king and rescuer, fulfilled in Jesus
- mashi'aḥמָשִׁיחַthe anointed one: a person God has set apart for high office by pouring oil on him, above all the reigning king
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- anointed, rubbed with oil: the plain description of something smeared with oil
anointing2 words
- mishḥahמִשְׁחָהanointing: the sacred rite of pouring or smearing consecrating oil to set a person or object apart for God, and the holy oil used to perform it
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- consecrated portion: the share of the offerings assigned to the priests by right of their anointing
- chrismaχρῖσμαanointingnot studied yet
- mishḥahמִשְׁחָהanointing: the sacred rite of pouring or smearing consecrating oil to set a person or object apart for God, and the holy oil used to perform it
anointing oil1 word
- mishḥahמִשְׁחָהanointing: the sacred rite of pouring or smearing consecrating oil to set a person or object apart for God, and the holy oil used to perform it
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- consecrated portion: the share of the offerings assigned to the priests by right of their anointing
- mishḥahמִשְׁחָהanointing: the sacred rite of pouring or smearing consecrating oil to set a person or object apart for God, and the holy oil used to perform it
another8 words
- heterosἕτεροςanother one: a further or second member of the same kind or group
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- of a different kind: another that is not the same in nature, strange or foreign
- next, following: the next day in a sequence of days
- allosἄλλοςanother, other: one more besides the one already in view, of the same general kind
- re'aרֵעַthe other person you are associated with: a friend, a fellow member of your community, or simply the other party, with the closeness left to the setting.
- aḥerאַחֵרanother, other: a second or different one of the same kind, set apart from the one already in view
- zurזוּרto be an outsider: to stand on the wrong side of a line that matters here, whether a circle, a household, a nation, the covenant, or holy space
- heterosἕτεροςanother one: a further or second member of the same kind or group
another's1 word
another’s1 word
answer11 words
- amarאָמַרto say: to speak words, and so to think them or to declare them
- apokrinōἀποκρίνωto answer: to speak in reply, whether responding to a question or speaking up to address what someone has said or done
- anahעָנָהto answer: to respond to what someone has said, asked, or charged
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- to sing responsively: to lift up a song or chant, often as one group answering another
- hupakouōὑπακούωto obey: to heed and carry out what an authority says, as the answer of someone who has listened to a voice.
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- to answer a knock at the door: to come to the gate in response to a caller, listening to find out who is there.
- anahעֲנָהto answer or speak up: to respond to what has been said, or simply to begin speaking
answer again1 word
answerable1 word
- enochosἔνοχοςheld fast in the wrong so that punishment can follow: answerable to a court, deserving of a sentence, or guilty in relation to what has been violated
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- held fast by something and unable to get out from under it: in its grip
- enochosἔνοχοςheld fast in the wrong so that punishment can follow: answerable to a court, deserving of a sentence, or guilty in relation to what has been violated
answered1 word
ant1 word
antelope1 word
Anthothijah1 word
antichrist1 word
anticipate1 word
Antioch1 word
Antiochian1 word
Antipas1 word
Antipatris1 word
Anub1 word
anxiety3 words
anxious1 word
any3 words
any longer1 word
anyone2 words
anything1 word
anything leavened1 word
apart1 word
apart from2 words
- chōrisχωρίςwithout, apart from: the thing named is missing or held separate, so whatever depends on it does not follow
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- besides, not counting: naming what is being left out of a count, not what is absent
- separately, by itself: lying or placed in its own spot, apart from the rest
- zulahזוּלָהexcept, besides: marking the one person or thing left out of what is said about all the rest
- chōrisχωρίςwithout, apart from: the thing named is missing or held separate, so whatever depends on it does not follow
ape1 word
Apelles1 word
Aphek1 word
Aphekah1 word
Aphiah1 word
apiece1 word
Apollonia1 word
Apollos1 word
Apollyon1 word
apostasy2 words
apostle1 word
apostleship1 word
apothecary1 word
Appaim1 word
appalled1 word
appalment1 word
apparel6 words
- levushלְבוּשׁclothing: an article of clothing worn on the body, or a covering pictured as one
- simlahשִׂמְלָהa garment, especially the ordinary outer wrap worn over the tunic; by extension, clothing in general
- endumaἔνδυμαclothing: what a person puts on, whether garments in general or one particular garment
- esthēsἐσθήςclothing: how a person is dressed, taken as a whole outfit rather than as one particular garment
- malbushמַלְבּוּשׁattire: the outfit someone is dressed in, usually fine or formal enough to be worth remarking on
appeal1 word
- epikaleōἐπικαλέωto appeal: to formally invoke the judgment of a higher authority, above all a Roman citizen's appeal to Caesar
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- to call upon: to address someone directly, above all to invoke God or the Lord by name in prayer and worship
- to name or nickname: to give someone an added name, or (in the passive) to be known by that name
- epikaleōἐπικαλέωto appeal: to formally invoke the judgment of a higher authority, above all a Roman citizen's appeal to Caesar
appear9 words
- ra'ahרָאָהto see: to take something in with the eyes, and from there to perceive, understand, experience, look into, provide for, or (turned around) be seen and shown.
- phainōφαίνωto appear: to come into view, or to look a certain way to onlookers
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- to shine: to give off light, as a lamp, star, or the sun does
- optanomaiὀπτάνομαιto appear, to be seen: to become visible to someone, especially a heavenly figure or the risen Jesus showing himself
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- to see: to take in a person or thing with the eyes, often something momentous one is promised to witness
- phaneroōφανερόωto bring out of hiding into the open: to make something (or someone) visible, known, or plain that was concealed
- epiphainōἐπιφαίνωto appearnot studied yet
appearance11 words
- prosōponπρόσωπονthe face, and by extension the presence a face conveys, the outward look of a thing, or the person the face stands for
- ayinעַיִןthe eye: the organ of sight, and by extension how a person sees, judges, wants, and is looked upon.
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- a spring or well: a place where water comes up out of the ground.
- horasisὅρασιςappearance/visionnot studied yet
- marehמַרְאֶהwhat something looks like: the way a person or thing presents itself to the eye, and by extension a sight seen or a vision
- eidosεἶδοςappearancenot studied yet
appeared2 words
- paraginomaiπαραγίνομαιto come and be there: to arrive at a place or reach a person, so as to be present on the scene
- optanomaiὀπτάνομαιto see: to take in a person or thing with the eyes, often something momentous one is promised to witness
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- to appear, to be seen: to become visible to someone, especially a heavenly figure or the risen Jesus showing himself
appearing2 words
- apokalupsisἀποκάλυψιςan uncovering: the moment something hidden is brought out into the open, especially something God had kept concealed
- epiphaneiaἐπιφάνειαa shining out into view: the moment someone who was out of sight steps into full visibility, used of Christ coming into open view to save and to judge
appease1 word
- kipherכִּפֶּרto make atonement: to set right the damage that sin or impurity has done, by a ritual, a payment, or an equivalent life, so that the offender and the holy place are cleared and God's anger turned away.
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- to coat with pitch, to smear something over with tar to make it watertight.
- kipherכִּפֶּרto make atonement: to set right the damage that sin or impurity has done, by a ritual, a payment, or an equivalent life, so that the offender and the holy place are cleared and God's anger turned away.
appendage1 word
appetite1 word
Apphia1 word
apple2 words
apple of the eye1 word
- ishonאִישׁוֹןthe pupil of the eye: the dark opening at its center, named as the one spot a person shields without thinking
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- the black heart of the night: the deepest, darkest point inside a stretch of darkness
- ishonאִישׁוֹןthe pupil of the eye: the dark opening at its center, named as the one spot a person shields without thinking
apple tree1 word
apply1 word
appoint25 words
- didōmiδίδωμιto give: to transfer something from one person to another, whether an object, a gift, a right, or a charge.
- histēmiἵστημιto set, to place: to make someone or something stand in a position, and so to set up, present, appoint, or establish it
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- to stand: to be on one's feet, to be positioned somewhere, or to hold one's ground
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
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- to stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
appointed2 words
appointed time3 words
- mo'edמוֹעֵדan appointment fixed in advance: a set time, a sacred festival, the place where God arranged to meet His people, an agreed gathering or signal, or the fixed moment of the end
- zemanזְמַןa set time: the point or stretch of time marked out for something to happen
- zemanזְמָןa fixed or appointed time: a set date or period decided in advance, rather than time in general
appointment2 words
apportion3 words
- ḥalaqחָלַקto divide something into shares and hand them out: to apportion, allot, or distribute
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- to be smooth, or to make speech smooth: to flatter
- naḥalנָחַלto receive, grant, or hold an inheritance: to come into permanent family property, or to pass it on, as a gift kept within the family
- merizōμερίζωto divide a whole into parts: to deal them out as shares, or to be left split against itself
- ḥalaqחָלַקto divide something into shares and hand them out: to apportion, allot, or distribute
apprentice1 word
approach7 words
- qaravקָרַבto come near, or to bring near: to close the distance to someone or something, and in worship to present an offering before God
- engizōἐγγίζωto come near: to close the gap in space, in time, or in relationship until something is right at hand.
- proserchomaiπροσέρχομαιto come up to someone or something, to approach so as to be in its presence
- nagashנָגַשׁto draw near, or to bring near: closing the physical distance to a person, place, or thing, whether by one's own movement or by causing something else to move
- ephistēmiἐφίστημιto come up and take a position right at a person, place, or moment: to arrive and stand by, or to come upon, often suddenly
approached1 word
approaching1 word
appropriately1 word
approval1 word
approve1 word
approved1 word
apron1 word
Aquila1 word
Ar1 word
Ara1 word
Arab1 word
Arabah1 word
Arabia2 words
Arabian1 word
Arad1 word
Arah1 word
aram1 word
- aramאֲרָםAram: the Aramean people, the kingdoms they held to Israel's north and east, and the country itself, which many English Bibles call Syria
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- Aram: a man's name, carried by three different men, one of them the ancestor the Aramean people are named after
- aramאֲרָםAram: the Aramean people, the kingdoms they held to Israel's north and east, and the country itself, which many English Bibles call Syria
Aram-zobah1 word
Aramaic1 word
Aran1 word
Ararat1 word
Araunah1 word
arbiter1 word
archangel1 word
Archelaus1 word
archer1 word
archers1 word
- ramahרָמָהto send something flying with force: to hurl a body, or to shoot arrows from a bow
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- to fool someone who trusted you: to break faith by trickery
- ramahרָמָהto send something flying with force: to hurl a body, or to shoot arrows from a bow
arches1 word