English Bible words starting with B
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baal3 words
- ba'alבַּעַלBaal: the Canaanite storm god, credited with rain and harvest, whose worship Israel is condemned for taking up again and again
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- the Baals: rival gods and their local shrines spoken of together in the plural, the whole tangle of worship Israel kept turning to instead of the LORD
- Baal: the same name used as a label on people and places, borne by Israelite men in the family records and attached to a southern town and to a ridge of hill shrines in Moab
- BaalΒάαλBaalnot studied yet
- ba'aliבַּעֲלִיBaalnot studied yet
- ba'alבַּעַלBaal: the Canaanite storm god, credited with rain and harvest, whose worship Israel is condemned for taking up again and again
Baal of peor1 word
Baal-berith1 word
Baal-gad1 word
baal-hamon1 word
Baal-hanan1 word
Baal-hazor1 word
Baal-hermon1 word
Baal-meon1 word
Baal-perazim1 word
Baal-shalishah1 word
Baal-tamar1 word
Baal-zebub1 word
Baal-zephon1 word
Baalah1 word
Baalath1 word
Baalath-beer1 word
baalim1 word
- ba'alבַּעַלBaal: the Canaanite storm god, credited with rain and harvest, whose worship Israel is condemned for taking up again and again
+2 more meanings
- the Baals: rival gods and their local shrines spoken of together in the plural, the whole tangle of worship Israel kept turning to instead of the LORD
- Baal: the same name used as a label on people and places, borne by Israelite men in the family records and attached to a southern town and to a ridge of hill shrines in Moab
- ba'alבַּעַלBaal: the Canaanite storm god, credited with rain and harvest, whose worship Israel is condemned for taking up again and again
Baalis1 word
baals1 word
- ba'alבַּעַלthe Baals: rival gods and their local shrines spoken of together in the plural, the whole tangle of worship Israel kept turning to instead of the LORD
+2 more meanings
- Baal: the Canaanite storm god, credited with rain and harvest, whose worship Israel is condemned for taking up again and again
- Baal: the same name used as a label on people and places, borne by Israelite men in the family records and attached to a southern town and to a ridge of hill shrines in Moab
- ba'alבַּעַלthe Baals: rival gods and their local shrines spoken of together in the plural, the whole tangle of worship Israel kept turning to instead of the LORD
Baana1 word
Baanah1 word
Baara1 word
Baaseiah1 word
Baasha1 word
babble3 words
- badבַּדbig empty talk: boasting or babble with nothing behind it, and in the plural the boasters and fortune tellers who trade in it
- battologeōβαττολογέωto babble on in prayer: to pile up empty, thoughtless words as if sheer quantity of speech could pressure God into listening
- mataiologiaματαιολογίαempty talk: religious teaching that has the outward form of doctrine but no truth behind it and no godliness to show for it
babbler2 words
babbling1 word
babe1 word
babel1 word
baby2 words
babylon4 words
Baca1 word
back11 words
- palinπάλινback: returning to a place, person, or condition left earlier
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- again: once more, a second (or further) time, repeating an action
- furthermore: a connecting word that adds a further point or, in turn, a contrasting one
- bamahבָּמָהthe high ground a powerful figure walks or rides over: the back, ridge, or heights of the earth, sea, or sky in poetry
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- an open-air place of sacrifice: a built platform, walled precinct, or small shrine where worship was carried out away from the central temple
- nōtonνῶτονbacknot studied yet
- aḥorאָחוֹרthe back or behind: the rear of something, the direction backward, and (of time) what is still to come
- orephעֹרֶףthe back of the neck; the nape, the side a person shows by turning away
- palinπάλινback: returning to a place, person, or condition left earlier
backslide1 word
backsliding2 words
backward1 word
backwards1 word
bad5 words
- raרַעbad: failing the standard of what it should be, whether defective, harmful, or unpleasant, with no question of sin
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- calamity: disaster, ruin, or affliction that falls on a person or nation, the trouble that is the opposite of well-being
- morally evil: conduct, intent, or persons that are wrong in the sight of God, the opposite of what is good
- ponērosπονηρόςevil, wicked: bad in a way that actively works harm
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- the evil one: a title for Satan, the personal source of evil
- kakosκακόςbad: the ordinary, all-purpose opposite of good, covering a corrupt character, a wrongful act, and plain harm alike
- saprosσαπρόςbad in the sense of failing at its purpose: worthless, unsound, no good for what it is meant to do
- bi'ushבִּאישׁbadnot studied yet
- raרַעbad: failing the standard of what it should be, whether defective, harmful, or unpleasant, with no question of sin
bad report1 word
badger skins1 word
badly1 word
- kakōsκακῶςbadly off in body: sick, suffering severely, or brought to a wretched end
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- in a way that is wrong: improperly, out of bad motives, or abusively
- kakōsκακῶςbadly off in body: sick, suffering severely, or brought to a wretched end
bag4 words
- amtaḥatאַמְתַּחַתa grain sack: the large open-topped bag that carried food home on a donkey, used in the Bible only of the bags Joseph's brothers brought back from Egypt
- tserorצְרוֹרa small bag knotted shut, used to carry or store something valuable: silver, spices, anything worth keeping safe
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- a pebble: a small loose stone, small enough to stand for the last scrap of anything
- Zeror: a man named among the forefathers of King Saul
- pēraπήραbagnot studied yet
- meshekhמֶשֶׁךְbag/pricenot studied yet
bagpipe1 word
Bahurim1 word
bailiff1 word
Bakbakkar1 word
Bakbuk1 word
Bakbukiah1 word
bake3 words
- bashalבָּשַׁלto boil food in liquid until it is cooked; to seethe or stew, especially meat
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- to ripen: for grapes or a grain harvest to come to full maturity
- aphahאָפָהto bake: to cook bread or cakes with dry heat, in an oven or on hot stones
- ugעוּגto bakenot studied yet
- bashalבָּשַׁלto boil food in liquid until it is cooked; to seethe or stew, especially meat
baked2 words
baked clay1 word
baker1 word
Balaam2 words
Baladan1 word
Balah1 word
Balak2 words
balance3 words
- qanehקָנֶהa reed or stalk: the tall, hollow, jointed plant that grows in water, and any single cane-like stem.
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- a measuring rod: a fixed-length reed used as a surveyor's measuring tool, and the length itself as a unit.
- the shaft and branches of the golden lampstand in the tabernacle.
- the upper arm bone, the long bone running from shoulder to elbow.
- mozenמֹאזֵןa pair of scales; the balance used to weigh something
- pelesפֶּלֶסbalancenot studied yet
- qanehקָנֶהa reed or stalk: the tall, hollow, jointed plant that grows in water, and any single cane-like stem.
balances1 word
bald3 words
bald patches1 word
bald spot1 word
bald spots1 word
baldness3 words
balsam3 words
bamah1 word
Bamoth1 word
band7 words
- maḥanehמַחֲנֶהan encampment: a body of people gathered in one place, whether an army in the field or a traveling community at rest
- gedudגְּדוּדa band of armed men who move and act together, most often to raid or plunder, though it can also mean a formal unit within a standing army, or the raid itself.
- avotעֲבֹתa braided cord: a rope of several strands twisted together, used to bind, harness, or fasten
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- interwoven foliage: the dense, tangled boughs at the crown of a great tree
- speiraσπεῖραa cohort: a unit of the Roman army, several hundred soldiers serving under one commander
- ḥeshevחֵשֶׁבthe designed waistband of the high priest's ephod: a richly woven belt made in one piece with the vestment it holds in place.
band together1 word
- gadadגָּדַדto slash one's own skin on purpose as a religious act: in grief for someone who has died, or to force a god to answer
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- to mass together in a body, the way a band of armed men does: to close in on someone, or to crowd to a place
- gadadגָּדַדto slash one's own skin on purpose as a religious act: in grief for someone who has died, or to force a god to answer
bandage3 words
bandages1 word
bandit1 word
bands2 words
banging1 word
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםcymbals: the clashing metal plates sounded in worship, named after the ringing noise they make
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- whirring, buzzing: the sound of beating wings, or the winged pest known by that sound
- a barbed spear for taking fish: a harpoon
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםcymbals: the clashing metal plates sounded in worship, named after the ringing noise they make
Bani1 word
banish2 words
banishment1 word
bank4 words
- saphahשָׂפָהedge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
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- lip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
- trapezaτράπεζαa moneychanger's table, and so the banking business carried on at it: where coins were exchanged and money left on deposit.
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- a table: the furniture a household or its guests gather around to eat, and by extension the meal it holds or a table set apart for God.
- solelahסֹלְלָהsiege ramp: a mound of earth and stones heaped up against a city wall so that attackers and battering rams can reach the top
- gadahגָּדָהbanknot studied yet
- saphahשָׂפָהedge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
banner2 words
banquet6 words
- shatahשָׁתָהto drink: to take liquid in through the mouth
- mishtehמִשְׁתֶּהa feast: a celebration centered on food and especially drinking, held to mark a joyful occasion
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- drink: a beverage, or one's allotted portion of something to drink
- deipnonδεῖπνονthe main, formal meal of the day: a banquet or dinner to which guests are invited
- aristonἄριστονthe earlier of the day's two main meals: a daytime meal, usually around midday, set against the main evening dinner
- dochēδοχήbanquetnot studied yet
baptism2 words
- baptismaβάπτισμαbaptism: the specific water rite of initiation, whether John's baptism of repentance or the Christian baptism that joins a person to Christ
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- an overwhelming ordeal that engulfs a person: Jesus's word for the flood of suffering and death he was about to undergo
- baptismosβαπτισμόςbaptismnot studied yet
- baptismaβάπτισμαbaptism: the specific water rite of initiation, whether John's baptism of repentance or the Christian baptism that joins a person to Christ
baptist1 word
baptize1 word
baptizer1 word
bar2 words
- beri'aḥבְּרִיחַa bar: the strong wooden or metal beam used to lock something shut or to bind parts firmly together.
- motמוֹטa length of timber that bears weight: the pole two people carry a load on, and the crossbar of a yoke laid over a neck
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- a slipping: the moment a foot gives way under someone
Bar-jesus1 word
Bar-jonah1 word
Barabbas1 word
Barachel1 word
Barachiah1 word
Barak2 words
barbarian1 word
barber1 word
bare4 words
- gumnosγυμνόςnaked: without covering, whether stripped bare, poorly clothed, or laid open to view
- aromעָרוֹםuncovered: stripped of clothing or protection, from total nakedness down to having too little to wear
- maratמָרַטto strip a surface bare by rubbing or plucking, leaving it smooth, bald, or gleaming
- tseḥi'aḥצְחִיחַbarenot studied yet
bare heights1 word
barefoot2 words
bareness1 word
Bariah1 word
bark1 word
Barkos1 word