English Bible words starting with B
1,117 meanings beginning with B, in alphabetical order. This is page 2 of 12. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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barley3 words
Barnabas1 word
barracks1 word
barrel1 word
barren6 words
- steiraστεῖραbarrennot studied yet
- argosἀργόςnot working: either having no work to do, or avoiding the work that is yours
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- producing nothing: doing no good and yielding no result
- aqarעָקָרbarren: unable to bring forth young, so that no child is ever born
- akarposἄκαρποςunfruitful: yielding none of the fruit that was due, whether on a tree or in a person's life, and so producing nothing of benefit
- shakkulשַׁכּוּלbereaved of her young: left without children or offspring that were born and then taken away
barren heights1 word
barricade1 word
bars1 word
Barsabbas1 word
Bartholomew1 word
Bartimaeus1 word
Baruch1 word
Barzillai1 word
base8 words
- themeliosθεμέλιοςfoundation: the load-bearing base laid first under a building, and by extension the basis on which anything is established.
- edenאֶדֶןa socket or base: the heavy footing into which an upright post or pillar is set so it stands firm
- beliyya'alבְּלִיַּעַלruinous worthlessness: the good-for-nothing quality that makes a person or a plan both useless and destructive
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- destruction: deadly ruin, pictured in poetry as a flood that engulfs a person and drags them toward death
- mekhonahמְכוֹנָהa base or stand: the fixed support an object is set on to hold it in place
- yesodיְסוֹדfoundation: the lowest supporting part of a built thing, the base it rests on or rises from
Basemath1 word
bashan1 word
basic principles1 word
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
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- the basic physical parts the world is made of: its elements
- the elemental forces of the world: the basic powers or rules that ordered the old life and held people in bondage to it
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
basin8 words
- phialēφιάληa wide, shallow bowl of the kind used in worship, shaped to be tipped out rather than drunk from.
- mizraqמִזְרָקa large, wide bowl, the vessel used to fling or pour out liquid
- saphסַףa basin or bowl: a wide, shallow open vessel for holding liquid.
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- a threshold: the sill of a doorway, and by extension the guarded point of entry to a building.
- kiyyorכִּיֹּרa large round bronze basin, used for washing, for cooking, or for holding fire
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- a raised bronze platform to stand on
- gullahגֻּלָּהa rounded bowl or basin, including the bowl-shaped cap of a pillar and the oil reservoir of a lampstand
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- a spring or basin of water: a source or pool that supplies water
basket9 words
- tevahתֵּבָהa sealed, floating box that carries chosen lives safely through deadly water
- salסַלa basket: a woven, open container for carrying food, most often bread
- kophinosκόφινοςbasketnot studied yet
- dudדּוּדa wide, round, open container: a pot boiled over a fire, or a basket carried by hand
- spurisσπυρίςbasketnot studied yet
bass1 word
bastard1 word
bat1 word
bath4 words
- batבַּתthe bath: the standard large measure for liquids, chiefly wine and oil, matching in size the ephah used for grain
- loutronλουτρόνa washing: a bath that cleanses the whole body, used in both its New Testament appearances as a picture of the spiritual cleansing that comes with salvation
- batבַּתbathnot studied yet
- batosβάτοςbathnot studied yet
Bath-rabbim1 word
Bath-shua1 word
bathe1 word
baths1 word
Bathsheba1 word
battering ram1 word
- karכַּרa battering ram: a heavy siege engine used to break through a city wall or gate
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- a young ram or fattened male lamb, prized as choice livestock for food, sacrifice, or tribute
- a pasture or grassy meadow where flocks graze
- a camel's saddle, or the cushioned basket-seat mounted on it
- karכַּרa battering ram: a heavy siege engine used to break through a city wall or gate
battering-ram1 word
battle6 words
- polemosπόλεμοςwar: open armed conflict between opposing forces, and by extension a single battle or even fierce fighting among people.
- milḥamahמִלְחָמָהarmed conflict between opposing forces: the condition of being at war, or a specific battle
- strateuōστρατεύωto be a soldier on active duty: to serve in an army and keep up its campaign.
- nesheqנֶשֶׁקarms and weaponry taken collectively: the equipment of war, and by extension the armory that stores it or the battle waged with it
- qeravקְרָבbattle: the clash of armed fighting itself, whether between armies or aimed at a single person
battle line1 word
Bavvai1 word
bay2 words
- lashonלָשׁוֹןthe tongue: the organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
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- a language: the tongue a people speaks, and so the people marked off by it
- a tongue: something shaped like a tongue, such as a wedge of metal, an inlet of the sea, or a flame
- kolposκόλποςa bay: a curve of coastline where the sea reaches in toward the land
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- the bosom: the sheltered space at the front of a person's body, between the chest and the arms, where someone or something is held close
- lashonלָשׁוֹןthe tongue: the organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
Bazluth1 word
bdellium1 word
be8 words
- eimiεἰμίto be: the plain verb of being, used to link a subject to what is said about it, to say that something exists, and to say where someone is.
- hayahהָיָהto be: to exist, be present, become, or come to pass
- ginomaiγίνομαιto come to be: to begin to exist, to happen, or to pass into a new state, as opposed to simply being
- echōἔχωto have: to hold something as one's own, on oneself, or within one's situation, whether a possession, a relationship, an inner reality, or a state one is in.
- huparchōὑπάρχωto be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
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- possessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
be a busybody1 word
be a citizen1 word
be a debtor1 word
be a fugitive1 word
be a slave2 words
be a stranger3 words
- gurגּוּרto live somewhere as a resident outsider: to settle for a time among people not your own, without owning the land or holding the rights of a native
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- to be afraid, to dread: to shrink back in fear before a person, a threat, or God
- to assail, to stir up strife: to gather in hostility against someone, to attack
- 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
- paroikeōπαροικέωbe a strangernot studied yet
- gurגּוּרto live somewhere as a resident outsider: to settle for a time among people not your own, without owning the land or holding the rights of a native
be a tetrarch1 word
be able6 words
- dunamaiδύναμαιto be able: to have the power, capacity, or freedom to do something
- yakholיָכֹלto be able: to have the power, capacity, or permission to do something
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- to prevail: to overpower an opponent or win out in a struggle
- to endure: to be able to bear or put up with something
- ischuōἰσχύωto have the strength or power for something: to be strong enough, be able, or prevail
- yekhelיְכִלto be able to do something: to have the power or the skill that the task requires
- kehalכְּהַלbe ablenot studied yet
be abundant1 word
be accustomed1 word
be acquainted with1 word
be active1 word
be afraid4 words
- phobeōφοβέωto fear: to be gripped by fear, whether dread of a threat or reverent awe before God
- gurגּוּרto be afraid, to dread: to shrink back in fear before a person, a threat, or God
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- to live somewhere as a resident outsider: to settle for a time among people not your own, without owning the land or holding the rights of a native
- to assail, to stir up strife: to gather in hostility against someone, to attack
- paḥadפָּחַדto tremble with dread: to be seized by sudden, body-shaking fear
- tremōτρέμωto tremble: to shake all over without being able to stop it, usually out of fear or awe
be agile1 word
be agitated1 word
be alarmed1 word
be alert1 word
be alienated1 word
be allotted1 word
be almond shaped1 word
be alone1 word
be already1 word
- huparchōὑπάρχωto be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
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- possessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
- huparchōὑπάρχωto be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
be amazed2 words
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
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- to show partiality: to flatter or defer to people for what you can get out of them.
- ekthaumazōἐκθαυμάζωbe amazednot studied yet
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
be ambassador1 word
be an adversary1 word
be an opponent1 word
be angry8 words
- ragazרָגַזto shake: to be thrown into violent, involuntary motion, whether the earth quaking, a person trembling, or an inward shuddering of dread, grief, or excitement
- qatsaphקָצַףto be angry: to flare up in wrath, usually with the intent to punish
- prosochthizōπροσοχθίζωbe angrynot studied yet
- anaphאָנַףto be angry: the burning anger of God, which in the Bible is directed only against people for their sin
- ashanעָשַׁןbe angrynot studied yet
be anguished1 word
be anxious1 word
be appalled1 word
be appointed1 word
be arrogant1 word
be ashamed4 words
- bushבּוֹשׁto be ashamed: to be publicly let down and exposed when a hope or a trust collapses, and the felt disgrace that goes with it
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- to delay: to be long in coming, to tarry past the expected time
- aischunōαἰσχύνωto be ashamed; to be put to shame: to feel disgrace, or to be publicly exposed as having trusted or hoped wrongly
- entrepōἐντρέπωto pull someone up short with the sting of being in the wrong, or to be pulled up short that way
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- to let another person's standing weigh on you enough to change what you do: to respect, to defer to
- ḥapherחָפֵרto be publicly disgraced: to be shamed, confounded, or left exposed when hope or help fails
- bushבּוֹשׁto be ashamed: to be publicly let down and exposed when a hope or a trust collapses, and the felt disgrace that goes with it
be ashamed of1 word
be assertive1 word
be astonished2 words
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
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- to show partiality: to flatter or defer to people for what you can get out of them.
- ekplēssōἐκπλήσσωto be overwhelmed with astonishment: knocked out of one's normal composure by something too big to take in
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
be at ease1 word
be at hand1 word
be at peace1 word
be at work1 word
be avenged1 word
be aware1 word
be away2 words
be awe-struck1 word
be bare1 word
be beautiful1 word
be bereaved1 word
be black2 words
be blessed1 word
be blunt1 word
be bold3 words
be born3 words
- yaladיָלַדto bring a child into the world: to give birth to, to father, or to be born
- gennaōγεννάωto bring a child into the world: of a father, to father a child; of a mother, to give birth; of a child, to be born
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- in a spiritual sense, to bring into a new life or standing: God giving someone new birth, God declaring a Son, or a teacher fathering a convert
- tiktōτίκτωto give birth to; to bring a child into the world, and by extension to bring forth crops or a result.
be bound1 word
be brother-in-law1 word
be brought down1 word
be brought low1 word
be built up with1 word
be buried with1 word
be called1 word
be calm1 word
be careful1 word
be cheerful2 words
- balagבָּלַגto brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
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- to make something flash forth or burst out suddenly: to cause it to break out like a sudden blaze
- euthumeōεὐθυμέωbe cheerfulnot studied yet
- balagבָּלַגto brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
be childlike1 word