English Bible words starting with B

be horribly afraid1 word

• sa'arשָׂעַרto shudder with horror: to bristle and recoil at the sight of something terrible
  +1 more meaning

  • to storm: to rage as a windstorm does, or to seize someone and whirl them away

be hostile1 word

• ayavאָיַבbe hostilenot studied yet

be humble2 words

• kanaכָּנַעto be brought low: to be forced down from a high or proud position, whether by another's hand or by one's own choice
• tsanaצָנַעbe humblenot studied yet

be humiliated1 word

• kalamכָּלַםto be shamed or to shame someone: to suffer or inflict public disgrace and loss of honor

be hungry2 words

• peinaōπεινάωto be hungry: to feel the bodily need for food, and so to crave something as intensely as a starving person craves a meal
• ra'evרָעֵבto be hungry: to feel or suffer the lack of food

be idle3 words

• ḥashahחָשָׁהto hold one's peace: to keep silent, or to stay still and do nothing
• argeōἀργέωbe idlenot studied yet
• atakteōἀτακτέωbe idlenot studied yet

be ignorant1 word

• agnoeōἀγνοέωto lack knowledge of something: to be unaware of a fact, fail to grasp what is meant, or fail to recognize what one should know.

be ill1 word

• yaraיָרַעbe illnot studied yet

be impossible1 word

• adunateōἀδυνατέωbe impossiblenot studied yet

be in1 word

• eneimiἔνειμιbe innot studied yet

be in an uproar1 word

• hamahהָמָהto make a loud, restless sound: to roar, growl, moan, or be in an uproar

be in awe1 word

• paḥadפָּחַדto tremble with dread: to be seized by sudden, body-shaking fear

be in bondage1 word

• douleuōδουλεύωto serve as a slave: to belong to a master and give the obedience and labor a slave owes him

be in danger1 word

• kinduneuōκινδυνεύωbe in dangernot studied yet

be in force2 words

• ischuōἰσχύωto have the strength or power for something: to be strong enough, be able, or prevail
• keimaiκεῖμαιto lie in a settled position: to be where someone has put it, and to stay there

be in health1 word

• hugiainōὑγιαίνωto be in good bodily health: to be well, or to recover and be well again
  +1 more meaning

  • to be sound: to be healthy and free from error, said of teaching, of words, and of people held firm in the faith

be in labor2 words

• ḥulחוּלto writhe: to twist and convulse with pain, terror, or grief, whether in the body, the heart, or the shaking ground
  +3 more meanings

  • to bring forth: to give birth, or to be born, the labor-writhing carried through to the child it produces
  • to dance: to whirl in a circling festal dance
  • to wait, to wait longingly or in hope for someone
• ōdinōὠδίνωbe in labornot studied yet

be in need1 word

• hustereōὑστερέωto be behind: to fall short of, lack, or come up short of what one should have or reach

be in pain1 word

• ka'avכָּאַבto hurt: to be in pain, in body or in heart, or to cause that pain in someone else

be in the middle1 word

• mesoōμεσόωbe in the middlenot studied yet

be in the right1 word

• tsadaqצָדֵקto be in the right: to stand righteous, just, or cleared, whether as a settled state of life or as a verdict won in a dispute
  +1 more meaning

  • to put someone in the right: to declare, pronounce, or treat a person as righteous, to acquit and vindicate them

be incensed1 word

• ḥarahחָרָהto burn hot with anger: for a feeling, almost always anger, to catch fire and blaze up in someone

be incurable1 word

• anashאָנַשׁpast healing: so badly hurt or so sick that nothing will mend it.

be indignant2 words

• za'amזָעַםto condemn in anger: to burn with indignation against someone, and to voice that anger as a denunciation or curse.
• aganakteōἀγανακτέωto be indignant: to feel strong, morally charged displeasure at something seen as wrong

be infatuated with1 word

• agavעָגַבto lust after someone: to be gripped by a craving for a person that has run past all shame

be inferior to1 word

• hustereōὑστερέωto be behind: to fall short of, lack, or come up short of what one should have or reach

be insane1 word

• paraphroneōπαραφρονέωbe insanenot studied yet

be insensitive1 word

• taphashטָפַשׁbe insensitivenot studied yet

be insufficient1 word

• epileipōἐπιλείπωbe insufficientnot studied yet

be jealous1 word

• qanaקָנָאto burn with feeling over an exclusive claim: to be jealous, zealous, or envious depending on whether the claim is rightful and how it is expressed
  +1 more meaning

  • to provoke someone to jealousy: to stir up another's jealous anger, used of Israel goading God with rival worship

be joined1 word

• yaḥadיָחַדbe joinednot studied yet

be jubilant2 words

• alazעָלַזto exult: to break out in loud, triumphant joy
• alatsעָלַץto exult: to break into open, out-loud joy over a rescue, a victory, or the righteous coming out on top

be kept burning1 word

• yaqadיָקַדto burn: of a fire that is alight and keeps on burning, rather than one that consumes what it touches
  +1 more meaning

  • a hearth: a burning fire, or the place it burns, from which live coals can be scooped

be killed1 word

• naphalנָפַלto fall: to go down from standing or from above, a picture Hebrew stretches to cover being killed, bowing to the ground, being overthrown, deserting to an enemy, and a share falling to someone by lot

be kind2 words

• ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
  +1 more meaning

  • to disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
• chrēsteuomaiχρηστεύομαιbe kindnot studied yet

be king1 word

• basileuōβασιλεύωto reign as king: to hold the throne and exercise royal power over others

be laid1 word

• keimaiκεῖμαιto lie in a settled position: to be where someone has put it, and to stay there

be left3 words

• sha'arשָׁאַרto be left over after the rest is gone, or to leave something over
• perileipomaiπεριλείπομαιto be left alive after others have died: to survive, to remain over
• shevaqשְׁבַקto be leftnot studied yet

be left over1 word

• perisseuōπερισσεύωto overflow: to be present beyond the measure that is needed, so that there is a surplus, growth, or plenty

be leprous1 word

• tsaraצָרַעto be struck with a defiling skin disease: to break out in the scaly, spreading condition that made a person ceremonially unclean and forced them to live apart from others.

be lesser1 word

• hēssaomaiἡσσάομαιbe lessernot studied yet

be lifted out1 word

• seliqסְלֵקto go up or come up, and in its lifting forms to bring someone up out of a place

be lightened1 word

• naharנָהַרto stream: for a crowd of people to keep pouring steadily toward one place, the way a river runs
  +1 more meaning

  • to beam: for a person's face to brighten and light up at what it sees

be like3 words

• shavahשָׁוָהto be or make even: to be equal or comparable to something, worth as much as it, or to level a thing out.
  +1 more meaning

  • to set, place, or lay something in position, or lay it upon someone.
• demahדְּמָהbe likenot studied yet
• shevahשְׁוָהbe likenot studied yet

be little1 word

• tsa'arצָעַרbe littlenot studied yet

be long-haired1 word

• komaōκομάωbe long-hairednot studied yet

be lord of1 word

• kurieuōκυριεύωto be lord or master of; to hold dominion over someone or something

be lovely1 word

• na'ahנָאָהto be lovely: to look right and pleasing, so that a thing is both beautiful and well suited to where it stands

be low1 word

• shephalשְׁפֵלbe lownot studied yet

be mad1 word

• shagaשָׁגַעto be out of one's right mind, or to act like it: madness that shows itself in how a person behaves.

be made like1 word

• homoioōὁμοιόωto bring into likeness: to set one thing beside another as its like, either by comparing them in words or by actually making one resemble the other.

be made new1 word

• ananeoomaiἀνανεόομαιto renew: to make new again something that already exists, restoring its freshness rather than replacing it

be manly1 word

• ishאשׁשׁbe manlynot studied yet

be married1 word

• ba'alבָּעַלto become someone's lord and owner: to take a woman as one's wife (and so be her husband), or to hold people under one's rule

be mastered1 word

• exousiazōἐξουσιάζωto hold the rightful authority or right of control over someone or something; when turned around, to be mastered by it

be merciful1 word

• ḥananחָנַןto show favor: to stoop and treat someone with undeserved kindness
  +1 more meaning

  • to be loathsome, repulsive

be merry1 word

• tovטוֹבto be good: to be sound, pleasing, or going well, and (in its causative form) to do good or do well

be mighty1 word

• gavarגָּבַרto be strong and so to prevail: to overpower a rival, to be mighty or great, or to make someone or something strong.

be minded1 word

• boulomaiβούλομαιto will, wish, or intend: to settle on what one wants, often as a considered choice or firm purpose.

be mindful of2 words

• mimnēskōμιμνήσκωto remember: to call something back to mind, or to hold someone in mind and act on their behalf
• mnēmoneuōμνημονεύωto hold something in mind so that it shapes what you do: to remember, keep in mind, be mindful of
  +1 more meaning

  • to make mention of, speak about: to bring something up out loud

be moist1 word

• ratavרָטֵבbe moistnot studied yet

be moved1 word

• motמוֹטto give way, to totter or slip out of a firm, fixed place; and so, of a person, to be shaken or brought down.

be naked1 word

• gumnēteuō, gumniteuōγυμνητεύω, γυμνιτεύωbe nakednot studied yet

be nearsighted1 word

• muōpazōμυωπάζωbe nearsightednot studied yet

be necessary1 word

• deiδεῖit is necessary; one must, ought, has to (an impersonal verb that names a binding necessity laid on a person or event)

be next to1 word

• sunomoreōσυνομορέωbe next tonot studied yet

be numb1 word

• pugפּוּגbe numbnot studied yet

be of good cheer1 word

• tharseōθαρσέωtake heart: to find courage and confidence in the face of fear, danger, or distress

be of good courage2 words

• amatsאָמֵץto be firm and strong, or to make someone firm: physical might, inner resolve, and the courage to hold steady
• tharseōθαρσέωtake heart: to find courage and confidence in the face of fear, danger, or distress

be of sound mind1 word

• sōphroneōσωφρονέωto be of sound mind: clear-headed and sane, and so self-controlled and sensible rather than reckless or carried away.

be of the same mind1 word

• phroneōφρονέωto have the mind set a certain way: to be leaning in one direction, so that what a person thinks, wants, and cares about all point the same way

be of use1 word

• sakhanסָכַןto be of benefit: to be worth something to the one who stands to gain
  +2 more meanings

  • an attendant: a person kept close to a superior to look after him personally
  • to be long familiar with: to know something by living with it rather than by hearing of it

be old1 word

• zaqenזָקֵןto grow old: to advance in years and become aged

be on fire1 word

• kaiōκαίωto burn: to set something alight, or to be alight, whether as a lamp that gives light or a fire that takes hold of what it touches.

be on the alert1 word

• agrupneōἀγρυπνέωto keep watch without sleeping: to give up rest in order to stay alert to something that matters.

be over1 word

• proistēmiπροΐστημιto be in charge of something and look after it: to lead, to manage, to take the lead in

be permitted1 word

• exesti, exonἔξεστι, ἐξόνit is permitted: a stated action is allowed, rather than required or forbidden

be perplexed3 words

• aporeōἀπορέωto be at a loss: to find no way through a difficulty, and so not know what to think or do
• diaporeōδιαπορέωbe perplexednot studied yet
• shevashשְׁבַשׁbe perplexednot studied yet

be pitied1 word

• eleeinosἐλεεινόςpitiable: deserving of pity or mercy, an object of another's compassion

be pleasant1 word

• na'emנָעֵםto be delightful: to be lovely, sweet, or agreeable, giving real pleasure to the person who experiences it

be pleased2 words

• ya'alיָאַלto set the will on a course of action: to be willing, to consent, or to take something upon oneself
• euaresteōεὐαρεστέωto be well-pleasing to God: to live in a way that meets his full approval

be pleased to1 word

• eudokeōεὐδοκέωto decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
  +1 more meaning

  • to look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable

be pleased with1 word

• ratsahרָצָהto be pleased with someone or something: to accept them gladly, look on them with favor, and take delight in them
  +1 more meaning

  • to pay off in full: to satisfy a debt or serve out a sentence until the account is settled

be pleasing1 word

• tovטוֹבto be good: to be sound, pleasing, or going well, and (in its causative form) to do good or do well

be poor3 words

• rushרוּשׁto be poor, to lack property: the condition of having little or nothing, set plainly against being rich
• ptōcheuōπτωχεύωbe poornot studied yet
• mukhמוּךְto sink into poverty: to fall from having enough to live on into not having enough.

be possible1 word

• endechomaiἐνδέχομαιbe possiblenot studied yet

be precious1 word

• yaqarיָקַרto be worth a great deal: to count as valuable, whether treasured by someone who will not give it up or expensive because the price is high
  +1 more meaning

  • to make something scarce: to thin it out, or to hold it back so that it comes only rarely

be present4 words

• hēkōἥκωto have arrived and so be present; to come
• pareimiπάρειμιto be present: to be here or on hand right now, whether a person who has arrived or a thing that is available in the moment
• enistēmiἐνίστημιused of a stretch of time: to set in and so be the one now here, rather than one still on its way
• parakeimaiπαράκειμαιbe presentnot studied yet

be present with1 word

• sumpareimiσυμπάρειμιbe present withnot studied yet

be profitable1 word

• sumpherōσυμφέρωto bring things together into one place: to gather or collect
  +1 more meaning

  • to be good for someone: to be beneficial, advantageous, or better

be proper2 words

• prepōπρέπωit is fitting: what is proper and becoming, in keeping with who someone is or what a situation calls for.
• arakhאֲרִיךְbe propernot studied yet

be prosperous1 word

• euporeōεὐπορέωbe prosperousnot studied yet

be proud1 word

• zudזוּדbe proudnot studied yet

be prudent1 word

• sakhalשָׂכַלto have good sense: to grasp a matter clearly and act on it skillfully, so that things turn out well
  +1 more meaning

  • to lay crosswise: to set one's hands across each other

be punished1 word

• ashamאָשַׁםto be guilty: to become answerable for wrongdoing, and so to bear its penalty

be pure1 word

• taherטָהֵרto be clean or pure, to become clean, or to make something clean; used of ritual fitness, of literal cleanness, and of being freed from sin.

be put to death1 word

• teleutaōτελευτάωto die: to reach the end of one's life, come to one's end.

be quiet5 words

• ḥareshחָרֵשׁto cut into a hard surface: to engrave, to plow, or to shape raw material, and from there to work out a scheme in the mind
  +1 more meaning

  • to be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
• hēsuchazōἡσυχάζωbe quiet/give upnot studied yet
• siōpaōσιωπάωto be silent: to make no sound where a voice could be heard, most often the deliberate silence of someone who could speak and says nothing
• ragaרָגַעto stir water up: to set the sea heaving so that its waves roar
  +3 more meanings

  • to bring to a settled stop: to grant rest and relief, or to come to rest oneself
  • in an instant: to happen in a flash, or to last no longer than a moment
  • of diseased skin: to close over and harden into a crust
• shataqשָׁתַקbe quietnot studied yet

be radiant1 word

• naharנָהַרto stream: for a crowd of people to keep pouring steadily toward one place, the way a river runs
  +1 more meaning

  • to beam: for a person's face to brighten and light up at what it sees

be ready5 words

• kunכּוּןto be firm or to make firm: to be set solidly in place and lasting, or to set something solidly in place so it stands, endures, and is ready for its purpose.
• 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
• proskartereōπροσκαρτερέωto hold on tenaciously: to keep oneself strongly and steadily fixed on someone or something over time, without letting go
• atadעָתֹדbe readynot studied yet
• hunהוּןbe readynot studied yet