English Bible words starting with B
1,117 meanings beginning with B, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 12. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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be reared1 word
be reckless1 word
be reconciled1 word
be red1 word
be refined1 word
be refreshed1 word
be rejected1 word
be renewed1 word
be repaid2 words
- komizōκομίζωto bring something along: to carry an object with you and deliver it where it is wanted.
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- to get what is coming to you: to collect for yourself what is owed, promised, or already yours.
- apolambanōἀπολαμβάνωto receive what is coming to you: to get back what was yours, or be handed what your work has earned or a promise has set aside for you
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- to take someone aside, drawing them away from a crowd for a private moment
- komizōκομίζωto bring something along: to carry an object with you and deliver it where it is wanted.
be rich2 words
be righteous1 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
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- to put someone in the right: to declare, pronounce, or treat a person as righteous, to acquit and vindicate them
- 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
be rooted1 word
- sharashשָׁרַשׁto take root: to send roots down into the soil and get a firm hold, or to give a plant its roots so that it holds
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- to root out: to tear something out of the ground roots and all, so that it cannot grow back
- sharashשָׁרַשׁto take root: to send roots down into the soil and get a firm hold, or to give a plant its roots so that it holds
be safe1 word
be sated1 word
be satisfied1 word
be seated1 word
- kathēmaiκάθημαιto be seated: to be in a sitting position, or to stay settled in a place
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- to sit enthroned: to occupy a throne or seat of power, and so to rule or judge
- kathēmaiκάθημαιto be seated: to be in a sitting position, or to stay settled in a place
be secure2 words
be seen1 word
- phainōφαίνωto shine: to give off light, as a lamp, star, or the sun does
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- to appear: to come into view, or to look a certain way to onlookers
- phainōφαίνωto shine: to give off light, as a lamp, star, or the sun does
be separated1 word
be sexually immoral1 word
- porneuōπορνεύωto commit sexual immorality: to actually engage in sex that falls outside the boundaries the law of Moses set for marriage
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- to be unfaithful to God by binding oneself to a corrupt power, pictured as sleeping with a prostitute
- porneuōπορνεύωto commit sexual immorality: to actually engage in sex that falls outside the boundaries the law of Moses set for marriage
be shaken1 word
be sharp1 word
be shipwrecked1 word
be shrewd1 word
be sick6 words
- kamnōκάμνωto be sick: to be ill, worn down and laid low by disease
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- to grow weary: to be worn down by long effort until strength and resolve start to give out
- maratsמָרַץbe sicknot studied yet
- noseōνοσέωbe sicknot studied yet
- davahדָּוָהbe sicknot studied yet
- ḥalaחָלָאbe sicknot studied yet
- kamnōκάμνωto be sick: to be ill, worn down and laid low by disease
be silent7 words
- ḥareshחָרֵשׁto be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
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- to 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
- 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
- sigaōσιγάωto be silent: to stop speaking, or to keep a matter unspoken
- damamדָּמַםto fall still: to cease speaking or moving, and so to grow silent, stand motionless, or be brought to an end
- ḥashahחָשָׁהto hold one's peace: to keep silent, or to stay still and do nothing
- ḥareshחָרֵשׁto be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
be situated1 word
be skilful1 word
be sluggish1 word
be small1 word
be sober1 word
be sore1 word
be sorrowful1 word
be sorry3 words
- naḥamנָחַםto comfort: to ease another's grief and settle a troubled heart back into peace
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- to regret or relent: to reverse one's inner stance toward something already done or announced
- to ease oneself: to settle one's own stirred-up heart, often by resolving to act in revenge
- lupeōλυπέωto grieve: to cause someone sorrow or pain, or to feel that sorrow oneself
- metamellomaiμεταμέλλομαιto wish undone something you have already done or decided: to be sorry about it, or to take it back
- naḥamנָחַםto comfort: to ease another's grief and settle a troubled heart back into peace
be stained1 word
be startled1 word
be steadfast1 word
be still6 words
- 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
- raphahרָפָהto go slack: for a grip, a hand, or strength to loosen and give way, or to make it do so, ranging from losing heart to letting go to leaving alone
- shaqatשָׁקַטto be quiet and undisturbed: to settle into calm and stay free of turmoil
- damamדָּמַםto fall still: to cease speaking or moving, and so to grow silent, stand motionless, or be brought to an end
- phimoōφιμόωto muzzle an animal: to strap its mouth shut so it cannot eat or bite while it works
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- to force into silence: to stop a mouth as if clamping a muzzle on it, whether by argument, by shame, or by authoritative command
be storm-tossed1 word
be straight1 word
be strong5 words
- ḥazaqחָזַקto be firm or strong, and so to make firm: to grow strong, prevail, take courage, strengthen, repair, grip, hold fast, or harden
- ischuōἰσχύωto have the strength or power for something: to be strong enough, be able, or prevail
- amatsאָמֵץto be firm and strong, or to make someone firm: physical might, inner resolve, and the courage to hold steady
- azazעָזַזto be strong enough to come out on top: strength that overpowers a rival, outlasts a threat, or hardens a face against shame
- endunamoōἐνδυναμόωto make someone strong enough for what they have to do, or to be made strong that way
be struck down1 word
be stunted1 word
be stupid1 word
be subject1 word
- hupotassōὑποτάσσωto place something under an authority; to bring all things into subjection (used in the New Testament almost only of God or Christ)
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- to submit; to take one's place willingly under another, deferring to them without being forced
- hupotassōὑποτάσσωto place something under an authority; to bring all things into subjection (used in the New Testament almost only of God or Christ)
be sufficient1 word
be sure1 word
- peithōπείθωto have been brought to certainty: to be convinced, to be sure
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- to work on someone until they come around: to persuade, convince, win over
- to rest your weight on someone or something: to trust, rely on, be confident
- to let yourself be moved by another: to comply, go along with, obey
- peithōπείθωto have been brought to certainty: to be convinced, to be sure
be surety1 word
- aravעָרַבto stand surety: to put yourself or your property up as the guarantee for someone else's debt or safety
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- to mingle: to mix yourself in with others, joining or associating so that you become part of them
- aravעָרַבto stand surety: to put yourself or your property up as the guarantee for someone else's debt or safety
be sweet1 word
be tender1 word
be terrified1 word
be there1 word
be thirsty1 word
be thrown down1 word
be timid1 word
be treacherous1 word
be treated1 word
- anastrephōἀναστρέφωto conduct yourself: to go about your life among other people in a particular manner
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- to go back: to turn around and return to the place you came from
- anastrephōἀναστρέφωto conduct yourself: to go about your life among other people in a particular manner
be troubled1 word
be truthful1 word
be unashamed of1 word
be uncircumcised1 word
be unfaithful4 words
- zanahזָנָהto be sexually unfaithful: to have sex outside marriage or to be a prostitute, and by extension to betray God the way an unfaithful wife betrays her husband
- bagadבָּגַדto act treacherously, to break faith with someone who trusted you.
- ma'alמָעַלto break faith: to betray a trust one is bound to keep, acting treacherously against the party owed loyalty
- apisteōἀπιστέωto be unfaithful: to break faith and prove false to a commitment or to God
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- to refuse to believe: to reject a report or message as untrue and withhold trust from it
be ungodly1 word
be unmindful of1 word
be unsettled1 word
be unwilling1 word
be upright2 words
be uprooted1 word
be urgent1 word
be useful1 word
- sakhanסָכַןto be of benefit: to be worth something to the one who stands to gain
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- 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
- sakhanסָכַןto be of benefit: to be worth something to the one who stands to gain
be vast1 word
- atsomעָצֹםto grow vast, whether in numbers or in strength
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- to shut the eyes; to close them firmly
- to gnaw or break the bones of a victim
- atsomעָצֹםto grow vast, whether in numbers or in strength
be vexed1 word
be vile1 word
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
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- to quake or tremble, said of mountains shaking at God's coming
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
be wakeful1 word
be warped1 word
be wasted1 word
be watchful2 words
be weak3 words
- astheneōἀσθενέωto be weak: to lack strength, standing, or capacity, whether in faith, in conscience, in resources, or in power
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- to be sick: to suffer bodily illness or disease
- ḥalahחָלָהto become sick, weak, or wounded: to lose strength, whether by illness, exhaustion, or injury
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- to entreat someone's favor: to soften a superior's face, to plead and appease
- kashalכָּשַׁלto stumble and so be brought down: to totter, lose one's footing, and fall, whether from weakness, in defeat, or into ruin
- astheneōἀσθενέωto be weak: to lack strength, standing, or capacity, whether in faith, in conscience, in resources, or in power
be weary3 words
- yagaיָגֵעַto wear out with hard effort: to toil to the point of weariness, to grow weary, or to wear another out
- la'ahלָאָהto be worn out: to spend one's strength or patience to the point of not being able to go on, or to wear another out that way
- kamnōκάμνωto grow weary: to be worn down by long effort until strength and resolve start to give out
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- to be sick: to be ill, worn down and laid low by disease
be weary of1 word
be well1 word
be well pleased1 word
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
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- to decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
be well reported of1 word
be wicked1 word
- rasahרָשַׁעto be guilty, or to do wrong: to stand in the wrong before God or a just standard, and to act that way
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- to condemn, to declare guilty: to hand down or pronounce a verdict that someone is in the wrong
- rasahרָשַׁעto be guilty, or to do wrong: to stand in the wrong before God or a just standard, and to act that way
be wide1 word
be willing6 words
- thelōθέλωto will: to want, wish, or be disposed toward something, ranging from casual desire to deliberate purpose
- ḥaphetsחָפֵץto find pleasure in something, so that you want it and lean toward it
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- to bend or make stiff (said of an animal's tail)
- avahאָבָהto be willing: to consent and go along with what someone else asks or wants
- ya'alיָאַלto set the will on a course of action: to be willing, to consent, or to take something upon oneself
- nadavנָדַבto give or offer freely out of a willing heart; to volunteer
be wind-blown1 word
be wise2 words
- sakhalשָׂכַלto have good sense: to grasp a matter clearly and act on it skillfully, so that things turn out well
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- to lay crosswise: to set one's hands across each other
- ḥakhamחָכַםto be wise: to have, gain, or give the practical skill of living well
- sakhalשָׂכַלto have good sense: to grasp a matter clearly and act on it skillfully, so that things turn out well
be with1 word
be with child1 word
be wroth1 word
be zealous1 word
bead1 word
beads1 word
Bealiah1 word
Bealoth1 word
beam3 words
beams1 word
bean1 word
bear14 words
- poieōποιέωto bring something about: to make a thing or to do a deed, so that something now exists or has happened that did not before.
- nasaנָשָׂאto carry or bear a load: to hold up what has been lifted and move it
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- to lift or raise something up: to take it from where it rests and hold it higher
- to bear guilt or its punishment: to carry the weight of a wrong
- to forgive: to lift guilt off a person so it no longer rests on them
- yaladיָלַדto bring a child into the world: to give birth to, to father, or to be born
- pherōφέρωto bear: to carry someone or something to where it is going, in any sense from lifting a load to producing fruit to enduring a burden
- 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