English Bible words starting with B
1,117 meanings beginning with B, in alphabetical order. This is page 6 of 12. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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bear a grudge1 word
bear firstborn1 word
bear fruit3 words
bear guilt1 word
bear rule1 word
bear tidings1 word
bear with1 word
bear witness1 word
bearable1 word
beard1 word
beast5 words
- ḥayחַיalive, living: having life rather than being dead.
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- as surely as someone lives: the fixed opening of a sworn oath.
- a living thing: an animal, most often a wild one.
- life: being alive, and the full, flourishing life that God gives.
- thērionθηρίονa wild beast: a dangerous, untamed animal, and by extension the savage power Revelation calls the Beast
- behemahבְּהֵמָהlivestock: the land animals people keep and live among, and by extension the land animals as a whole
- zōonζῷονa living creature: any being that is alive, whether an ordinary animal or one of the living beings around God's throne.
- ḥevaחֵיוָאa beast: any wild, non-human living creature; an animal.
- ḥayחַיalive, living: having life rather than being dead.
beat16 words
- nakhahנָכָהto deliver a blow: to strike someone or something, whether a single hit, a fatal stroke, a battlefield rout, or an affliction sent from God
- pa'amפַּעַםa time: a single instance of something happening, counted out and often added up
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- a foot, or the step a foot makes: the tread of a person walking, often used of the path one's life takes
- a pedestal-foot: one of the cast metal corner-feet that the ark and other holy furniture rested on
- epiballōἐπιβάλλω(without an object) to come upon or fall to: of waves, to beat over something; of a share, to fall to someone as their due
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- to throw or lay something onto something; to lay hands on a person, that is, to seize or arrest
- tuptōτύπτωto strike or beat: to hit someone with a blow, often blow after blow
- prospiptōπροσπίπτωto beat against something: of wind and water striking a building
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- to fall down at someone's feet: to go to the ground in front of a person, out of fear, gratitude, or urgent need
beat against1 word
- proskoptōπροσκόπτωto strike against something physically: to dash the foot against an obstacle and stumble, or for a force to beat violently upon a thing.
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- to be tripped up spiritually: to take offense at something, be repelled by it, and so reject it and fall.
- proskoptōπροσκόπτωto strike against something physically: to dash the foot against an obstacle and stumble, or for a force to beat violently upon a thing.
beat down1 word
beat in pieces1 word
beat off1 word
beat out2 words
beat small1 word
beat the breast1 word
- koptōκόπτωto mourn openly: to beat the breast and wail so that grief is seen and heard
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- to cut off: to chop something free with a blow of a blade, as branches are cut from a tree
- koptōκόπτωto mourn openly: to beat the breast and wail so that grief is seen and heard
beat up1 word
beat upon1 word
- prospiptōπροσπίπτωto fall down at someone's feet: to go to the ground in front of a person, out of fear, gratitude, or urgent need
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- to beat against something: of wind and water striking a building
- prospiptōπροσπίπτωto fall down at someone's feet: to go to the ground in front of a person, out of fear, gratitude, or urgent need
beat with a rod1 word
beaten2 words
beaten work1 word
beating2 words
- plēgēπληγήa blow or beating, and the wound it leaves on the body
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- a plague: a crushing blow of calamity sent as divine judgment
- miqshahמִקְשָׁהhammered work: an object beaten into shape out of one solid piece of metal, rather than poured in a mold or joined together from separate parts
- plēgēπληγήa blow or beating, and the wound it leaves on the body
beautiful9 words
- kalosκαλόςfine, good, and admirable: measuring up to what its kind should be, in a way that is often meant to be seen and honored
- marehמַרְאֶהwhat something looks like: the way a person or thing presents itself to the eye, and by extension a sight seen or a vision
- yaphehיָפֶהbeautiful: pleasing to look at or to take in through the senses
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- fitting: right, suitable, or good for its moment
- hōraiosὡραῖοςBeautifulnot studied yet
- na'ehנָאוֶהpleasing because it suits: lovely to look at, or right and becoming for the person or the occasion
beautify3 words
- pa'arפָּאַרto make beautiful or glorious: to adorn, to bestow honor, or, of oneself, to display or claim splendor.
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- to go back over the branches of a harvested tree, to strip the boughs a second time.
- yaphahיָפָהto be beautiful, or to make beautiful: to have a loveliness that draws the eye, or to put that loveliness on something else
- navahנָוָהto beautifynot studied yet
- pa'arפָּאַרto make beautiful or glorious: to adorn, to bestow honor, or, of oneself, to display or claim splendor.
beauty9 words
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- tseviצְבִיbeauty that is coveted: the splendor or glory that makes something an object of pride and longing
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- the gazelle: a small, swift, graceful wild antelope hunted for food and admired for its speed
- hadarהָדָרvisible splendor: the dignity and grandeur that a great person or thing openly displays.
- yophiיֳפִיbeauty: striking loveliness or splendor, whether the physical attractiveness of a person or the magnificence of a city, land, or tree.
- euprepeiaεὐπρέπειαbeautynot studied yet
Bebai1 word
became1 word
became king1 word
- malakhמָלַךְto be king: to hold and exercise royal rule, or to come to the throne
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- to make someone king: to put a person on the throne, to crown
- to take counsel, to consult with oneself before acting
- malakhמָלַךְto be king: to hold and exercise royal rule, or to come to the throne
because9 words
- kiכִּיbecause, for: it attaches the reason or the grounds behind what has just been said
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- that: it introduces the content of what someone sees, knows, hears, or says
- when, if: it frames the circumstance or the case the main statement answers to
- but rather, except, only: after a denial, it names what holds instead
- garγάρa small linking word that always comes second in its clause and tells the reader the words that follow support, ground, or back up what was just said.
- taḥatתַּחַתbecause, in return for the fact that: a reason given as the price of an action
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- under, beneath: the lower position relative to something above
- in place of, instead of, in exchange for: one thing standing where another would be
- diotiδιότιbecausenot studied yet
- ma'anמַעַןpurpose or ground: what an action is aimed at, or the person or thing it is done for the sake of
- kiכִּיbecause, for: it attaches the reason or the grounds behind what has just been said
because of9 words
- panehפָּנֶהthe position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
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- the face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
- the front or surface of a thing: the outer side it turns toward you
- diaδιάthrough/because ofnot studied yet
- ma'anמַעַןpurpose or ground: what an action is aimed at, or the person or thing it is done for the sake of
- heneka, ehinekenἕνεκαbecause ofnot studied yet
- avurעָבוּרa joining word that ties an action to the reason or the goal behind it: because of, for the sake of, or so that
- panehפָּנֶהthe position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
Becher1 word
becloud1 word
become3 words
- hayahהָיָהto be: to exist, be present, become, or come to pass
- havaהֲוָאto be, become, or come to pass: the Aramaic verb of existence that links a subject to what it is, marks something coming into being, and pairs with another verb to picture ongoing action
- havahהָוָהto be, to become: a rare Hebrew verb for coming to be something, standing where the ordinary verb for being would normally go
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- to fall: to come down onto the ground
become a disciple1 word
become a eunuch1 word
become a jew1 word
become callous1 word
become fools1 word
- mōrainōμωραίνωto turn foolish, or to make someone or something foolish and expose it as folly
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- of salt: to lose its saltiness and so become useless
- mōrainōμωραίνωto turn foolish, or to make someone or something foolish and expose it as folly
become full1 word
become like1 word
become obstinate1 word
become old1 word
become pregnant1 word
become rich1 word
become stubborn1 word
become vain1 word
become wise2 words
- ḥakhamחָכַםto be wise: to have, gain, or give the practical skill of living well
- lavavלָבַבto act on the heart: to seize hold of someone's inner self, or to gain such an inner self where there was none
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- to make heart cakes: to prepare by hand the small dish of dough, named after the word for heart, that was fed to a man on his sickbed
becomes poor1 word
becoming2 words
Becorath1 word
bed11 words
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
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- sexual intercourse, named indirectly through the image of the bed: the marriage act, illicit sex, or the pregnancy it produces.
- klinēκλίνηa bed or couch: the low, liftable frame a person stretches out on, whether to sleep, to lie ill, or to recline at a meal
- mishkavמִשְׁכָּבa bed or couch: the place where a person lies down to sleep, rest, or recover
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- a polite way of naming sexual relations: going to bed with someone
- mittahמִטָּהa bed or couch: the framed piece of furniture a body is stretched out on, whether to sleep, recline at a meal, lie ill, be carried, or be laid out in death
- krabbatosκράββατοςa sleeping mat: the thin, portable pad a poor or bedridden person lies on, light enough to roll up and carry away
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
Bedad1 word
Bedan1 word
bedchamber1 word
Bedeiah1 word
bedridden1 word
bedroom1 word
bee1 word
Beeliada1 word
beelzebub1 word
beelzebul1 word
beer2 words
Beer-elim1 word
Beer-lahai-roi1 word
Beera1 word
Beerah1 word
Beeri1 word
Beeroth1 word
Beersheba1 word
Beeshterah1 word
befall5 words
- qaraקָרָאto come up against someone or something: to meet, to confront, or (of an event) to befall
- eperchomaiἐπέρχομαιto come upon: to arrive at, move onto, or bear down on a person or place
- sumbainōσυμβαίνωto happen: for an event to come about, usually one that lands on a particular person
- qarahקָרָהto meet or befall: for a person or an event to come to someone, whether by design or by chance
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- to lay beams; to roof a building by setting its wooden beams in place
- atahאָתָהto come, to arrive; a rare, poetic word for coming, and in its causative use, to bring.
befit1 word
befits1 word
before21 words
- panehפָּנֶהthe position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
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- the face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
- the front or surface of a thing: the outer side it turns toward you
- enōpionἐνώπιονbeforenot studied yet
- proπρόbeforenot studied yet
- enantiἔναντιbeforenot studied yet
- emprosthenἔμπροσθενin front of, or in the presence of: it sets one person or thing facing another, reaching from a physical spot all the way to standing before God himself
- panehפָּנֶהthe position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
beg4 words
began1 word
- archōἄρχωto rule, to be first in authority over others
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- to begin, to start doing something
- archōἄρχωto rule, to be first in authority over others
beget3 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
- anagennaōἀναγεννάωto begetnot studied yet
beggar2 words
begin2 words
- ḥalalחָלַלto begin, to make a start at something or do it for the first time
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- to treat as common what is holy: to profane, defile, or strip of its sacred standing
- to pierce, wound, or run through, often fatally
- to play on the pipe or flute
- enarchomaiἐνάρχομαιto beginnot studied yet
- ḥalalחָלַלto begin, to make a start at something or do it for the first time
begin beforehand1 word
beginning7 words
- roshרֹאשׁhead: the head on a body, and from that picture the top of a thing, the person in charge, the start of something, the choicest part, and the total of a count.
- archēἀρχήbeginning: the point in time where something starts
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- origin: the source from which something comes, the one in whom it starts
- ruler or realm of authority: those who hold power, or the office and sphere they hold
- corner or end: the outermost edge of a physical object
- reshitרֵאשִׁיתthe foremost of something: what stands at its head, whether first in time, first in rank, or the first and finest portion.
- teḥillahתְּחִלָּהthe beginning of something: its first point or earliest stage; in adverb form, "first," "at first," or "formerly."
- katabolēκαταβολήa founding: the laying down of something as its base or beginning, used in the New Testament only in the set phrase "the foundation of the world," a fixed term for creation
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- the depositing of seed: the laying down of seed that begins new life, the reproductive image behind the phrase "conceive" at Hebrews 11:11
beguile3 words
- nasahנָשָׁאto deceive: to lure someone into a false sense of security or hope so their own judgment is corrupted
- 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
- exapataōἐξαπατάωto deceive: to lead someone into believing what is false
behave1 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
behave unbecomingly1 word
behavior3 words
- anastrophēἀναστροφήa person's whole way of life: the observable, settled pattern of how someone lives and carries themselves, not isolated acts
- ta'amטַעַםthe flavor of a food or drink: what it tastes like on the tongue.
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- good sense: the sound judgment a person shows in sizing up a situation and acting fittingly.
- an official order: the binding decision a king or governing authority hands down.
- katastēmaκατάστημαbehaviornot studied yet
behaviour2 words
behead2 words
behemoth1 word
behind3 words
- aḥarאַחַרbehind or after: the place at the back of something, or the time that comes later
- be'adבַּעַדa preposition picturing one thing set around or behind another: through an opening, shut in behind a barrier, fenced about for protection, and so standing in front of someone on their behalf
- aḥorאָחוֹרthe back or behind: the rear of something, the direction backward, and (of time) what is still to come
behold17 words
- horaōὁράωto see: to take something in, whether with the eyes or with the mind, so that it registers and is known
- 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.
- hinnehהִנֵּהbehold, look: a pointing word that grabs the listener's attention and directs it at what comes next.
- eidōεἴδωto see: to take something in through the eyes, and so to notice or realize it
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- to know: to have something firmly in mind, whether a fact, a person, or how to do something
- theōreōθεωρέωto look at something attentively, and so to take it in: to watch, observe, and perceive
being1 word
- hupostasisὑπόστασιςthe real being or substance of something: what it actually is beneath how it appears
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- a firm, settled confidence: assurance held onto without wavering
- an undertaking or venture being carried through: a concrete plan one has committed to
- hupostasisὑπόστασιςthe real being or substance of something: what it actually is beneath how it appears
bekah1 word
Bel1 word
Bela1 word
belch1 word
belial2 words
- 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
- BelialΒελιάρBeliar: a Jewish name for Satan, the ruler of evil, named as the exact opposite of Christ
- beliyya'alבְּלִיַּעַלruinous worthlessness: the good-for-nothing quality that makes a person or a plan both useless and destructive
beliar1 word