English Bible words starting with B
1,117 meanings beginning with B, in alphabetical order. This is page 7 of 12. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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belief1 word
- pistisπίστιςtrust placed in God or in Christ: relying on someone proven worthy of reliance
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- faithfulness: being reliable and keeping faith, including God's own covenant constancy
- the faith: the body of Christian teaching that is believed and handed on
- a pledge or proof: a guarantee given that secures confidence
- pistisπίστιςtrust placed in God or in Christ: relying on someone proven worthy of reliance
believe3 words
- pisteuōπιστεύωto believe: to take a message as true and lean one's whole self on the person it is about, above all on God and on Jesus
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- to entrust something to someone, or (when the subject is the receiver) to be put in charge of it as a trust
- peithōπείθωto work on someone until they come around: to persuade, convince, win over
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- to rest your weight on someone or something: to trust, rely on, be confident
- to have been brought to certainty: to be convinced, to be sure
- to let yourself be moved by another: to comply, go along with, obey
- amanאָמַןto believe, to trust, to put confidence in someone or something
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- to be firm, steady, and reliable, so that a person or thing can be counted on
- to support and care for a child as a guardian, foster-parent, or nurse
- pisteuōπιστεύωto believe: to take a message as true and lean one's whole self on the person it is about, above all on God and on Jesus
believing1 word
- pistosπιστόςbelieving: one who has put faith in God, a believer
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- faithful, dependable: able to be relied on to keep faith and do what is required
- pistosπιστόςbelieving: one who has put faith in God, a believer
bell2 words
bellow1 word
belly10 words
- koiliaκοιλίαthe stomach or belly: the part of the body that takes in and digests food
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- the womb: the part of a mother's body where a child is conceived and carried before birth
- the innermost being: the deep inner core of a person, the source of one's inner life
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
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- a belly in the sense of an appetite: a name thrown at people who live to be fed and will not work
- betenבֶּטֶןthe belly: the rounded inner cavity of the body, and by extension the womb, the appetite, and the deep inner self
- me'ehמֵעֶהthe soft inner organs of the body (the guts, belly, and womb), and by extension the innermost self, felt as the place where deep emotion churns
- ḥomeshחֹמֶשׁbellynot studied yet
- koiliaκοιλίαthe stomach or belly: the part of the body that takes in and digests food
belong1 word
- huparchōὑπάρχωpossessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
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- to be: to exist or be in a certain state, often with a sense that the condition is already settled or true by nature
- huparchōὑπάρχωpossessions: the goods, property, or belongings that a person has
belong to1 word
beloved10 words
- re'aרֵעַthe other person you are associated with: a friend, a fellow member of your community, or simply the other party, with the closeness left to the setting.
- agapētosἀγαπητόςdearly loved; held as the cherished object of someone's love
- dodדּוֹדa beloved man: the cherished one a woman loves, and in the plural the love-making between lovers
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- a father's brother: a man's paternal uncle, or by extension a near male relative on the father's side
- ḥemdahחֶמְדָּהdesire, and the precious or delightful thing that desire fixes on
- maḥmadמַחְמָדa treasure: what or whom someone holds dear, valued for the longing it draws rather than for any price it would fetch
Belshazzar2 words
belt5 words
- zōnēζώνηa belt or sash worn around the body: the band that gathered a long robe in at the waist, and the place a traveler kept his coins
- ezorאֵזוֹרa band of cloth or leather worn wrapped around the waist or hips: a waistcloth, belt, or sash.
- avnetאַבְנֵטa sash: a long band of cloth wound around the waist over a tunic, worn as part of Israel's priestly dress and as a mark of the office its wearer holds.
- hagorahחֲגוֹרָהa belt or sash tied around the waist, ranging from a makeshift covering to a soldier's gear to a woman's fine accessory.
- mezaḥמֵזַחbeltnot studied yet
belted1 word
Belteshazzar2 words
bemoan1 word
Ben1 word
Ben-abinadab1 word
Ben-ammi1 word
Ben-deker1 word
Ben-geber1 word
Ben-hadad1 word
Ben-hail1 word
Ben-hanan1 word
ben-hesed1 word
Ben-hur1 word
Ben-oni1 word
Ben-zoheth1 word
Benaiah1 word
bend7 words
- darakhדָּרַךְto tread: to press down on something with the foot, whether to walk over it, crush it, or bend it
- kamptōκάμπτωto bend/bownot studied yet
- avatעָוַתto bend something out of its straight shape, and so to twist a verdict, a scale, or a person's rightful claim
- sugkamptōσυγκάμπτωto bendnot studied yet
- kaphaphכָּפַףto bendnot studied yet
bend down1 word
Bene-berak1 word
Bene-jaakan1 word
beneath2 words
- taḥatתַּחַתunder, beneath: the lower position relative to something above
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- in place of, instead of, in exchange for: one thing standing where another would be
- because, in return for the fact that: a reason given as the price of an action
- mattahמַטָּהbeneathnot studied yet
- taḥatתַּחַתunder, beneath: the lower position relative to something above
benefactor1 word
benefit5 words
- ōpheleōὠφελέωto benefit: to do someone real good, to be of use, to profit
- ya'alיָעַלto be of use: to bring real benefit or advantage, to actually do someone good
- gemulגְּמוּלa dealing: what one person does to another, or the matching return that deed earns; most often a deserved recompense.
- 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
- tagmulתַּגְמוּלbenefitnot studied yet
benevolence1 word
benevolently1 word
Beninu1 word
benjamin2 words
benjaminites1 word
bent over1 word
- avahעָוָהto bend, twist, or be bent over: to make something crooked or to be doubled over in the body
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- to do wrong, commit iniquity, act perversely: to do what is morally crooked
- avahעָוָהto bend, twist, or be bent over: to make something crooked or to be doubled over in the body
Beon1 word
Beor2 words
Bera1 word
Beracah1 word
Beraiah1 word
Berea1 word
Berean1 word
bereave1 word
bereaved1 word
bereavement2 words
Berechiah1 word
Bered1 word
bereft1 word
Beri1 word
Beriah1 word
berith1 word
Bernice1 word
Berothah1 word
berry1 word
beryl1 word
Besai1 word
beseech2 words
beset2 words
- tsurצוּרto hem in: to close something off so it cannot get out or move freely, whether a besieged city, money tied in a bag, or a person pressed on every side
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- to treat as an enemy: to act with hostility toward someone, opposing or harassing them
- to fashion: to shape an object out of metal by working it into form
- perikeimaiπερίκειμαιto lie all around someone or something: to surround, encircle, or be worn like a thing wrapped about the body
- tsurצוּרto hem in: to close something off so it cannot get out or move freely, whether a besieged city, money tied in a bag, or a person pressed on every side
besets1 word
beside6 words
- paraπαράfrom/with/besidenot studied yet
- etאֵתwith: alongside, in the company of, or in dealing with someone or something
- etselאֵצֶלbeside: at the side of, right next to, close by
- tsadצַדthe side, flank, or edge of a body, object, or place; also used to mean beside or alongside
- ummahעֻמָּהclose beside, or corresponding to: one thing set directly parallel to another, in space or in kind
beside himself1 word
besides7 words
- odעוֹדstill, yet, again: a small word that marks something as continuing, repeating, or being added on
- badבַּדby itself, apart from everything else: the idea of one thing standing separate, which gives the common phrase "alone"
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- a carrying pole: one of the long wooden bars slid through rings to lift and carry the ark, altar, or table
- a branch or shoot: a wooden limb growing out from a vine or stem
- a limb or part of the body: one of the members that make up a living frame
- biltiבִּלְתִּיa negative word meaning not, except, or so that not; it cancels or limits whatever follows it
- chōrisχωρίςbesides, not counting: naming what is being left out of a count, not what is absent
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- without, apart from: the thing named is missing or held separate, so whatever depends on it does not follow
- separately, by itself: lying or placed in its own spot, apart from the rest
- loiponλοιπόνas for what is left: a signpost word that turns the sentence toward whatever remains, whether the time still ahead, the last thing left to say, or one more point to add
besiege4 words
- ḥanahחָנָהto set up camp: to stop and settle a group in a place, whether for rest, military positioning, or protective encircling
- tsararצָרַרto bind tight, or to be pressed tight: to wrap something up, to be too narrow, or to be squeezed into hardship
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- to treat as an enemy: to be hostile toward someone, to oppose them as a foe or rival
- tsurצוּרto hem in: to close something off so it cannot get out or move freely, whether a besieged city, money tied in a bag, or a person pressed on every side
+2 more meanings
- to treat as an enemy: to act with hostility toward someone, opposing or harassing them
- to fashion: to shape an object out of metal by working it into form
- tsuqצוּקto press hard on someone until there is no room left: to hem in, harass, or wear down by relentless pressure
Besodeiah1 word
Besor1 word
best8 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.
- prōtosπρῶτοςahead of all others: the one that comes before the rest, whether in time, in order, or in rank
- ḥelevחֵלֶבthe best part: the richest, choicest portion of something
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- fat: the thick suet of an animal, the prime part set apart to be burned for God and never eaten
- reshitרֵאשִׁיתthe foremost of something: what stands at its head, whether first in time, first in rank, or the first and finest portion.
- mivḥarמִבְחָרthe pick of a group: the finest one, or ones, singled out of a larger set
best place at the table1 word
best seat1 word
best seats1 word
bestow2 words
Betah1 word
Beten1 word
Beth-anath1 word
Beth-anoth1 word
Beth-arabah1 word
Beth-arbel1 word
Beth-aven1 word
Beth-azmaveth1 word
Beth-barah1 word
Beth-biri1 word
Beth-car1 word
Beth-dagon1 word
Beth-diblathaim1 word
Beth-eden1 word
Beth-eked1 word
Beth-emek1 word
Beth-ezel1 word
Beth-gader1 word
Beth-gamul1 word
Beth-gilgal1 word
Beth-haccherem1 word
Beth-haram1 word
Beth-haran1 word
Beth-hoglah1 word
Beth-horon1 word