English Bible words starting with C
835 meanings beginning with C, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 9. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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chaos2 words
- tohuתֹּהוּemptiness: something drained of its proper contents and so unable to serve its purpose, from a trackless desert to a worthless idol to the unformed earth
- bohuבֹּהוּvoid: sheer emptiness, a land with nothing and no one in it; the word never stands alone, but only rhymed with its twin in the phrase rendered "formless and empty"
chapiter1 word
character1 word
charcoal2 words
charcoal fire1 word
charge14 words
- tsavahצָוָהto command: to lay a binding order on someone who is expected to obey it.
- entellōἐντέλλωto lay a binding charge on someone: to command or commission, entrusting a directive that is meant to be carried out
- shavaשָׁבַעto bind yourself by a solemn oath, or to put someone else under one
- mishmeretמִשְׁמֶרֶתa charge: a duty or responsibility entrusted to someone to keep faithfully
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- a watch: the post or duty of standing guard, and those who keep it
- something kept in reserve: an object set aside and preserved for a later purpose
- diastellōδιαστέλλωto give a strict, explicit order; to charge someone emphatically about what must or must not be done
charge against1 word
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
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- to require a reckoning: to demand that blood already shed be traced back and answered for
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
charger1 word
charges2 words
chariot7 words
- harmaἅρμαchariotnot studied yet
- rekhevרֶכֶבa chariot, or chariots taken together as a fighting force
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- the upper stone of a hand mill, the heavy stone turned on top of the lower one to grind grain
- merkavahמֶרְכָּבָהa chariot: a horse-drawn, wheeled vehicle, most often the two-wheeled war car of the ancient world
- agalahעֲגָלָהa cart or wagon: a wheeled vehicle pulled by cattle to haul loads or carry people, as distinct from a war chariot
- merkavמֶרְכָּבchariotnot studied yet
charioteer1 word
chariots1 word
- rekhevרֶכֶבa chariot, or chariots taken together as a fighting force
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- the upper stone of a hand mill, the heavy stone turned on top of the lower one to grind grain
- rekhevרֶכֶבa chariot, or chariots taken together as a fighting force
charitable deed1 word
charity2 words
charm3 words
charmer1 word
- ḥavarחָבַרto bind by spells: to work enchantment by tying magical knots, the practice of a charmer
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- to join two things into one: to fasten objects together, or to bind oneself to others in alliance or company
- ḥavarחָבַרto bind by spells: to work enchantment by tying magical knots, the practice of a charmer
chase1 word
- radaphרָדַףto chase after someone who is fleeing, especially a beaten enemy in war
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- to hound, harass, or persecute a person who has done you no wrong
- to go hard after something you want, whether a worthy goal or a worthless one
- radaphרָדַףto chase after someone who is fleeing, especially a beaten enemy in war
chase away3 words
- baraḥבָּרַחto flee: to break away and run, usually a deliberate escape from danger or from someone with power over you
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- to reach across, to pass straight through from one end to the other
- nadadנָדַדto move away in flight: to flee, roam as a fugitive, flutter off, or be driven from one's place
- teradטְרַדto chase awaynot studied yet
- baraḥבָּרַחto flee: to break away and run, usually a deliberate escape from danger or from someone with power over you
chasing2 words
chasm1 word
chaste1 word
chasten2 words
chastening2 words
- paideiaπαιδείαthe shaping of a person by someone responsible for them: teaching and correction together, aimed at forming character
- musarמוּסָרdiscipline: the corrective training, by teaching or by hardship, that shapes a person toward wisdom and right living
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- a bond or fetter: a physical restraint, in the few places where the word is read from a separate root meaning to bind
chastise2 words
chastisement1 word
- tokhaḥatתּוֹכַחַתa corrective rebuke: words (or the discipline behind them) meant to confront a person and set them right
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- an argument: the reasoned case a person lays out to defend a position in a dispute
- tokhaḥatתּוֹכַחַתa corrective rebuke: words (or the discipline behind them) meant to confront a person and set them right
cheat2 words
- talalתָּלַלto make a fool of someone: to treat a person as a dupe, whether by open ridicule or by lies and broken promises
- aqavעָקַבto come up behind someone and take what was going to be his: to supplant, cheat, or betray
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- to hold something back, keeping it from going forward
Chebar1 word
checkered1 word
Chedorlaomer1 word
cheek2 words
- siagōnσιαγώνcheeknot studied yet
- leḥiלְחִיthe jaw or cheek: the side of the face at the jaw, whether the bone itself, the flesh over it, or the whole hinge of an animal's mouth
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- Lehi: a place in Judah whose name is the ordinary word for a jawbone
cheer1 word
cheer up1 word
- 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
- balagבָּלַגto brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
cheerful1 word
cheerfulness1 word
cheese2 words
cheeses1 word
Chelal1 word
Chelub1 word
Chelubai1 word
Cheluhi1 word
chemosh1 word
Chenaanah1 word
Chenani1 word
Chenaniah1 word
Chephirah1 word
Cheran1 word
Cherith1 word
cherub3 words
cherubim1 word
Chesalon1 word
Chesed1 word
chesil1 word
chest2 words
chests1 word
Chesulloth1 word
chew1 word
Chezib1 word
chick2 words
chide1 word
Chidon1 word
chief13 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.
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- prōtosπρῶτοςahead of all others: the one that comes before the rest, whether in time, in order, or in rank
- rishonרִאשׁוֹןfirst: the one out in front, whether in a sequence, in time gone by, or in rank
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
chief captain1 word
chief musician1 word
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
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- to be lasting or unrelenting; to keep on without stopping
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
chief ones1 word
chief priest1 word
chief priests1 word
chief room1 word
chief seats1 word
chief shepherd1 word
chief tax collector1 word
chiefly1 word
child11 words
- uhiosυἱόςson: a male child or descendant; and, by extension, anyone who belongs to or shares the character of a person, group, or thing.
- benבֵּןa son: a male child, and by extension a descendant or a member of a group
- paisπαῖςa boy or girl: a young person still under a parent's care and authority
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- a servant or attendant: a dependent member of a household, and the title of honor for one who serves God
- teknonτέκνονa child: someone born to a parent, son or daughter, and by extension anyone belonging to a parent-like bond
- paidionπαιδίονa young child: a baby or small child, from a newborn through the early years
child loving1 word
childbearing2 words
childbirth1 word
childhood1 word
childless4 words
children8 words
- teknonτέκνονa child: someone born to a parent, son or daughter, and by extension anyone belonging to a parent-like bond
- spermaσπέρμαseed: the living source from which a plant grows or a line of descendants comes
- zeraזֶרַעoffspring: the descendants a person leaves behind, held together as one ongoing line rather than counted as separate children.
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- seed: what a plant produces to reproduce itself, together with the sowing of it and the crop it yields.
- semen: the male emission from which a child is conceived.
- taphטַףchildren, little ones: the young, dependent members of a household or nation, taken as a group rather than as one child
- olelעוֹלֵלa young child: a small, dependent little one, from infancy through the early years.
Chileab1 word
Chilion1 word
Chilmad1 word
Chimham1 word
chimney1 word
Chinnereth1 word
Chios1 word
chip1 word
Chislev1 word
Chislon1 word
Chisloth-tabor1 word
Chitlish1 word
Chloe1 word
choice8 words
- baḥarבָּחַרto choose: to pick out one person, place, or thing from others because it is wanted or preferred
- eklektosἐκλεκτόςchosen: singled out and picked from among others, above all those God has selected as his own
- mivḥarמִבְחָרthe pick of a group: the finest one, or ones, singled out of a larger set
- eklogēἐκλογήa choosing: the act of picking someone out for a purpose, used in the New Testament of God choosing people for himself
- megedמֶגֶדthe choicest yield: the best of what the sky, the soil, or a season brings forth
choice food1 word
choice things1 word
choicest1 word
choirmaster1 word
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
+1 more meaning
- to be lasting or unrelenting; to keep on without stopping
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
choke3 words
choose9 words
- baḥarבָּחַרto choose: to pick out one person, place, or thing from others because it is wanted or preferred
- eklegōἐκλέγωto pick out for oneself: to single certain people or things out of a larger group and claim them as one's own
- ahiretizōαἱρετίζωto choosenot studied yet
- epilegōἐπιλέγωto call/choosenot studied yet
- bararבָּרַרto sift out the good from the bad, leaving what is pure, clean, or choice
choose by lot1 word
choosing1 word