English Bible words starting with C
835 meanings beginning with C, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 9. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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coat5 words
- chitōnχιτώνthe tunic: the plain inner garment worn next to the skin, under the outer cloak
- ketonetכֻּתֹּנֶתa tunic: the shirt worn next to the body, the innermost visible layer of clothing for men and women alike
- me'ilמְעִילa robe: the long outer garment pulled on over other clothing as a mark of rank or dignity
- ḥamarחָמַרto coat something with tar: to seal it with bitumen so water cannot get in
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- to foam up: to churn hard enough to froth and boil over
- ependutēsἐπενδύτηςcoatnot studied yet
coat of mail1 word
coating1 word
coats of mail1 word
cobra1 word
cock1 word
cockcrow1 word
coercion1 word
coffers1 word
coffin1 word
cohabitation1 word
cohort1 word
coin6 words
- chalkosχαλκόςcopper/bronze/coinnot studied yet
- leptosλεπτόςa lepton: the smallest coin in circulation, a tiny thin scrap of bronze worth so little that two of them came to about six minutes of a day's wage
- nomismaνόμισμαcoinnot studied yet
- qesitahקְשִׂיטָהcoinnot studied yet
- kermaκέρμαcoinnot studied yet
coincidence1 word
Col-hozeh1 word
cold6 words
- psuchosψῦχοςcoldnot studied yet
- psuchrosψυχρόςcoldnot studied yet
- ḥorephחֹרֶףwinter: the cool, rainy half of the year, the season when the rains come and farmers plow and sow, set against summer
- qeraḥקֶרַחice: water frozen solid, the freezing cold that hardens it, and the clear gleam of a frozen surface
- qarahקָרָהcoldnot studied yet
collapse1 word
collar1 word
colleagues1 word
collect5 words
- lambanōλαμβάνωto take or receive: to get something into your hands or into your possession, whether by reaching for it or by accepting what someone gives you
- prassōπράσσωto exact, collect, or demand money owed: taxes, interest, or a debt.
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- to do, carry out, or practice something: to perform an action or keep up a pattern of conduct.
- to fare, to be in a certain condition: how things stand or go for someone.
- sullegōσυλλέγωto pick and gather: to take things up one at a time, off a plant or out from among other things, and collect them.
- kanasכָּנַסto gather into one mass or one company: to pile up what is scattered, or to bring scattered people together in one place
- epathroizomaiἐπαθροίζομαιto collect/crowdnot studied yet
collect tithes1 word
collect tithes from1 word
- apodekatoōἀποδεκατόωto pay a tithe of something: to hand over a tenth of one's produce or income as a sacred due
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- to collect a tithe from someone: to take a tenth from another person or their property as a required levy
- apodekatoōἀποδεκατόωto pay a tithe of something: to hand over a tenth of one's produce or income as a sacred due
collecting1 word
collection4 words
colonnade1 word
color1 word
colored1 word
colored stones1 word
colorful1 word
Colossae2 words
colt2 words
column2 words
combed1 word
come19 words
- boבּוֹאto come, go, or enter: to arrive at a destination or move into it
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- to bring, lead in, or carry in: to cause a person or thing to come
- erchomaiἔρχομαιto come or go: to move from one place to another and arrive there
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- to come about: of a time or event, to arrive and become reality
- halakhהָלַךְto go or walk: to move along on foot, and by extension to live a life headed in a particular direction.
- yatsaיָצָאto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
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- to bring out: to cause a person or thing to come out, to lead or carry something out from where it was
- katabainōκαταβαίνωto move downward, from a higher position to a lower one
- boבּוֹאto come, go, or enter: to arrive at a destination or move into it
come back1 word
come before2 words
come down3 words
come forth4 words
- yatsaיָצָאto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
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- to bring out: to cause a person or thing to come out, to lead or carry something out from where it was
- exerchomaiἐξέρχομαιto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to leave a place behind
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- to come out of a person: said of an evil spirit driven out, or of healing power going out from someone
- to spread abroad: said of a report, rumor, or message that travels out and reaches people
- to proceed from: said of words and intentions coming out of the mouth or heart, and of a person coming forth from a source or origin
- ekporeuōἐκπορεύωto move out from within something: to go out, come out, or stream forth from a source
- nephaqנְפַקto go out: to move from inside a place into the open, or to emerge from wherever something was held
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- to bring out: to remove something from the place where it was kept
- yatsaיָצָאto go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
come in4 words
- eiserchomaiεἰσέρχομαιto go in, to enter a place
- eisporeuōεἰσπορεύωto go into a place or thing: to enter, come in, pass in
- alalעֲלַלto go in, to enter: to pass inside a place, or into the presence of someone in authority.
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- to bring in: to have a person or thing brought inside, most often into the king's presence.
- pareiserchomaiπαρεισέρχομαιto come innot studied yet
come later1 word
come mightily upon1 word
- tsaleḥצָלֵחַto rush forward and break through: to surge ahead with sudden, irresistible force, cutting a way through whatever stands in front
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- to succeed, prosper, turn out well: to reach a good and fitting completion, especially because God brings it about
- tsaleḥצָלֵחַto rush forward and break through: to surge ahead with sudden, irresistible force, cutting a way through whatever stands in front
come near3 words
- qaravקָרַבto come near, or to bring near: to close the distance to someone or something, and in worship to present an offering before God
- engizōἐγγίζωto come near: to close the gap in space, in time, or in relationship until something is right at hand.
- proserchomaiπροσέρχομαιto come up to someone or something, to approach so as to be in its presence
come out5 words
- yatsaיָצָאto bring out: to cause a person or thing to come out, to lead or carry something out from where it was
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- to go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to come forth from a source into view
- exerchomaiἐξέρχομαιto come out of a person: said of an evil spirit driven out, or of healing power going out from someone
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- to go out: to move from inside a place to outside it, or to leave a place behind
- to spread abroad: said of a report, rumor, or message that travels out and reaches people
- to proceed from: said of words and intentions coming out of the mouth or heart, and of a person coming forth from a source or origin
- ekporeuōἐκπορεύωto move out from within something: to go out, come out, or stream forth from a source
- nephaqנְפַקto go out: to move from inside a place into the open, or to emerge from wherever something was held
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- to bring out: to remove something from the place where it was kept
- gi'aḥגִּיחַto burst/come outnot studied yet
- yatsaיָצָאto bring out: to cause a person or thing to come out, to lead or carry something out from where it was
come quickly1 word
- ḥushחוּשׁto hurry: to move or act with urgent speed, or to make something happen quickly
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- to feel or enjoy: to take in pleasure with the senses
- ḥushחוּשׁto hurry: to move or act with urgent speed, or to make something happen quickly
come short1 word
come to2 words
come to an end1 word
come to know1 word
- epiginōskōἐπιγινώσκωto recognize or make out who or what someone is, or to find out the facts of a matter
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- to know fully or to acknowledge; to recognize a truth, a person, or God and take a stand on it
- epiginōskōἐπιγινώσκωto recognize or make out who or what someone is, or to find out the facts of a matter
come to nothing1 word
come to pass4 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
- 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
come to the aid of2 words
come to the help of1 word
come together1 word
- sunerchomaiσυνέρχομαιto come together into one place: for people to gather or assemble as a group
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- to go along with someone: to accompany a person on a journey or errand
- to come together as husband and wife: for a couple to begin married life
- sunerchomaiσυνέρχομαιto come together into one place: for people to gather or assemble as a group
come up2 words
come upon5 words
- eperchomaiἐπέρχομαιto come upon: to arrive at, move onto, or bear down on a person or place
- epipiptōἐπιπίπτωto fall on someone: to come down onto a person bodily, or to sweep over them suddenly from outside.
- phthanōφθάνωto get all the way there: to reach a place, a person, or a goal, arriving rather than merely drawing close.
- adahעֲדָהto go from where it was: for rule, honor, or a binding order to pass away, or for someone with power to take it away
- metaמְטָאto reach: to get all the way to the thing something was heading for, whether a height, a place, a person, or an appointed time.
comeliness1 word
comely3 words
- yaphehיָפֶהbeautiful: pleasing to look at or to take in through the senses
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- fitting: right, suitable, or good for its moment
- na'ehנָאוֶהpleasing because it suits: lovely to look at, or right and becoming for the person or the occasion
- na'ahנָאָהto be lovely: to look right and pleasing, so that a thing is both beautiful and well suited to where it stands
- yaphehיָפֶהbeautiful: pleasing to look at or to take in through the senses
comfort11 words
- parakaleōπαρακαλέωto call someone to one's side: to appeal to, urge, comfort, or invite a person, depending on why they are called near
- 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
- paraklēsisπαράκλησιςa coming-alongside with words that move a person: comfort that steadies, encouragement that urges, or an earnest appeal.
- nudנוּדto move restlessly to and fro: to wander or flee as a homeless fugitive, and, by the shaking of the head over another's pain, to grieve with and console the suffering
- menuḥahמְנוּחָהrest as a place reached: the settled safety and permanence at the end of a search, from a physical resting place to God's own dwelling
comforter1 word
coming4 words
- apokalupsisἀποκάλυψιςan uncovering: the moment something hidden is brought out into the open, especially something God had kept concealed
- parousiaπαρουσίαthe arrival of a person and the presence that follows: someone's coming and being there
- epiphaneiaἐπιφάνειαa shining out into view: the moment someone who was out of sight steps into full visibility, used of Christ coming into open view to save and to judge
- eleusisἔλευσιςcomingnot studied yet
coming near1 word
command21 words
- amarאָמַרto say: to speak words, and so to think them or to declare them
- davarדָּבָרa word, or the matter that word is about: anything said, and equally the affair, event, or thing being spoken of
- davarדָבַרto speak: to put thought into words and aim them at a hearer
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- to subdue: to bring peoples under someone's rule
- 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
commander5 words
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- chiliarchosχιλίαρχοςa senior military officer set over a large body of troops; in Roman service, the commander of a cohort (a tribune)
- qatsinקָצִיןcommander: the person put in charge of a group, whose decision settles what it does
- be'elבְּעֵלcommandernot studied yet
- stratopedarchēsστρατοπεδάρχηςcommandernot studied yet
commandment7 words
- pehפֶּהthe mouth: the opening in the face used to eat and drink and above all to speak, and so, by a natural step, the speech, words, or command that come out of it
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- the mouth of a thing: the opening of a well, sack, cave, or pit, the edge of a sword that devours, and the reach from one end of a place to the other
- a fixed relating phrase in which the word stops meaning a body part: in proportion to, or at the command of
- a measured portion or share, above all the double portion that names the firstborn's part of an inheritance
- entolēἐντολήan authoritative directive: a binding order from someone with the right to give it
- mitsvahמִצְוָהa binding charge laid down by someone with the right to require it, above all the covenant charge God gives his people
- dikaiōmaδικαίωμαa binding rule of what is right: a regulation, statute, or decree laid down by rightful authority
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- a righteous act: a concrete deed that is right, something actually carried out rather than merely intended
- a verdict of acquittal: the ruling that clears a person and places them in the right
- te'emטְעֵםan official order handed down by a king or governing authority: a decree, command, or ruling that those under it must obey.
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- good sense: the sound judgment and tact to say and do the fitting thing.
- the taste of food or drink; the act of tasting.
- pehפֶּהthe mouth: the opening in the face used to eat and drink and above all to speak, and so, by a natural step, the speech, words, or command that come out of it
commend3 words
- paratithēmiπαρατίθημιto set before someone: to place food on the table for a guest, or lay a teaching out for a listener to consider
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- to entrust: to place something valuable into trustworthy hands to be guarded and given back or handed on
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto set a person or a claim forward so that it stands established: to commend someone, or to prove something true
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- to stand joined together as one coherent whole: to hold together, cohere, or stand alongside
- shavaḥשָׁבַחto laud: to declare out loud that God, or something judged good, deserves high regard
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- to still: to force raging water or a flaring temper to be quiet
- paratithēmiπαρατίθημιto set before someone: to place food on the table for a guest, or lay a teaching out for a listener to consider
commendable1 word
commendation1 word
commission1 word
commissioner1 word
commit6 words
- paradidōmiπαραδίδωμιto hand over: to place a person or thing out of one's own keeping and into the power, custody, or care of someone else
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- to hand down: to pass on a teaching, account, or body of belief from one person or generation to the next
- 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
- prassōπράσσωto do, carry out, or practice something: to perform an action or keep up a pattern of conduct.
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- to exact, collect, or demand money owed: taxes, interest, or a debt.
- to fare, to be in a certain condition: how things stand or go for someone.
- paratithēmiπαρατίθημιto set before someone: to place food on the table for a guest, or lay a teaching out for a listener to consider
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- to entrust: to place something valuable into trustworthy hands to be guarded and given back or handed on
- galalגָּלַלto roll: to move something heavy by turning it over, or to be turned over and over
- paradidōmiπαραδίδωμιto hand over: to place a person or thing out of one's own keeping and into the power, custody, or care of someone else
commit a trespass1 word
commit adultery4 words
- na'aphנָאַףto commit adultery: to have sex with someone who is married or engaged to another person, breaking that marriage bond
- moicheuōμοιχεύωto commit adultery: to break a marriage by sexual unfaithfulness to one's spouse.
- 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
- moichaōμοιχάωto commit adulterynot studied yet
commit apostasy1 word
commit fornication2 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
- 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
commit iniquity1 word
- avahעָוָהto do wrong, commit iniquity, act perversely: to do what is morally crooked
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- to bend, twist, or be bent over: to make something crooked or to be doubled over in the body
- avahעָוָהto do wrong, commit iniquity, act perversely: to do what is morally crooked
commit sexual immorality1 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
common3 words
- koinosκοινόςshared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
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- defiled: made unfit to touch what is holy, and so to be kept away from it
- ḥolחֹלcommon: ordinary rather than holy, not claimed by God and so free for everyday use
- tinטִיןcommonnot studied yet
- koinosκοινόςshared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
common hall1 word
- praitōrionπραιτώριονthe Roman governor's official headquarters in a province: the building he lived and worked in, with its soldiers, its holding cells, and the seat where he tried cases.
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- the emperor's own guard: the elite body of soldiers stationed at imperial headquarters, spoken of as a group of men rather than a place.
- praitōrionπραιτώριονthe Roman governor's official headquarters in a province: the building he lived and worked in, with its soldiers, its holding cells, and the seat where he tried cases.
common meal1 word
common to man1 word
common use1 word
- atimiaἀτιμίαcommon use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
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- dishonor: the public loss of honor, standing, and respect; disgrace or shame
- atimiaἀτιμίαcommon use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
common-lands1 word
commotion2 words
communion1 word
companies1 word
companion11 words
- aḥאָחa brother: a male tied to you by birth, and by extension anyone bound to you by blood, nation, or loyal kinship
- 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.
- alluphאַלּוּףa close friend: a trusted, intimate companion bound to someone by long familiarity
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- a tribal chief: the head of a clan or people, especially one of the ruling chieftains of Edom
- a tame ox or other domestic animal: a docile, well-fed beast accustomed to people
- koinōnosκοινωνόςa partner or sharer: someone who holds a real, invested stake in something together with another.
- metochosμέτοχοςsomeone who holds a share in the same thing as others: a partner, or a person who has come to have a real part in what is shared
companions1 word
company7 words
- maḥanehמַחֲנֶהan encampment: a body of people gathered in one place, whether an army in the field or a traveling community at rest
- edahעֵדָהa body of people gathered as one group, joined by a shared bond or common purpose
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- a swarm or herd of animals massed together
- qahalקָהָלan assembly: a body of people called together and gathered into one group
- ḥevelחֶבֶלa band or company: a group of people bound together as a unit
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- a cord or rope: a length of twisted fiber used to bind, lift, hold, or measure
- a measured portion of land: an allotted territory or region, marked off as if by a measuring line
- pangs: the sharp, gripping pains of childbirth, used as an image of sudden anguish
- sodסוֹדan intimate inner circle and the confidential exchange within it: the trusted company, its private counsel, and the secret or friendship that binds it together
compare7 words
- arakhעָרַךְto lay out in good order: to set things in their proper places, piece by piece
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- to set a fixed price on something: to assess its worth
- 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.
- damahדָּמָהto be like something, or to treat one thing as like another: to resemble, to liken or compare, and so to picture in the mind, imagine, or plan
- shavahשָׁוָהto be or make even: to be equal or comparable to something, worth as much as it, or to level a thing out.
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- to set, place, or lay something in position, or lay it upon someone.
- sugkrinōσυγκρίνωto comparenot studied yet
- arakhעָרַךְto lay out in good order: to set things in their proper places, piece by piece
comparison1 word
- parabolēπαραβολήa comparison: a saying or story that teaches by setting one thing beside another, from a one-line proverb to a full narrative
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- a symbol or foreshadowing: something visible that stands for and points ahead to a deeper reality
- parabolēπαραβολήa comparison: a saying or story that teaches by setting one thing beside another, from a one-line proverb to a full narrative
compass2 words
- savavסָבַבto turn: change the direction one is facing or moving, or send something a roundabout way
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- to go around: move in a circuit or circle around something, or run around a thing as a rim does
- to surround: close in around someone or something on every side
- to turn something over: hand it on, transfer it, or change it into something else
- meḥugahמְחוּגָהcompassnot studied yet
- savavסָבַבto turn: change the direction one is facing or moving, or send something a roundabout way
compassion7 words
- eleosἔλεοςmercy: undeserved kindness toward someone in trouble, shown not as a mere feeling but as help actually given
- raḥamimרַחֲמִיםdeep, tender compassion: the gut-level mercy a parent feels toward a child
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- the womb: the part of a woman's body where a child is carried
- oiktirmosοἰκτιρμόςcompassion: deep, tender mercy felt in the gut, the kind God shows his people and calls them to show one another
- splagchnonσπλάγχνονthe seat of a person's deepest feelings; heartfelt affection, tender compassion, or mercy
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- the inner organs of the body; the intestines or entrails
- ḥemlahחֶמְלָהcompassionnot studied yet
compassionate4 words
compel3 words
compensation1 word
compete2 words
competent1 word
compile1 word
complacent1 word
complain7 words
- lunלוּןto grumble in faithless complaint against God or the leaders he has appointed
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- to spend the night, lodge, or stay put somewhere for a while
- tsa'aqצָעַקto cry out: to call aloud in distress, alarm, or urgent appeal for help
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- to be summoned together: to be called out and rallied as a group, especially for battle
- stenazōστενάζωto complain against someone: to let out a resentful, muttering sigh of blame aimed at another person.
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- to groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
- gonguzōγογγύζωto mutter: to talk about someone in a low, half-hidden voice, usually in complaint, instead of saying it to that person openly.
- si'aḥשִׂיחַto voice what fills the heart aloud: to rehearse a matter over and over, as complaint, reflection, or proclamation
- lunלוּןto grumble in faithless complaint against God or the leaders he has appointed