English Bible words starting with D
616 meanings beginning with D, in alphabetical order. This is page 2 of 7. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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decision4 words
- boulēβουλήa settled purpose reached by deliberation: a considered plan, counsel, or decision, whether God's or a person's
- gnōmēγνώμηa made-up mind: the settled judgment someone has reached about a matter, and so what they advise, resolve, or agree to
- ḥarutsחָרוּץdecision: a sharp verdict handed down
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- sharp, cut: a sharp-toothed threshing sledge, or a body cut and mutilated
- diligent: keen and industrious in effort, the opposite of the lazy
- gold: a poetic word for the precious metal
- diagnōsisδιάγνωσιςdecisionnot studied yet
deck3 words
- qereshקֶרֶשׁa board: a flat, upright plank of worked wood
- adahעָדָהto deck oneself out: to put on jewelry and finery, or to place ornaments on someone else
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- to pass on: to travel across or past a place, or to take a thing off and carry it away
- yaphahיָפָהto be beautiful, or to make beautiful: to have a loveliness that draws the eye, or to put that loveliness on something else
declaration4 words
- rhēmaῥῆμαa spoken word: an utterance, saying, or statement that has actually been said
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- a matter, thing, or event: the affair that an utterance is about, an extension carried over from Hebrew
- diēgēsisδιήγησιςan orderly, connected account of past events: a narrative that leads the reader through a subject from beginning to end
- parashahפָּרָשָׁהdeclarationnot studied yet
- aḥvahאַחְוָהdeclarationnot studied yet
- rhēmaῥῆμαa spoken word: an utterance, saying, or statement that has actually been said
declare14 words
- nagadנָגַדto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or disclose what another did not know
- anangellōἀναγγέλλωto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or proclaim news or a message to others
- sapharסָפַרto count, and so to recount: to take a tally of things, or to tell them over one by one as a story
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- a scribe: a trained official who keeps records, writes documents, and manages affairs of state or temple
- gnōrizōγνωρίζωto make known: to cause someone to know something, whether by revealing what was hidden or by simply informing them.
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- to know, or to be able to say; used where the speaker cannot tell which of two things he would choose.
- diēgeomaiδιηγέομαιto tell something all the way through: to give the full, connected account of what happened rather than merely mention it
declare righteous1 word
declared2 words
- apangellōἀπαγγέλλωto bring word to someone: to report what has happened or to announce a message, carrying it from its source to a listener
- exēgeomaiἐξηγέομαιto recount in detail, to relate what happened
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- to make known, to reveal: to disclose what was hidden
declares1 word
decline1 word
decorate1 word
decrease1 word
decree16 words
- ḥoqחֹקa statute: a binding rule that has been laid down and set in force, whether by God or by a human authority.
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- an allotted portion: a fixed share, ration, or due that is assigned to someone.
- a fixed limit: a boundary or bound that has been set and may not be crossed.
- 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.
- millahמִלָּהa spoken word, and by extension the matter it concerns or the command it carries
- dogmaδόγμαdecreenot studied yet
- datדָּתan authoritative rule handed down by a ruler: a royal decree, or the settled law of a kingdom
- ḥoqחֹקa statute: a binding rule that has been laid down and set in force, whether by God or by a human authority.
decreed1 word
- ḥaratsחָרַץto whet to a sharp edge; used in the Bible only of sharpening the tongue at someone, the way a dog growls before it bites
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- to settle a matter by cutting it off: to decide, determine, or decree, so that the outcome is fixed and cannot be reopened
- ḥaratsחָרַץto whet to a sharp edge; used in the Bible only of sharpening the tongue at someone, the way a dog growls before it bites
decrees2 words
- krimaκρίμαa verdict handed down by a judge: the decision, sentence, or ruling that comes out of judging, most often a sentence of condemnation
- edahעֵדָהa witness: an object or act set up to testify to an agreement or a fact
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- the LORD's testimonies: the terms of his covenant, solemnly declared and meant to be kept
decrepit1 word
Dedan1 word
dedicate3 words
- qadashקָדַשׁto be set apart from ordinary use and brought into the sphere of the holy: to be holy, to make holy, to treat as holy
- nazarנָזַרto set apart by going without: to consecrate oneself to God by giving something up, or to hold clear of what one must not touch
- ḥanakhחָנַךְto dedicatenot studied yet
dedicate rashly1 word
dedication2 words
dedication offering1 word
deed8 words
- ergonἔργονa work: something a person does and the result it produces, whether a single deed, a life's labor, or the thing made
- ma'asehמַעֲשֶׂהwhat someone does or makes: a deed, a piece of work, or the thing produced by it
- pragmaπρᾶγμαa matter or affair: a concrete thing that is done or has to be dealt with, whether a deed, an unspecified affair, a legal case, or the reality behind an appearance
- ma'alalמַעֲלָלdeeds, practices: the things someone does, taken together as a course of conduct that reveals who they are and that they are answered for
- po'alפֹּעַלwork or deed: what someone does, along with what that doing earns or produces
deeds3 words
- ma'alalמַעֲלָלdeeds, practices: the things someone does, taken together as a course of conduct that reveals who they are and that they are answered for
- alilahעֲלִילָהa deed or dealing: a weighty thing someone does, whether God's striking acts or a person's wanton practices
- pe'ullahפְּעֻלָּהwhat work brings back: the pay, reward, or payback earned by labor, and at times the labor itself
deem worthy1 word
deep6 words
- bathusβαθύςdeepnot studied yet
- amoqעָמֹקdeep: reaching far down below the surface, whether measured with the eye or felt as something beyond reach
- amaqעָמֹקto be deep, or to make something deep: to reach far down, out of sight or out of reach
- ma'amaqמַעֲמַקִּיםdeepnot studied yet
- amiqעֲמִיקdeepnot studied yet
deep darkness2 words
deep sleep2 words
deeply1 word
deeply grieved1 word
deeply moved1 word
deer2 words
defame1 word
defeat2 words
defect3 words
defence2 words
defend6 words
- rivרִיבto press a contention against another: to quarrel, take someone to task, or argue a case against them
- sakhakhסָכַךְto cover or screen something by spreading a covering over or around it, often to shelter and protect
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- to weave or knit together, to lace separate strands into one whole
- to stir people up against one another, to incite to conflict
- sagavשָׂגַבto be so high as to be out of reach: unassailably high, supremely exalted, or lifted safely beyond harm
- apologeomaiἀπολογέομαιto make a defense in words: to answer an accusation or a challenge by stating one's case
- amunōἀμύνωto defendnot studied yet
defend oneself1 word
defense5 words
- magenמָגֵןa shield: the hand-held piece of armor a soldier holds up to block blows, and by extension anyone or anything that protects
- ma'ozמָעוֹזa place or source of safety and strength: a fortress to shelter behind, or the protection a person leans on for security
- apologiaἀπολογίαa reasoned spoken defense: the reply you make to clear yourself or your cause when you are challenged or accused
- massaḥמַסָּחdefensenot studied yet
- atstsumahעַצֻמָהdefensenot studied yet
defenses1 word
defer4 words
- arakhאָרַךְto be long or to make long, in time or in space: to prolong, lengthen, extend, or hold off.
- aḥarאָחַרto delay: to let time pass before something is done or arrives, whether by putting it off, being overdue, or lingering
- anaballōἀναβάλλωto defernot studied yet
- hupeikōὑπείκωto yield: to stop resisting and give way to someone, deferring to them once they have won you over
defiance1 word
defiant1 word
deficiency2 words
defile10 words
- tameטָמֵאto be or become ceremonially or morally unclean, or to make something or someone unclean
- ḥalalחָלַלto treat as common what is holy: to profane, defile, or strip of its sacred standing
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- to begin, to make a start at something or do it for the first time
- to pierce, wound, or run through, often fatally
- to play on the pipe or flute
- anahעָנָהto bring someone low: to afflict, humble, or oppress, by force or by hardship; and being brought low oneself.
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- to be occupied or busied with something: to be kept busy at a task.
- phtheirōφθείρωto ruin something: to bring what was whole or pure into a spoiled, corrupted, or destroyed state, so that human corruption and the destruction it invites can be named by one word
- molunōμολύνωto defile by besmirching: to soil or stain a person or thing so it is disgracefully dirtied and unfit for holy company
defiled2 words
- tameטָמֵאmorally defiled: stained by grave sin, so that a person, a people, or the land itself is fouled before God
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- ritually unclean: in a condition that bars a person, animal, or object from the sphere of worship until it is set right
- koinosκοινόςdefiled: made unfit to touch what is holy, and so to be kept away from it
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- shared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
- tameטָמֵאmorally defiled: stained by grave sin, so that a person, a people, or the land itself is fouled before God
defilement5 words
defraud3 words
- adikeōἀδικέωto do wrong: to violate what is just by treating a person unfairly or by inflicting injury on someone or something.
- ashaqעָשַׁקto wrong someone by abusing power over them, especially by squeezing them for money or property they cannot defend
- apostereōἀποστερέωto defraud: to keep back or take away from someone what is rightfully owed to them
defy2 words
- ḥaraphחָרַףto throw shaming words at someone, daring or despising them: to taunt, mock, or defy
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- to spend the cold season: to stay somewhere through the rainy winter months
- to be assigned or promised to a man: said of a slave woman set aside for a particular man
- za'amזָעַםto condemn in anger: to burn with indignation against someone, and to voice that anger as a denunciation or curse.
- ḥaraphחָרַףto throw shaming words at someone, daring or despising them: to taunt, mock, or defy
degenerate1 word
degrade1 word
degree1 word
- metronμέτρονa measure: the vessel or rod used to measure something, or the amount it holds
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- an allotted portion: the specific amount or share that God or Christ assigns to a person
- a fixed quota that must be filled before judgment falls, as in filling up the measure of guilt
- metronμέτρονa measure: the vessel or rod used to measure something, or the amount it holds
degrees1 word
deity1 word
Delaiah1 word
delay6 words
- chronizōχρονίζωto delaynot studied yet
- aḥarאָחַרto delay: to let time pass before something is done or arrives, whether by putting it off, being overdue, or lingering
- okneōὀκνέωto delaynot studied yet
- mahahמָהַהּto hold back: to linger, hesitate, or be slow in coming when it was time to move
- bradunōβραδύνωto delaynot studied yet
delegation1 word
delicacies3 words
delicacy4 words
delicate2 words
- rakhרַךְsoft, tender: yielding rather than hard, whether in flesh, in age, in manner, or in resolve
- anagעָנֹגto luxuriate in something: to take rich, unhurried pleasure in it, the way a person of leisure enjoys comfort
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- to be pampered: to live so softly and richly cared for that hardship is unthinkable
delight14 words
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
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- to look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
- 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)
- ḥephetsחֵפֶץdelight: the glad pleasure a person takes in someone or something
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- desire: what a person wants, wishes for, or values
- purpose: a settled intention that one carries out, especially God's sovereign will
- matter: an affair, business, or thing one is occupied with
- ta'avahתַּאֲוָהdesire, longing, craving: the whole person's reaching out for what it wants (and sometimes the wanted thing itself).
- maḥmadמַחְמָדa treasure: what or whom someone holds dear, valued for the longing it draws rather than for any price it would fetch
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
delight in4 words
- 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)
- ratsahרָצָהto be pleased with someone or something: to accept them gladly, look on them with favor, and take delight in them
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- to pay off in full: to satisfy a debt or serve out a sentence until the account is settled
- ḥamadחָמַדto find something desirable and want it, a wanting that can run all the way from quiet delight to a craving that reaches out to take
- ru'aḥרִיחַto smell: to take in a scent, and so, when God is the one smelling, to receive an offering with favor
- ḥaphetsחָפֵץto find pleasure in something, so that you want it and lean toward it
delightful3 words
- na'imנָעִיםlovely, sweet, delightful: pleasing to the senses and the heart, giving genuine delight
- shashu'aשַׁעֲשֻׁעִיםdelight: the fond, repeated pleasure someone takes in a person or thing, and the cherished person or thing itself
- na'emנָעֵםto be delightful: to be lovely, sweet, or agreeable, giving real pleasure to the person who experiences it
delighting1 word
delights1 word
Delilah1 word
deliver17 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
- natsalנָצַלto rescue: to snatch someone out of danger, into safety
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- to strip off and carry away: to take plunder, or pull clothing or ornaments off
- rhuomaiῥύομαιto rescue: to reach into a place of danger and pull someone out of it to safety
- yasahיָשַׁעto save: to step in on behalf of someone in danger, distress, or the wrong, and bring them through to safety, victory, or vindication.
- exaireōἐξαιρέωto take something out and be rid of it: to pull a part out of the place where it sits
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- to rescue someone by pulling them out: to get a person clear of the grip or the situation holding them
- 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
deliver up1 word
- sagarסָגַרto shut or close something, keeping what is outside out or what is inside in
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- to hand over or surrender someone into another's power
- sagarסָגַרto shut or close something, keeping what is outside out or what is inside in
deliverance10 words
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
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- safety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
- tsedaqahצְדָקָהrighteousness put into action: doing what is right, the concrete deed or settled practice that puts a relationship, a community, or God's own dealings in their proper order
- yeshu'ahיְשׁוּעָהsalvation: the rescue brought to someone who cannot get themselves out of trouble, covering the saving act, the victory it wins, and the safety it leaves behind.
- yesahיֵשַׁעdeliverance: the rescue, victory, or safety that God brings to people in danger or distress
- teshu'ahתְּשׁוּעָהdeliverance: being rescued from danger or enemies, especially the victory that God gives
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
deliverer1 word
deluded1 word
deluge1 word
delusion2 words
demand5 words
- aiteōαἰτέωto ask for something, to request: to put in a claim for a thing one wants and expects to receive
- eperōtaōἐπερωτάωto put a question to someone: to ask, inquire, or question a person directly
- epizēteōἐπιζητέωto seek a definite thing: to go after some particular person, thing, or answer that one wants, has lost, or has a claim to
- apaiteōἀπαιτέωto demandnot studied yet
- exaiteōἐξαιτέωto demand/ask fornot studied yet
demand to know1 word
Demas1 word
Demetrius1 word
demon3 words
- daimonionδαιμόνιονan evil spirit: a real, personal, malevolent being that works under Satan and is driven out by Jesus
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- a lesser divine being, a deity or god of the kind the Greeks recognized
- daimōnδαίμωνdemonnot studied yet
- shedשֵׁדdemonnot studied yet
- daimonionδαιμόνιονan evil spirit: a real, personal, malevolent being that works under Satan and is driven out by Jesus
demon-oppressed1 word
demon-possessed1 word
demonic1 word
demonized1 word
demonstrate3 words
- 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
- endeiknumiἐνδείκνυμιto put something of your own on open display through what you do: to show your power, your character, or your attitude by acting on it
- epideiknumiἐπιδείκνυμιto put something where other people can see it for themselves: to hold it up, point it out, or lay out the evidence for a claim
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto set a person or a claim forward so that it stands established: to commend someone, or to prove something true
demonstration3 words
den7 words
- me'arahמְעָרָהa cave: a natural hollow in rock large enough for a person to enter
- ma'onמָעוֹןa dwelling place or abode: the settled home where someone or something lives
- govגֹּבa pit for lions: a hole sunk in the ground with an opening at the top, into which a condemned person was thrown
- me'onahמְעֹנָהa den: the sheltered retreat a creature lives in, and by extension the home of God or of people
- ḥorחֹרa hole: an opening or hollow, whether bored through a surface or worn into the ground
denarius1 word
denounce2 words
deny5 words
- arneomaiἀρνέομαιto deny: to say no, refusing a claim, disowning a person, or turning down an obligation.
- manaמָנַעto keep something or someone back: to withhold, deny, or restrain
- kaḥashכָּחַשׁto deal falsely: to lie or deny the truth, put on a false front, or (of a thing) fail to deliver what it promised
- antilegōἀντιλέγωto speak against someone or something: to contradict, deny, or set oneself in opposition.
- aparneomaiἀπαρνέομαιto disown: to state publicly that you have nothing to do with a person, whether someone else or yourself
depart15 words
- halakhהָלַךְto go or walk: to move along on foot, and by extension to live a life headed in a particular direction.
- 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
- shalaḥשָׁלַחto send: to make a person or thing go out from you toward a destination, a target, or freedom
- aperchomaiἀπέρχομαιto go away from a place: to leave where one is and move off, often toward somewhere else
- surסוּרto turn aside or depart: move away from a path, a person, or a course of life
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- to remove or take away: cause something or someone to leave
departed1 word
departed spirits1 word
departure3 words
depend on1 word
deploy1 word
- natashנָטַשׁto spread out: to scatter, deploy, or let loose over an area
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- to abandon: to walk away from someone or something one is bound to keep
- to let lie: to release a field or a matter and leave it alone
- natashנָטַשׁto spread out: to scatter, deploy, or let loose over an area
deport1 word
deportation1 word
deported1 word
- gelahגְּלָאto take the cover off something hidden, so that it is now known: to reveal
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- to carry a conquered people away from their homeland and resettle them elsewhere: to deport
- gelahגְּלָאto take the cover off something hidden, so that it is now known: to reveal
depose1 word
deposit3 words
- arrabōnἀρραβώνa down payment: a first installment paid in advance that is a real part of the full amount and secures the promise that the rest will follow
- parathēkēπαραθήκηa trust: something valuable handed over to another person for safekeeping, to be guarded undamaged and given back faithfully
- piqqadonפִּקָּדוֹןdepositnot studied yet
deprave1 word
depravity2 words
- zimmahזִמָּהdepravity: deliberate, shameless wickedness, most often sexual immorality
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- a scheme: a purpose someone deliberately works out, most often an evil plot
- phthoraφθοράdecay: the breaking down and wearing out that makes physical things spoil, wither, and die
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- ruin: being destroyed and finished off
- moral rot: the spoiling of a person from the inside that spreads through runaway desire and takes them captive
- zimmahזִמָּהdepravity: deliberate, shameless wickedness, most often sexual immorality
deprivation1 word
deprive2 words