English Bible words starting with F
544 meanings beginning with F, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 6. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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filleted1 word
- ḥashaqחָשַׁקto set one's heart on someone or something: to be bound to in a strong, chosen attachment, whether love, desire, or longing.
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- to fasten or furnish with bands: to join the tabernacle pillars with silver connecting bands.
- ḥashaqחָשַׁקto set one's heart on someone or something: to be bound to in a strong, chosen attachment, whether love, desire, or longing.
filth8 words
- shiqqutsשִׁקּוּץa detestable thing: something felt as revolting, above all an idol or the equipment of pagan worship that God loathes
- rhuposῥύποςfilthnot studied yet
- tso'ahצֹאָהfilthnot studied yet
- gelelגֵּלdung: excrement, animal or human, named bluntly, both as the ordinary substance and as the byword for what is worthless.
- skubalonσκύβαλονwhat gets thrown out: the worthless leftovers swept away once the useful part has been taken
filthiness4 words
- akatharsiaἀκαθαρσίαfilth: the rot and refuse that makes something physically foul and defiling
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- moral impurity: a defiled condition of life, most often sexual, that is unfit for God's presence
- tumahטֻמְאָהuncleanness: a state of impurity, ritual or moral, that keeps a person or object away from what is holy and must be cleansed.
- niddahנִדָּהimpurity that defiles and must be kept apart, pictured most concretely by a woman during her monthly period
- aischrotēsαἰσχρότηςshamefulness, obscenity: behavior so base and indecent that it disgraces a person
- akatharsiaἀκαθαρσίαfilth: the rot and refuse that makes something physically foul and defiling
filthy2 words
filthy idols1 word
fin1 word
finality1 word
finally3 words
- 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
- husterosὕστεροςcoming after: later in time or sequence, and so the following or the final point in a series
- oḥorenאׇחֳרֵיןfinallynot studied yet
find5 words
- ehuriskōεὑρίσκωto find: to come upon someone or something, whether after looking for it or by simply meeting it
- matsaמָצָאto find: to come upon or get hold of something, whether by searching for it or by stumbling onto it.
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto get hold of something whole, to come by or find it, as in finding an opportunity
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- to take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
- shekhaḥשְׁכַחto find or come upon someone or something; in the passive, to be found, to be present, or to turn out a certain way once looked into.
- aneuriskōἀνευρίσκωto findnot studied yet
find fault1 word
find favor1 word
find out5 words
- 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
- manthanōμανθάνωto learn: to gain knowledge, understanding, skill, or a settled practice, whether by being taught, by finding out, or by experience
- ḥaqarחָקַרto search out thoroughly: to probe something to its farthest reach in order to uncover what is hidden, whether a place, a legal case, a mystery, or a person's inner life
- punthanomaiπυνθάνομαιto find something out by asking: to inquire about a matter, or to learn the answer the asking turns up
- exetazōἐξετάζωto find outnot studied yet
- epiginōskōἐπιγινώσκωto recognize or make out who or what someone is, or to find out the facts of a matter
fine6 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
- lamprosλαμπρόςgleaming: bright enough to catch the eye, and so also showy, fine, and expensive
- daqדַּקthin or fine: reduced to almost nothing, whether in thickness, in the size of its particles, or in the strength of a sound
- anashעָנַשׁto impose a payment on a wrongdoer as his penalty, or to be made to pay one
- tavטָבfinenot studied yet
fine clothing1 word
- malakosμαλακόςsoft to the touch: of fine, luxurious clothing
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- a morally soft man: in Paul's list of wrongdoers, most likely the man who takes the receiving role in sex between men
- malakosμαλακόςsoft to the touch: of fine, luxurious clothing
fine dust1 word
fine flour2 words
fine gold3 words
- zahavזָהָבgold: the bright, heavy metal that does not tarnish, and the wealth and worth measured by it
- ketemכֶּתֶםfine gold: the poets' word for gold of the highest grade, prized for its purity and worth.
- pazפַּזfine gold: the purest, most refined grade of gold, a word Hebrew poetry reserves for gold at its most precious
fine leather1 word
fine linen7 words
- bussosβύσσοςfine linennot studied yet
- sheshשֵׁשׁfine linen: a costly, bright white cloth used for sacred and royal garments
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- alabaster or white marble: a costly pale stone used for columns and paving
- bussinosβύσσινοςfine linennot studied yet
- butsבּוּץfine linen: a costly, bright white cloth of flax, the luxury fabric of temple furnishings, royal dress, and foreign trade in the later Old Testament books
- sadinסָדִיןa linen wrap: a large rectangle of fine linen worn draped around the body, and traded as a costly cloth
fine meal1 word
fine spoils1 word
finery1 word
finest1 word
- ḥelevחֵלֶבfat: the thick suet of an animal, the prime part set apart to be burned for God and never eaten
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- the best part: the richest, choicest portion of something
- ḥelevחֵלֶבfat: the thick suet of an animal, the prime part set apart to be burned for God and never eaten
finger2 words
fingernail1 word
finish9 words
- kalahכָּלָהto reach a full end, or to bring something to its full end: to finish it, use it up, or wipe it out
- salemשָׁלֵםto be whole and finished, or to bring something to its finish: to reach completion, or to carry a work through to its end
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- to pay back in full: to give a person exactly what their deeds or debts have earned, whether restitution, reward, or punishment
- to pay a vow: to discharge in full a promise made to God by handing over exactly what was pledged
- to make peace with someone, or to be at peace with them: to end hostility and stand in settled, friendly relations
- tamamתָּמַםto be complete: to reach the end of something so that nothing of it is left
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- to be blameless: to be whole and sound in conduct, with no flaw of integrity
- teleōτελέωto bring something all the way to its appointed end: to finish, complete, or fully carry out.
- teleioōτελειόωto bring something all the way to its intended goal: to complete, finish, or make full and mature.
finish up1 word
finished1 word
- tamamתָּמַםto be complete: to reach the end of something so that nothing of it is left
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- to be blameless: to be whole and sound in conduct, with no flaw of integrity
- tamamתָּמַםto be complete: to reach the end of something so that nothing of it is left
finisher1 word
fir2 words
fire8 words
- purπῦρfire: the burning flame, with all its power to warm, consume, purify, and destroy
- eshאֵשׁfire: burning flame and its heat and light, whether an ordinary blaze or the fire that marks God's presence, worship, or judgment.
- phōsφῶςlight: visible brightness, or a thing that gives it (the sun, daylight, a fire, a lamp, a blaze of glory)
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- light as God's saving self-disclosure: the rescue, truth, and life he brings into a dark world, and the realm of those who live in it
- nurנוּרfire: a burning blaze of flame
- puraπυράfirenot studied yet
fire offering1 word
firebrand2 words
firebrands1 word
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
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- burning missiles: flaming shafts or brands that a person shoots or carries
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
firepan1 word
firm2 words
- yatsaqיָצַקto set down firmly, or to be firm, hard, and immovable
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- to pour out a flowing substance, such as oil, water, or blood, onto or into something
- to cast metal: to pour molten metal into a mold to form an object
- bebaiosβέβαιοςfirm: not liable to give way, so it holds good and can be counted on
- yatsaqיָצַקto set down firmly, or to be firm, hard, and immovable
firmament1 word
firmness2 words
first9 words
- ehisεἷςone: the number one, and from it the idea of being a single thing, or being unified into one.
- eḥadאֶחָדone: the cardinal number one, with the everyday senses that grow out of counting a single thing
- 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
- reshitרֵאשִׁיתthe foremost of something: what stands at its head, whether first in time, first in rank, or the first and finest portion.
first convert1 word
first offspring1 word
first principles1 word
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
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- the basic physical parts the world is made of: its elements
- the elemental forces of the world: the basic powers or rules that ordered the old life and held people in bondage to it
- stoicheionστοιχεῖονthe simple starting lessons of a subject: the basics a beginner is given before anything harder
firstborn4 words
- prōtotokosπρωτότοκοςfirstborn: the eldest child and heir, and by extension the one who holds the firstborn's rank of first place, inheritance, and family headship
- bekhorבְּכוֹרthe firstborn: the first child or animal a mother bears, and the rank and rights that come with being first
- peterפֶּטֶרthe first offspring to open a mother's womb, whether a child or a newborn animal, which the law set apart for God
- bekhirahבְּכִירָהfirstbornnot studied yet
firstfruit1 word
firstfruits3 words
- aparchēἀπαρχήfirstfruits: the opening portion of a harvest handed over to God, which is both his share and the promise of everything still to come.
- reshitרֵאשִׁיתthe foremost of something: what stands at its head, whether first in time, first in rank, or the first and finest portion.
- bikkurבִּכּוּרִיםfirstfruits: the first-ripened produce of the land, owed to God and given to the priests
firstling2 words
firstripe1 word
fish7 words
- ichthusἰχθύςfish: the water-dwelling animal that people catch, cook, and eat
- dagדָּגfish: the ordinary living creatures of sea, river, and lake, pictured as one broad class rather than named by kind
- dagahדָּגָהfishnot studied yet
- opsarionὀψάριονfish eaten as food, especially the small salted or dried fish served as a side dish with bread
- halieuōἁλιεύωto fishnot studied yet
fish spears1 word
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםcymbals: the clashing metal plates sounded in worship, named after the ringing noise they make
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- whirring, buzzing: the sound of beating wings, or the winged pest known by that sound
- a barbed spear for taking fish: a harpoon
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםcymbals: the clashing metal plates sounded in worship, named after the ringing noise they make
fisher2 words
fisherman1 word
fishhook2 words
fishing net1 word
fist2 words
fit2 words
fitting7 words
- axiosἄξιοςworthy: weighing as much as something else, and so deserving it, fitting it, or matching it in value
- yaphehיָפֶהfitting: right, suitable, or good for its moment
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- beautiful: pleasing to look at or to take in through the senses
- prepōπρέπωit is fitting: what is proper and becoming, in keeping with who someone is or what a situation calls for.
- anēkōἀνήκωit is fitting: what is proper, becoming, or one's plain duty to do
- na'ehנָאוֶהpleasing because it suits: lovely to look at, or right and becoming for the person or the occasion
five2 words
five hundred1 word
five thousand1 word
five times1 word
fixed boundary1 word
flagon1 word
- nevelנֵבֶלa large jar or skin for storing liquids, especially a wine container
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- a stringed instrument of the harp or lyre family, used in worship and celebration
- nevelנֵבֶלa large jar or skin for storing liquids, especially a wine container
flagons1 word
flame14 words
- purπῦρfire: the burning flame, with all its power to warm, consume, purify, and destroy
- eshאֵשׁfire: burning flame and its heat and light, whether an ordinary blaze or the fire that marks God's presence, worship, or judgment.
- phloxφλόξa flame: the bright, leaping tongue of a burning fire, the part of a fire you can see and feel
- lehavahלֶהָבָהa flame: the leaping, visible tongue of a burning fire
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- the blade of a spear: its gleaming, flame-shaped metal head
- nurנוּרfire: a burning blaze of flame
flaming3 words
- phloxφλόξa flame: the bright, leaping tongue of a burning fire, the part of a fire you can see and feel
- lahatלָהַטto blaze: to burn with open flame, and so to set something alight or burn it to nothing
- yeqadיְקַדto blaze: of a fire that is alight and burning fiercely, said of the fire itself and never of what the fire destroys
flaming arrows1 word
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
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- burning missiles: flaming shafts or brands that a person shoots or carries
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
flaming fire1 word
- lehavahלֶהָבָהa flame: the leaping, visible tongue of a burning fire
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- the blade of a spear: its gleaming, flame-shaped metal head
- lehavahלֶהָבָהa flame: the leaping, visible tongue of a burning fire
flank2 words
- yerekhahיַרְכָהthe farthest or innermost part of a bounded space: its back, its depths, or its remotest edge, measured from the normal way in
- keselכֶּסֶלthe loin: the thick, fatty flesh low on the back, beside the kidneys
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- confidence: the thing a person is counting on to hold them up
- folly: thick-headed stupidity, the settled dullness of someone who will not think
flap1 word
flash4 words
- reshephרֶשֶׁףa burning flash: a flame, spark, or fiery bolt that flares up or flies through the air
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- burning plague: a lethal, fever-like scourge that consumes a person, sent as God's judgment
- astraptōἀστράπτωto flashnot studied yet
- baraqבָּרַקto flashnot studied yet
- razamרָזַםto flashnot studied yet
- reshephרֶשֶׁףa burning flash: a flame, spark, or fiery bolt that flares up or flies through the air
flash forth2 words
- exastraptōἐξαστράπτωto flash forthnot studied yet
- balagבָּלַגto make something flash forth or burst out suddenly: to cause it to break out like a sudden blaze
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- to brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
flash of lightning1 word
flashing1 word
- lahavלַהַבa flame: the bright tongue of fire that leaps up off whatever is burning
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- the blade of a weapon: the cutting metal of a sword, dagger or spear, as against its handle
- lahavלַהַבa flame: the bright tongue of fire that leaps up off whatever is burning
flask3 words
flatbread3 words
flatter3 words
- ḥalaqחָלַקto be smooth, or to make speech smooth: to flatter
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- to divide something into shares and hand them out: to apportion, allot, or distribute
- patahפָּתָהto make wide or roomy: to enlarge a person's space and give them room to spread out
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- to sway an open or gullible mind: to entice, persuade, or seduce someone, or to be the naive, easily led person who is swayed
- kanahכָּנָהto flatternot studied yet
- ḥalaqחָלַקto be smooth, or to make speech smooth: to flatter
flattering1 word
- ḥelqahחֶלְקָהsmoothness: a smooth or slippery surface, and figuratively smooth, flattering speech intended to deceive
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- a plot of ground: a distinct, marked-off piece of land, and by extension the share of land assigned to someone
- ḥelqahחֶלְקָהsmoothness: a smooth or slippery surface, and figuratively smooth, flattering speech intended to deceive
flattery4 words
- eulogiaεὐλογίαflattery: fine-sounding, smooth speech used to win people over and deceive them
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- blessing: praise offered up to God, or the favor, benefit, or generous gift bestowed on a person
- ḥeleqחֵלֶקsmoothness, flattery: smooth and seductive speech that flatters in order to mislead.
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- portion: the share that falls to someone, whether land, goods, or one's lot in life.
- kolakeiaκολακείαflatterynot studied yet
- ḥalaqqahחֲלַקָּהflatterynot studied yet
- eulogiaεὐλογίαflattery: fine-sounding, smooth speech used to win people over and deceive them
flax2 words
flay1 word
- pashatפָּשַׁטto strip off: to take clothing or covering off someone or something, including skinning an animal or plundering the dead.
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- to make a raid: to rush out and fall upon a place or people, spreading out to plunder.
- pashatפָּשַׁטto strip off: to take clothing or covering off someone or something, including skinning an animal or plundering the dead.
flea1 word
flee10 words
- pheugōφεύγωto flee: to move fast away from something dangerous, whether to save yourself, to get clear of it, or to keep well away from it
- nusנוּסto flee: to run from danger, whether to escape it or to reach safety
- malatמָלַטto get safely out of danger, or to get someone else safely out: to escape, or to rescue
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- to bring forth young, to give birth: to let a child or egg slip out into the world
- 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
flee in panic1 word
flee out1 word
fleece2 words
fleeing1 word
fleet3 words
fleeting2 words
flesh4 words
- sarxσάρξflesh: the soft tissue of a body, and by extension a human being in creaturely weakness, who one is by birth, and (in Paul) human life turned away from God and set against his Spirit.
- basarבָּשָׂרflesh: the soft tissue of a body, whether as the meat people eat or as the living skin and muscle of a person or animal
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- all flesh: every living creature, or all of humanity, taken together as one whole
- kin: a blood relative, the family bond named as shared flesh
- frail humanity: the human creature as weak, mortal, and small before God
- she'erשְׁאֵרflesh: the meat of a living body, whether the food it provides or one's own physical frame
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- a blood relative: a member of one's own family, near of kin
- besharבְּשַׁרfleshnot studied yet
fleshhook1 word
fleshly2 words
flight2 words
fling2 words
flint2 words
float1 word
flock6 words
- tsonצֹאןsmall livestock collectively: sheep and goats kept together as a flock, the primary unit of pastoral wealth and sacrifice
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- God's people described as a flock: Israel vulnerable and dependent, cared for or scattered by their shepherd-leaders
- poimnionποίμνιονflocknot studied yet
- ederעֵדֶרa flock or herd: a group of grazing animals kept and driven together.
- suntrechōσυντρέχωto flocknot studied yet
- miritמַרְעִיתpasturing: the feeding a shepherd provides for his flock, and so both the grazing they live on and the flock that lives on it
- tsonצֹאןsmall livestock collectively: sheep and goats kept together as a flock, the primary unit of pastoral wealth and sacrifice
flog2 words
flood13 words
- mayimמַיwater: the substance itself and any quantity of it, from a cupful to a river to the sea
- potamosποταμόςa river: a natural channel of flowing water, whether a steady stream or a rushing flood
- naharנָהָרa river: a steady, year-round stream of flowing water, often a large named one
- shataphשָׁטַףto flow over something with force: to flood and engulf, to sweep it away, or to rinse it clean under running water
- kataklusmosκατακλυσμόςfloodnot studied yet
flooded1 word
floodgate1 word