English Bible words starting with G
478 meanings beginning with G, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 5. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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greenery2 words
greenish1 word
greet2 words
- sha'alשָׁאַלto ask a question: to put a question to someone in order to find something out
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- to ask for something: to request a gift, a favor, or a grant from someone who can give it
- to inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
- to borrow: to ask for the use of something belonging to someone else, expecting to return it
- aspazomaiἀσπάζομαιto greet: to acknowledge another person warmly with a word or gesture of welcome, whether in person or by passing word along
- sha'alשָׁאַלto ask a question: to put a question to someone in order to find something out
greeting1 word
greetings1 word
- chairōχαίρωa greeting: "hail!" or "greetings!"
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- to rejoice; to be glad, to feel and show joy
- chairōχαίρωa greeting: "hail!" or "greetings!"
greyheaded1 word
greyhound1 word
griddle1 word
grief8 words
- lupēλύπηinward pain: the ache of grief, sorrow, or distress felt in the heart, at times reaching into bodily hardship
- penthosπένθοςgriefnot studied yet
- ka'asכַּעַסinner distress: the grief, sorrow, or frustration of a spirit worn down by trouble
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- anger and its provocation: hot displeasure in a person or in God, and the offense that kindles God's anger
- ḥoliחֳלִיa sickness: an illness or disease of the body, and by extension the suffering or ruin that sickness pictures.
- makhovמַכְאוֹבpain or suffering, whether felt in the body or in the heart
grieve9 words
- lupeōλυπέωto grieve: to cause someone sorrow or pain, or to feel that sorrow oneself
- pentheōπενθέωto mourn: to grieve a loss so deeply that the sorrow shows
- ka'asכָּעַסto be angry, or to be grieved and vexed; the inward state of a stirred-up spirit
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- to provoke someone to anger; to goad another into fury, most often God
- talaipōreōταλαιπωρέωto grievenot studied yet
- atsavעָצַבto be in or cause deep pain, chiefly the inner pain of grief and distress
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- to shape or fashion something by hand, as a craftsman forms a figure
grieved4 words
- ḥarahחָרָהto burn hot with anger: for a feeling, almost always anger, to catch fire and blaze up in someone
- mararמָרַרto be bitter, or to make bitter: the sharp taste of gall stretched to cover grief, hardship, and fierce anger
- ḥametsחָמֵץto ferment: to turn sour and rise, the way dough does once leaven is working in it
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- to be deep red: stained a strong crimson, said of clothing
- to be ruthless: to crush another person without pity
- agemאָגֵםgrievednot studied yet
grievous6 words
- lupēλύπηinward pain: the ache of grief, sorrow, or distress felt in the heart, at times reaching into bodily hardship
- kavedכָּבֵדheavy: carrying great weight, and by extension anything large, severe, or hard to bear
- qashehקָשֶׁהhard in the sense of unyielding: a burden that will not let up, a manner that gives no ground, or a person who will not bend
- qashahקָשָׁהto be or become hard: too difficult to manage, harsh or heavy in force, or (of the heart and neck) stubbornly unwilling to yield
- anashאָנַשׁpast healing: so badly hurt or so sick that nothing will mend it.
grind3 words
grind to dust1 word
grinders1 word
grinding2 words
groan9 words
- stenazōστενάζωto groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
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- to complain against someone: to let out a resentful, muttering sigh of blame aimed at another person.
- stenagmosστεναγμόςgroannot studied yet
- sha'agשָׁאַגto roar: to let out the deep, resounding cry of a lion, or a sound like it
- anaḥאָנַחto sigh or groan: to let out a heavy, audible breath of grief, pain, or distress
- nahamנָהַםto groannot studied yet
- stenazōστενάζωto groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
groan with1 word
groaned1 word
groaning4 words
grope2 words
ground5 words
- gēγῆthe earth: the physical world God made, from the soil underfoot to a named country to the whole created realm set against heaven.
- eretsאֶרֶץthe ground at any scale: the dirt underfoot, a country with borders, or the whole earth beneath the sky
- adamahאֲדָמָהthe cultivable ground: the living, reddish soil people are made from, work, belong to, and answer to
- edaphosἔδαφοςgroundnot studied yet
- araאֲרַעthe earth: the world people live on, or the ground underfoot.
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- lower, inferior: ranking beneath something else.
ground to powder1 word
group2 words
groups1 word
grove2 words
grow9 words
- gadalגָּדַלto grow up: to increase in size or to pass from childhood toward adulthood
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- to become great: to grow in wealth, power, or standing until one is important
- to make great: to raise a child, promote a person, or exalt and praise God
- to magnify oneself: to boast or act arrogantly, often defiantly against God or others
- auxanōαὐξάνωto grow or increase; also, with God as the one acting, to make something grow
- pleonazōπλεονάζωto become more than there was: to increase, grow, or mount up in amount, and so to end up with more than was needed
- tsamaḥצָמַחto sprout up out of the ground, or to make something sprout: the fresh springing of new growth
- parahפָּרָהto be fruitful: to bring forth offspring or produce in abundance
- gadalגָּדַלto grow up: to increase in size or to pass from childhood toward adulthood
grow dark3 words
grow dim1 word
- kahahכָּהָהto grow dim or fade: to lose brightness, sharpness, or strength without going out altogether.
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- to curb someone, to check them so that they stop what they are doing.
- kahahכָּהָהto grow dim or fade: to lose brightness, sharpness, or strength without going out altogether.
grow fat2 words
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
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- to clear away the fat-ashes: to remove from the altar the greasy ash left when the fat of the sacrifices has burned.
- shamanשָׁמֵןto grow fatnot studied yet
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
grow feeble1 word
grow great3 words
grow old4 words
grow rich1 word
grow strong3 words
- ḥalamחָלַםto dream: to see images and receive a message while asleep, often as a channel through which God speaks.
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- to be or grow healthy and strong; to be restored to full vigor.
- endunamoōἐνδυναμόωto make someone strong enough for what they have to do, or to be made strong that way
- teqephתְּקֵףto grow strongnot studied yet
- ḥalamחָלַםto dream: to see images and receive a message while asleep, often as a channel through which God speaks.
grow together1 word
grow up2 words
grow warm1 word
grow weary5 words
- kopiaōκοπιάωto work to the point of exhaustion: to toil hard, and so to be worn out by the effort
- ekluōἐκλύωto lose strength and give way: the body collapsing from exhaustion, or the resolve going slack under pressure
- kamnōκάμνωto grow weary: to be worn down by long effort until strength and resolve start to give out
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- to be sick: to be ill, worn down and laid low by disease
- ya'aphיָעֵףto grow faint: to have one's strength give out, whether from hard effort, hunger, or a long pursuit
- ekkakeōἐκκακέωto lose heart: to let hardship or the absence of visible results wear a person's resolve down until they quit something good.
grow with1 word
growing1 word
growl4 words
- hamahהָמָהto make a loud, restless sound: to roar, growl, moan, or be in an uproar
- hagahהָגָהto make a low, sustained sound deep in the throat; to give something voice under your breath, whether a growl, a moan, a mutter, or words said over and over to yourself.
- 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
- na'arנָעַרto growlnot studied yet
grows poor1 word
growth2 words
grub1 word
grumble3 words
- lunלוּןto grumble in faithless complaint against God or the leaders he has appointed
+1 more meaning
- to spend the night, lodge, or stay put somewhere for a while
- gonguzōγογγύζωto mutter: to talk about someone in a low, half-hidden voice, usually in complaint, instead of saying it to that person openly.
- raganרָגַןto mutter against someone under the breath: to grumble in private, or to whisper talk that turns people against each other
- lunלוּןto grumble in faithless complaint against God or the leaders he has appointed
grumbling1 word
grumblings1 word
guarantee3 words
guaranteed1 word
guarantor1 word
guard14 words
- phulassōφυλάσσωto keep watch: to guard something so it comes to no harm, and by extension to keep a command or keep oneself out of harm's way
- shamarשָׁמַרto exercise watchful care over someone or something: to guard it, hold to it, and keep it safe
- tēreōτηρέωto guard: to hold a person in secure custody
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- to obey: to hold to a command or teaching and put it into practice
- to keep safe: to preserve, protect, or hold something in reserve
- rutsרוּץto run: to move fast on foot, and by extension to act or travel swiftly
- natsarנָצַרto keep close watch over something and guard it: to protect it, hold onto it faithfully, or keep it safe
guardhouse1 word
- mattarahמַטָּרָהa target: the mark something is aimed at and shot at
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- the guard: the palace watch station, which gave its name both to the courtyard where prisoners were kept and to a city gate
- mattarahמַטָּרָהa target: the mark something is aimed at and shot at
guardian2 words
guardroom1 word
guardsman1 word
Gudgodah1 word
guest room1 word
guests2 words
guidance1 word
guide11 words
- kateuthunōκατευθύνωto guidenot studied yet
- darakhדָּרַךְto tread: to press down on something with the foot, whether to walk over it, crush it, or bend it
- hodēgeōὁδηγέωto guidenot studied yet
- naḥahנָחָהto lead or guide someone along a way toward a destination.
- nahagנָהַגto drive or lead: to set someone or something in motion and keep it moving toward where you want it to go
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- to moan or wail: to make a low sound of grief, like a mourner
guile3 words
guilt7 words
- avonעָוֺןiniquity: sin pictured as a crooked thing that clings to the person who did it, carrying within it the deed, the guilt it creates, and the ruin it brings
- ashamאָשָׁםguilt and what is owed to set it right: the wrong a person incurs, the payment that makes amends for it, and the offering that puts it right with God
- ḥetחֵטְאsin: a wrong that fails a rightful standard, along with the guilt it creates and the penalty it earns
- resahרֶשַׁעwickedness: wrongdoing that sets itself against what is right, and the guilt it brings
- ashmahאַשְׁמָהguilt: the culpability a person or community incurs by doing wrong, together with the liability to punishment or repayment it brings
guilt offering1 word
guiltiness1 word
guiltless1 word
guilty5 words
- rasahרָשָׁעthe one in the wrong: the guilty party a court rules against, and from there the wicked person whose whole life stands condemned, always the opposite of the righteous (צַדִּיק).
- enochosἔνοχοςheld fast in the wrong so that punishment can follow: answerable to a court, deserving of a sentence, or guilty in relation to what has been violated
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- held fast by something and unable to get out from under it: in its grip
- opheiletēsὀφειλέτηςsomeone who is in the wrong and owes for it: a guilty person, a sinner
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- someone who owes money and has not yet paid it back
- someone who is bound to another and owes them something in return
- ashemאָשֵׁםguiltynot studied yet
- vazarוָזָרguiltynot studied yet
gulf1 word
gull1 word
gullet1 word
gullible women1 word
Guni1 word
Gur1 word
Gurbaal1 word
gush1 word
gush out2 words
guzzle1 word