English Bible words starting with H
620 meanings beginning with H, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 7. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Hierapolis1 word
higgaion1 word
high4 words
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
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- lofty in standing: set above other people, whether in what human beings admire or in a person's own estimate of himself
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןthe Most High: a title for God as the supreme one, higher than every other power in heaven or on earth
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- upper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
- gavo'ahגָּבֹהַּhigh: rising far above the surrounding level, whether in literal height or in standing, and by extension lifted up in pride
- gavahגָּבַהּto be high: to rise up or be lifted to a great height, whether in physical elevation, in honor, or (most often) in pride
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
high place3 words
- bamahבָּמָהan open-air place of sacrifice: a built platform, walled precinct, or small shrine where worship was carried out away from the central temple
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- the high ground a powerful figure walks or rides over: the back, ridge, or heights of the earth, sea, or sky in poetry
- maromמָרוֹםheight: a high place, the heights, on high; most often heaven as the high place where God dwells.
- ramahרָמָהhigh placenot studied yet
- bamahבָּמָהan open-air place of sacrifice: a built platform, walled precinct, or small shrine where worship was carried out away from the central temple
high places1 word
high priest1 word
high refuge1 word
high tower1 word
high-priest1 word
high-priestly1 word
higher1 word
highest3 words
- hupsistosὕψιστοςhighest, most exalted; as a title for God, "the Most High."
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןupper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
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- the Most High: a title for God as the supreme one, higher than every other power in heaven or on earth
- tabburטַבּוּרhighestnot studied yet
highly esteemed1 word
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
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- lofty in standing: set above other people, whether in what human beings admire or in a person's own estimate of himself
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
highly exalted1 word
highminded1 word
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
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- lofty in standing: set above other people, whether in what human beings admire or in a person's own estimate of himself
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
hight1 word
highway3 words
- mesillahמְסִלָּהa highway: a built-up, raised public road for travel
- salalסָלַלto heap earth and stone up high: to build a raised road or ramp, or to pile something into a mound
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- to lift someone or something high: to prize it, or to set yourself up over another
- maslulמַסְלוּלhighwaynot studied yet
Hilen1 word
Hilkiah1 word
hill5 words
- orosὄροςa mountain: a high rise of land, taller than a hill, whether a particular peak or the open hill country
- harהַרa mountain or hill: raised, high ground, from a single peak to a whole range or the upland region a people settles in
- bounosβουνόςhillnot studied yet
- givahגִּבְעָהa hill: a rounded natural rise in the land, lower and gentler than a mountain
- ophelעֹפֶלhillnot studied yet
hill country1 word
Hillel1 word
hilly1 word
hilt1 word
him1 word
- autosαὐτόςthe everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
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- used to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
- the same: one and the same person, thing, or place as the one already named
- autosαὐτόςthe everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
himself1 word
- autosαὐτόςused to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
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- the everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
- the same: one and the same person, thing, or place as the one already named
- autosαὐτόςused to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
hin1 word
hind1 word
hinder3 words
- kōluōκωλύωto stop someone or something: to hinder, prevent, or forbid
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןhinder or western: at the back, and so the west, since Hebrew speakers faced east to get their bearings
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- last or later: what comes after, whether at the end of a sequence or further along in time
- diakōluōδιακωλύωto hindernot studied yet
hinder part1 word
hindrance3 words
hinge2 words
- tsirצִירa hinge: the pivot a door swings on
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- an envoy: a person formally dispatched with a message on someone else's authority, most often between rulers or nations
- a writhing pang: the seizing, doubling-over pain of labor, or that same pain brought on by dread
- potפֹּתhingenot studied yet
- tsirצִירa hinge: the pivot a door swings on
Hinnom1 word
hip2 words
hips1 word
Hirah1 word
Hiram2 words
hire7 words
- misthosμισθόςwages: the pay a worker earns for labor done
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- reward: what God gives back in answer to how a person has lived
- sakharשָׂכָרpay owed for service rendered: the wages, hire, fare, or reward due for work done or loyalty shown
- sakharשָׂכַרto hire: to secure a person's service, labor, or support by paying for it.
- misthoōμισθόωto hirenot studied yet
- etnanאֶתְנַןthe fee paid for a prostitute's services, and so any gain a people or city is accused of earning by selling itself
- misthosμισθόςwages: the pay a worker earns for labor done
hired2 words
hired servant1 word
hired worker3 words
hireling1 word
his1 word
- autosαὐτόςthe everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
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- used to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
- the same: one and the same person, thing, or place as the one already named
- autosαὐτόςthe everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
his own1 word
hiss1 word
hissing1 word
hither1 word
hitherto1 word
Hizki1 word
ho1 word
hoard2 words
hoarfrost1 word
- kephorכְּפוֹרfrost: the thin white crust of ice that settles on open ground overnight
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- a bowl: a gold or silver vessel counted among the holy furnishings of the temple
- kephorכְּפוֹרfrost: the thin white crust of ice that settles on open ground overnight
hoary head1 word
Hobab1 word
Hobah1 word
hod1 word
Hodaviah1 word
Hodesh1 word
Hodevah1 word
Hodiah2 words
hoe1 word
hoed1 word
- adarעָדַרto be missing: absent from a group, a count, or a supply that ought to be complete
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- to hoe: to break up and weed the soil of a field or vineyard by hand
- to support in battle: to join a fighting force as a backer, or to take one's place in its ranks
- adarעָדַרto be missing: absent from a group, a count, or a supply that ought to be complete
Hoglah1 word
Hoham1 word
hold4 words
- echōἔχωto have: to hold something as one's own, on oneself, or within one's situation, whether a possession, a relationship, an inner reality, or a state one is in.
- phulakēφυλακήprison: a place where people are held under guard
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- a watch of the night: one of the set stretches into which the night was divided
- the act of keeping watch: standing guard over something
- sunechōσυνέχωto hold together or press in from every side: to hold shut, hem in, grip, or drive onward
- chōreōχωρέωto hold or contain; to have room for
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- to go, pass, or make one's way toward a place or a state
- to make room within oneself; to take in, receive, or accept a person or a demanding truth
hold back4 words
- katechōκατέχωto hold back: to keep a person or force in check, confined, or held down, whether by restraining it or by being caught in its grip
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- to hold fast: to keep a firm, lasting grip on something you have received, so that you do not let it slip
- to have and hold as your own: to possess or occupy something, keeping settled title to it
- to make for shore: to steer a ship toward land and head in to the beach
- manaמָנַעto keep something or someone back: to withhold, deny, or restrain
- 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
- 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
- katechōκατέχωto hold back: to keep a person or force in check, confined, or held down, whether by restraining it or by being caught in its grip
hold fast5 words
- ḥazaqחָזַקto be firm or strong, and so to make firm: to grow strong, prevail, take courage, strengthen, repair, grip, hold fast, or harden
- krateōκρατέωto hold fast: keep a firm grip on something so as not to let it go
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- to take hold of: lay hands on a person or thing and grasp it
- to hold in one's power: keep something in a grip it cannot break free of
- katechōκατέχωto hold fast: to keep a firm, lasting grip on something you have received, so that you do not let it slip
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- to hold back: to keep a person or force in check, confined, or held down, whether by restraining it or by being caught in its grip
- to have and hold as your own: to possess or occupy something, keeping settled title to it
- to make for shore: to steer a ship toward land and head in to the beach
- davaqדָּבַקto stick fast to something and not let go: to cling, hold tight, or stay glued
- epechōἐπέχωto hold fast/outnot studied yet
hold fast to1 word
hold in1 word
hold in contempt1 word
hold one's peace5 words
- ḥareshחָרֵשׁto be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
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- to cut into a hard surface: to engrave, to plow, or to shape raw material, and from there to work out a scheme in the mind
- siōpaōσιωπάωto be silent: to make no sound where a voice could be heard, most often the deliberate silence of someone who could speak and says nothing
- sigaōσιγάωto be silent: to stop speaking, or to keep a matter unspoken
- ḥashahחָשָׁהto hold one's peace: to keep silent, or to stay still and do nothing
- alamאָלַםto be speechless: to have the mouth shut so that no words come out, whether struck mute or refusing to open it
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- to bind cut grain into sheaves
- ḥareshחָרֵשׁto be silent: to hold one's peace, say nothing, or be unresponsive like a deaf person
hold responsible1 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
hold to1 word
hold together1 word
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto stand joined together as one coherent whole: to hold together, cohere, or stand alongside
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- to set a person or a claim forward so that it stands established: to commend someone, or to prove something true
- sunistēmi, sunistaōσυνίστημι, συνιστάωto stand joined together as one coherent whole: to hold together, cohere, or stand alongside
hold up to contempt1 word
holding1 word
hole7 words
- opēὀπήholenot studied yet
- trumaliaτρυμαλιάa hole: an opening bored, worn, or pierced through something
- ḥorחֹרa hole: an opening or hollow, whether bored through a surface or worn into the ground
- trupēmaτρύπημαa bored hole: a small pierced opening, and here the eye of a sewing needle
- trēmaτρῆμαholenot studied yet
holiday1 word
holiness6 words
- qodeshקֹדֶשׁholiness: belonging to God, and so claimed by him and kept apart from ordinary use
- hosiosὅσιοςkeeping faith with God: reverently loyal to him and to what he has pledged
- hagiasmosἁγιασμόςconsecration to God: being set apart to him as holy, and the holy life that follows from it
- hosiotēsὁσιότηςholinessnot studied yet
- hagiōsunēἁγιωσύνηholinessnot studied yet
hollow3 words
holocaust1 word
- olahעֹלָהburnt offering: the sacrifice in which the whole animal is burned on the altar and the smoke rises to God, with no portion kept back for priest or worshiper
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- ascent: a flight of steps or stairway leading upward
- olahעֹלָהburnt offering: the sacrifice in which the whole animal is burned on the altar and the smoke rises to God, with no portion kept back for priest or worshiper
Holon1 word
holy4 words
- hagiosἅγιοςholy: belonging to God and set apart from common, everyday use, and so pure and worthy of reverence
- qadoshקָדוֹשׁholy: belonging to God and so set within his realm rather than ordinary life
- hosiosὅσιοςkeeping faith with God: reverently loyal to him and to what he has pledged
- qaddishקַדִּישׁholy: belonging to God's own realm rather than to ordinary life
holy day2 words
holy one2 words
holy ones2 words
holy place2 words
holy places1 word
holy spirit1 word
holy thing1 word
home7 words
- oikosοἶκοςa house: the building a family lives in, and by extension the people who belong to it, from a single household to a whole family line
- bayitבַּיִתhouse: a bounded, enclosed space and, by extension, the people, the family line, the temple, or the place it holds together.
- oikiaοἰκίαhouse: a dwelling, and by extension the people who live in it and the property it represents.
- ohelאֹהֶלa tent: the portable cloth-and-pole dwelling of a roaming people, by extension the household it shelters or the worship-tent where God met Israel
- navehנָוֶהa settled place of rest: the shepherd's pasture and fold, and by extension the secure home of people or of God
home-working1 word
homeborn2 words
- ezraḥאֶזְרָחnative to the land: belonging somewhere by having sprung up there, most often the native-born member of the community as opposed to a foreigner living among them
- yalidיָלִידone born into a particular household or family line: a person identified by whose house or whose stock he was born to
homeland1 word
homer1 word
- ḥomerחֹמֶרa homer: the largest standard dry measure in ancient Israel, roughly ten times an ephah
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- clay: the soft, wet earth that is shaped by a potter, packed as mortar, or trodden as mire
- a heap: a piled-up mass of things gathered together
- ḥomerחֹמֶרa homer: the largest standard dry measure in ancient Israel, roughly ten times an ephah
hometown1 word
homosexuals2 words
- 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
- arsenokoitēsἀρσενοκοίτηςa man who has sexual intercourse with another male
- malakosμαλακόςsoft to the touch: of fine, luxurious clothing
honest1 word
- kenכֵּןright, honest, true: correct in fact or upright in character
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- so, thus: pointing back to a manner, situation, or statement just named
- kenכֵּןright, honest, true: correct in fact or upright in character
honesty2 words
honey3 words