English Bible words starting with I
397 meanings beginning with I, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 4. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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ingathering1 word
ingraft1 word
ingrafted1 word
inhabit3 words
- yashavיָשַׁבto sit, to dwell, or to stay: to settle into a fixed place and remain there, whether for a moment, a lifetime, or a reign.
- katoikeōκατοικέωto live in a place as a settled resident; to settle down somewhere.
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- to take up residence within someone or something, of a presence that makes it its home; to indwell.
- shakhanשָׁכַןto settle down in a place and stay there: to pitch one's dwelling and make it home
inhabitant1 word
inhabitants1 word
inherit3 words
- yarashיָרַשׁto take possession of land or property, often by driving out whoever held it before
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- to be stripped of what you own and fall into poverty
- klēronomeōκληρονομέωto inherit: to come into secure, rightful possession of something, as an heir receives what is set aside for them
- naḥalנָחַלto receive, grant, or hold an inheritance: to come into permanent family property, or to pass it on, as a gift kept within the family
- yarashיָרַשׁto take possession of land or property, often by driving out whoever held it before
inheritance8 words
- klēronomiaκληρονομίαan inheritance: property or a possession received as one's rightful share, whether a family estate handed down or the possession God grants by promise
- naḥalahנַחֲלָהan allotted, inalienable share: the permanent portion (most often a piece of land) that is assigned to someone and stays bound to them and their family line
- klērosκλῆροςthe share that falls to a person: the place, portion, or inheritance assigned to someone rather than earned or chosen
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- a lot: a small marked object thrown or drawn to settle a question, so that the outcome is nobody's choice
- goralגּוֹרָלlot: the object cast to let a decision fall outside human control, and the share or destiny that falls to a person by it
- ḥeleqחֵלֶקportion: the share that falls to someone, whether land, goods, or one's lot in life.
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- smoothness, flattery: smooth and seductive speech that flatters in order to mislead.
iniquity9 words
- ḥattatחַטָּאתsin: an act or pattern of falling short of what God requires, and the guilt it leaves
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- the offering for sin: the animal or rite that purges impurity and clears guilt at the sanctuary
- punishment for sin: the penalty or guilt a wrong brings down on the one who commits it
- adikiaἀδικίαunrighteousness: wrongdoing measured against what is right, the opposite of righteousness
- anomiaἀνομίαlawlessness: conduct or a condition set against God's law and rightful order
- 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
- ponēriaπονηρίαwickedness: badness as a settled quality in a person, with an edge of active ill will that means somebody harm
- ḥattatחַטָּאתsin: an act or pattern of falling short of what God requires, and the guilt it leaves
initiate1 word
initiated1 word
injunction3 words
- diastellōδιαστέλλωto give a strict, explicit order; to charge someone emphatically about what must or must not be done
- esarאִסָּרa binding pledge of self-denial: an obligation a person ties onto their own life before God, normally a promise to go without something otherwise allowed
- esarאֱסָרa royal ban: a binding prohibition issued by a king, forbidding an act to everyone under his rule
injure2 words
injurious1 word
injury2 words
injustice3 words
- adikiaἀδικίαunrighteousness: wrongdoing measured against what is right, the opposite of righteousness
- ḥamasחָמָסviolence: a flagrant wrong done to another by force or injustice, especially when it sheds blood or crushes the helpless
- avlahעַוְלָהinjustice: a wrong done against what is right, especially when fairness or honest dealing is owed
ink2 words
inn3 words
inner3 words
inner parts1 word
inner room2 words
inner sanctuary1 word
innermost parts1 word
innkeeper1 word
innocence4 words
- tomתֹּםcompleteness or wholeness: an entire, undivided condition, most often the moral integrity of a person whose character has no hidden fault
- niqqavonנִקָּיוֹןinnocence: the state of being clean of guilt, with nothing on you that anyone can hold against you (and once, plainly, cleanness itself)
- tummahתֻּמָּהintegrity: an undivided honesty of character, and so innocence of the wrongdoing a person stands accused of
- zakhuזָכוּinnocencenot studied yet
innocency1 word
innocent10 words
- tsaddiqצַדִּיקin the right: the person, ruler, or God whose conduct and claim match what is right and so stand up when tested
- katharosκαθαρόςclean or pure: free of anything that stains, defiles, or disqualifies, from literal dirt to inner corruption
- athōosἀθῷοςinnocentnot studied yet
- naqahנָקָהto be clear in a legal sense: free, innocent, or unpunished, and (when someone declares it) to acquit or leave unpunished
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- to be emptied out or swept clean: stripped bare of inhabitants or contents
- naqiנָקִיinnocent: free from guilt or from a claim against you, and so not liable to be punished or held responsible.
innumerable company1 word
inquire6 words
- sha'alשָׁאַלto inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
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- to ask a question: to put a question to someone in order to find something out
- to ask for something: to request a gift, a favor, or a grant from someone who can give it
- to borrow: to ask for the use of something belonging to someone else, expecting to return it
- darashדָּרַשׁto seek something out with care and effort, going after it deliberately until it is found, answered, or settled
- 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
- punthanomaiπυνθάνομαιto find something out by asking: to inquire about a matter, or to learn the answer the asking turns up
- sha'alשָׁאַלto inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
inquirer1 word
inquiry1 word
insane1 word
insanity2 words
inscribe3 words
inscription3 words
inside5 words
- esōthenἔσωθενinside, or out from inside: the interior of something, usually set against the outside that is on view
- esōἔσωinside: in or into an enclosed space, and so also the person on the inside and the people who belong within a group
- gavגַּוthe inside of something: the middle of a place, an object, or a document, used to say that something is in it, goes into it, or comes out of it
- penimahפְּנִימָהinside: on the interior of a building, or going in there, as opposed to outside
- entosἐντόςinsidenot studied yet
insidious1 word
insight6 words
- sunesisσύνεσιςunderstanding: the ability to see how things fit together and what they add up to, and the insight that comes with it
- tavunahתְּבוּנָהdiscerning competence: the trained ability to tell things apart and put that judgment to work
- binahבִּינָהunderstanding: the ability to tell things apart and grasp what they mean
- aisthēsisαἴσθησιςinsightnot studied yet
- sekhelשֵׂכֶלinsight: the clear-headed good sense that sizes up a situation and acts on it wisely
insignificant1 word
insincere1 word
insincerity1 word
insist4 words
- axioōἀξιόωto weigh someone or something and give the verdict that it measures up: to count a person worthy of an honor or of a punishment, or to judge that a course of action is the right one
- epischuōἐπισχύωto insistnot studied yet
- diabebaioōδιαβεβαιόωto insistnot studied yet
- diischurizomaiδιϊσχυρίζομαιto insistnot studied yet
insisted1 word
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
insofar as1 word
insolence2 words
insolent3 words
- zedזֵדa person whose pride has crossed into open defiance of God, treating his word, his messengers, or his people as something they can safely ignore
- hubristēsὑβριστήςan insolent, violent person: someone whose arrogance breaks out into the open humiliation and mistreatment of others
- ataqעָתָקarrogant speech: boastful, insolent words that run past their proper bounds, spoken against God or the righteous
insolent man1 word
inspect2 words
- savarשָׂבַרto look expectantly for what has not yet come: to fix your hope on it, whether or not it arrives
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- to look something over closely: to go along examining what condition it is in
- baqarבָּקַרto examine with discriminating attention: to look someone or something over closely enough to sort, weigh, or tell one thing from another
- savarשָׂבַרto look expectantly for what has not yet come: to fix your hope on it, whether or not it arrives
inspired by god1 word
installation1 word
- milluמִלֻּאthe installing of a priest: the sacrifice offered when a man was put into priestly office, and the ceremony itself
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- a setting: the metal mounting that a precious stone is fitted into
- milluמִלֻּאthe installing of a priest: the sacrifice offered when a man was put into priestly office, and the ceremony itself
instant3 words
instantly1 word
instead2 words
- mallonμᾶλλονrather: in preference to something else, instead of it, or as the better choice
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- more: to a greater degree, more intensely, or in greater measure than before or than something else
- tounantionτοὐναντίονinsteadnot studied yet
- mallonμᾶλλονrather: in preference to something else, instead of it, or as the better choice
instead of1 word
- taḥatתַּחַתin place of, instead of, in exchange for: one thing standing where another would be
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- under, beneath: the lower position relative to something above
- because, in return for the fact that: a reason given as the price of an action
- taḥatתַּחַתin place of, instead of, in exchange for: one thing standing where another would be
instigate1 word
institute1 word
institution1 word
- ktisisκτίσιςa human institution: an authority or social order established by people.
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- creation: God's act of creating, and the created world that act brings into being.
- ktisisκτίσιςa human institution: an authority or social order established by people.
instruct11 words
- tsavahצָוָהto command: to lay a binding order on someone who is expected to obey it.
- didaskōδιδάσκωto teach or instruct: to hand on understanding so that the hearer grasps it and lives by it, and at times simply to tell someone what they are to do
- paideuōπαιδεύωto form a person through training, whether by teaching, by corrective discipline, or by punishment
- yarahיָרָהto teach, instruct, or point out the way someone should go
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- to throw, shoot, or cast something through the air toward a target
- sakhalשָׂכַלto have good sense: to grasp a matter clearly and act on it skillfully, so that things turn out well
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- to lay crosswise: to set one's hands across each other
instructed2 words
- chrēmatizōχρηματίζωto hand a message down from God, or to be given one: to be warned, instructed, or told something by God
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- to go by a name in public: to be called or known as something
- mueōμυέωto be let in on a secret; to come to know firsthand, through hard experience, what only an insider knows how to do or endure
- chrēmatizōχρηματίζωto hand a message down from God, or to be given one: to be warned, instructed, or told something by God
instruction6 words
- torahתּוֹרָהauthoritative instruction: binding teaching given by a recognized authority, and in time the whole body of God's teaching gathered into a written book
- paideiaπαιδείαthe shaping of a person by someone responsible for them: teaching and correction together, aimed at forming character
- diastellōδιαστέλλωto give a strict, explicit order; to charge someone emphatically about what must or must not be done
- musarמוּסָרdiscipline: the corrective training, by teaching or by hardship, that shapes a person toward wisdom and right living
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- a bond or fetter: a physical restraint, in the few places where the word is read from a separate root meaning to bind
- didaskaliaδιδασκαλίαteaching: both the act of instructing and the body of instruction that results
instructor3 words
- paideutēsπαιδευτήςinstructornot studied yet
- morehמוֹרֶהa teacher: the one who instructs another and points out the way he should go
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- the early rain: the first rains of autumn, which soften the baked ground so that plowing and sowing can begin
- kathēgētēsκαθηγητήςa master-teacher who goes before as a guide: the authoritative instructor a follower is trained by and looks to
instrument2 words
instruments1 word
insubordinate1 word
insult8 words
- oneidismosὀνειδισμόςreproach: the public insult and disgrace heaped on a person by hostile, shaming words.
- oneidizōὀνειδίζωto reproach: to throw a person's fault, real or alleged, in their face with words that shame them in front of others.
- hubrisὕβριςinsulting, humiliating mistreatment of a person: treatment deliberately meant to shame and degrade
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- the violent harm a storm inflicts: the battering damage of wind and sea on a ship
- atimazōἀτιμάζωto dishonor someone: to publicly deny a person the honor they are owed, treating them as worth nothing
- kalamכָּלַםto be shamed or to shame someone: to suffer or inflict public disgrace and loss of honor
insurrection1 word
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
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- a standing: the state of being set up and still in place.
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
insurrectionist2 words
integrity3 words
- tomתֹּםcompleteness or wholeness: an entire, undivided condition, most often the moral integrity of a person whose character has no hidden fault
- yosherיֹשֶׁרstraightness, and so honesty: a motive with nothing bent in it, a life or road that runs direct rather than crooked, and what is simply right or owed
- tummahתֻּמָּהintegrity: an undivided honesty of character, and so innocence of the wrongdoing a person stands accused of
intelligence1 word
intelligent1 word
intelligible1 word
intemperate1 word
intend3 words
- boulomaiβούλομαιto will, wish, or intend: to settle on what one wants, often as a considered choice or firm purpose.
- 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
- sevarסְבַרto intendnot studied yet
intended1 word
intention1 word
- yetserיֵצֶרthe bent of the heart: what a person forms inside, their settled disposition, plans, or intentions
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- something formed: a shaped object, or the human creature God shaped from dust
- yetserיֵצֶרthe bent of the heart: what a person forms inside, their settled disposition, plans, or intentions
intercede3 words
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
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- to render a judgment: to step between two sides and settle a case, or to size up how a matter stands
- pagaפָּגַעto approach someone with a request: to entreat, urge, plead, or intercede
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- to meet or come upon someone or something, whether by chance or on purpose
- of a border or boundary: to reach, touch, or run up to a place
- to fall upon someone: to attack, strike down, or kill
- huperentugchanōὑπερεντυγχάνωto intercede: to step in and plead with God on someone else's behalf
- palalפָּלַלto pray: to lay a matter before God and ask him to act on it, for oneself or for someone else
intercession1 word
intercourse1 word
interdict1 word
interest3 words
interior2 words
intermarry1 word
- ḥotenחֹתֵןfather-in-law: the father of a man's wife (and, in the feminine form, his wife's mother)
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- to become related to another family or people by marriage: to form a marriage alliance
- ḥotenחֹתֵןfather-in-law: the father of a man's wife (and, in the feminine form, his wife's mother)
interpret5 words
- patarפָּתַרto interpret a dream: to unlock what a puzzling dream means and say what it announces
- diermēneuōδιερμηνεύωto make an obscure or foreign utterance intelligible: to translate it, explain it, or interpret it so a hearer can understand
- hermēneuōἑρμηνεύωto interpretnot studied yet
- epiluōἐπιλύωto resolve what is unresolved: to make a puzzle plain by explaining it, or to bring a matter to a settled decision
- pesharפְּשַׁרto interpretnot studied yet
interpret omens1 word
interpretation4 words
- pesharפְּשַׁרthe interpretation: the true meaning of a dream, an omen, or a vision, disclosed by God to someone who could not reach it on their own
- hermēneiaἑρμηνείαinterpretation: putting an unintelligible utterance into speech the gathered church can understand
- pitronפִּתְרוֹןinterpretationnot studied yet
- pesherפֵּשֶׁרinterpretationnot studied yet
interpreted1 word
interpreter3 words
- lutsלִיץto mediate through speech; a go-between who carries words across a gap: an interpreter, envoy, or advocate
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- to mock with proud contempt; a scoffer who sneers at correction
- patarפָּתַרto interpret a dream: to unlock what a puzzling dream means and say what it announces
- diermēneutēsδιερμηνευτήςinterpreternot studied yet
- lutsלִיץto mediate through speech; a go-between who carries words across a gap: an interpreter, envoy, or advocate
interrogate1 word
intertwine1 word
interval1 word
interweave1 word
intestine1 word
into1 word
intricately woven1 word
introduce1 word
introduction1 word
invade1 word
invention2 words
- maḥashavahמַחֲשָׁבָהa thought or plan: what the mind works out, whether an inner intention or a deliberate scheme
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- skilled design: an inventive work thought up and executed by a craftsman, including a clever device
- ḥishshavonחִשָּׁבוֹןinventionnot studied yet
- maḥashavahמַחֲשָׁבָהa thought or plan: what the mind works out, whether an inner intention or a deliberate scheme
inventor1 word
investigate4 words
- 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
- anakrinōἀνακρίνωto look into something closely in order to size it up: to investigate, question, or weigh it toward a verdict
- embateuōἐμβατεύωto investigatenot studied yet
- parakoloutheōπαρακολουθέωto follow closely alongside: to stay near a person, a body of teaching, or the course of events over time