English Bible words starting with L
465 meanings beginning with L, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 5. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Laadah1 word
Laban1 word
labben1 word
labor13 words
- avadעָבַדto serve: to do directed labor on behalf of someone or something, whether working the soil, laboring for a master, or worshiping a god.
- ma'asehמַעֲשֶׂהwhat someone does or makes: a deed, a piece of work, or the thing produced by it
- ergazomaiἐργάζομαιto work: to put out sustained effort that produces a result, whether earning a living, doing a deed, or carrying on a trade
- avodahעֲבֹדָהlabor: work done for another, whether freely given or forcibly imposed
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- cultic service: the formal ministry at the sanctuary, and the prescribed rites of sacred occasions
- kopiaōκοπιάωto work to the point of exhaustion: to toil hard, and so to be worn out by the effort
labor together1 word
laborer2 words
laborious1 word
labour3 words
- koposκόποςhard, wearying work; toil that costs real sweat, strength, and fatigue.
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- trouble or bother imposed on someone; the burden of being pestered or worn down.
- amalעָמָלwearing toil: hard work that drains a person, the misery that comes with it, and what such work finally yields
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- mischief: harm that one person deliberately schemes and works against another
- yegi'aיְגִיעַhard, wearying labor, and by extension the earnings, produce, or property that such labor yields
- koposκόποςhard, wearying work; toil that costs real sweat, strength, and fatigue.
lace1 word
- patilפָּתִילa twisted cord: a thin strand of spun or braided fiber, used to tie, carry, mark, or measure
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- fastened tight: said of a covering sealed down onto a jar so that nothing can pass in or out
- patilפָּתִילa twisted cord: a thin strand of spun or braided fiber, used to tie, carry, mark, or measure
Lachish1 word
lack8 words
- chreiaχρείαneed: the lack of something necessary, the thing lacked, or the matter that must be attended to
- hustereōὑστερέωto be behind: to fall short of, lack, or come up short of what one should have or reach
- ḥaserחָסֵרto be short of something needed, to lack or run low; and so to make something or someone fall short, to deprive
- husterēmaὑστέρημαa lack: something still missing from a required or expected whole, a shortfall waiting to be made up
- leipōλείπωto be missing: for something needed to be absent, so that a person, a supply, or a piece of work falls short of complete
lack of self-control1 word
lack opportunity1 word
lacking3 words
- ḥaserחָסֵרlacking: short of something needed, in want of it, or deprived of it
- 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
- ḥassirחַסִּרlackingnot studied yet
lad1 word
Ladan1 word
ladder1 word
lade1 word
laden2 words
laden with1 word
lady3 words
Lael1 word
Lahad1 word
Lahmam1 word
Lahmi1 word
laid waste1 word
- natsahנָצָהto fight: to be locked against another party in an open struggle, most often two people coming to blows
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- to be left in ruins: of a city or a countryside, knocked into heaps of rubble and emptied of people
- natsahנָצָהto fight: to be locked against another party in an open struggle, most often two people coming to blows
lair2 words
laish1 word
- layishלַיִשׁLaish: the Canaanite city at the far northern edge of the land that the tribe of Dan captured, burned, and renamed Dan
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- Laishah: a small town in Benjamin, just north of Jerusalem, named once in a list of settlements along an invading army's route
- Laish: a man of Gallim, the father of Palti (also called Paltiel), to whom Saul gave his daughter Michal
- layishלַיִשׁLaish: the Canaanite city at the far northern edge of the land that the tribe of Dan captured, burned, and renamed Dan
laishah1 word
- layishלַיִשׁLaishah: a small town in Benjamin, just north of Jerusalem, named once in a list of settlements along an invading army's route
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- Laish: the Canaanite city at the far northern edge of the land that the tribe of Dan captured, burned, and renamed Dan
- Laish: a man of Gallim, the father of Palti (also called Paltiel), to whom Saul gave his daughter Michal
- layishלַיִשׁLaishah: a small town in Benjamin, just north of Jerusalem, named once in a list of settlements along an invading army's route
lake3 words
- thalassaθάλασσαthe sea: any large body of water, from the open ocean to an inland lake
- yamיָםa sea: any great stretch of water, whether the open ocean, a particular sea or lake, or a river wide enough to be spoken of as one.
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- west: the direction of the sea, since the Mediterranean lay along Israel's whole western coast.
- limnēλίμνηa lake: still inland water ringed by land, large enough to sail across but not the open sea
Lakkum1 word
lamb11 words
- kevesכֶּבֶשׂa lamb: a young sheep and never a goat, male unless the text says otherwise, normally an animal in its first year
- amnosἀμνόςlambnot studied yet
- sehשֶׂהa single head of small livestock from the flock: one sheep or goat, often a lamb or kid
- arēnἀρήνlambnot studied yet
- arnionἀρνίονa lamb, a young sheep; in the New Testament almost always used as a figure, above all as Revelation's title for the slain and reigning Christ
lame3 words
- chōlosχωλόςlame: unable to walk normally because of a disability in the feet or legs
- pisse'aḥפִּסֵּחַlame: unable to walk normally because the legs or feet are damaged
- pasaḥפָּסַחto protect and spare from harm by standing guard over someone, so that a deadly threat cannot reach them.
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- to limp, to move with an uneven, halting gait.
lamech2 words
lament7 words
- koptōκόπτωto cut off: to chop something free with a blow of a blade, as branches are cut from a tree
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- to mourn openly: to beat the breast and wail so that grief is seen and heard
- thrēneōθρηνέωto lamentnot studied yet
- yalalיָלַלto wail: to raise a loud, howling cry of grief or dread
- saphadסָפַדto wail in mourning: to perform the loud, public lament for the dead, chest-beating and crying aloud.
- qinahקִינָהa dirge: a formal, sung poem of grief, mourning the dead, or mourning a doomed nation as if it were already dead
- koptōκόπτωto cut off: to chop something free with a blow of a blade, as branches are cut from a tree
lamentation6 words
- thrēnosθρῆνοςlamentationnot studied yet
- kopetosκοπετόςlamentationnot studied yet
- qinahקִינָהa dirge: a formal, sung poem of grief, mourning the dead, or mourning a doomed nation as if it were already dead
- mispedמִסְפֵּדloud, public wailing: the formal outcry of grief, with beating of the breast, that mourns a death or a disaster
- nehiנְהִיwailing: the loud, drawn-out cry of grief raised over the dead or over a ruined land, and the mourning song made out of that cry
lamp6 words
- 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
- luchnosλύχνοςa small oil lamp: the hand-sized clay bowl, fed with olive oil through a wick, that lit an ordinary home
- nerנֵרlamp: a small oil-burning lamp, and by extension the light of a life or a household that can shine or be snuffed out
- lampasλαμπάςa burning light carried or set out to shine: chiefly a torch of open flame, and sometimes an oil lamp
- ma'orמָאוֹרa light-source: the thing that gives off light, such as a luminary in the sky or a lamp
- phōsφῶςlight: visible brightness, or a thing that gives it (the sun, daylight, a fire, a lamp, a blaze of glory)
lampstand3 words
lance2 words
land9 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
- sadehשָׂדֶהa field: the land outside the settlement, from a plowed plot somebody owns to the untamed open country.
- chōraχώραa bounded stretch of land: a region, the countryside, or a field, with the scale set by context
- adamahאֲדָמָהthe cultivable ground: the living, reddish soil people are made from, work, belong to, and answer to
landing1 word
landmark1 word
landowner1 word
lands1 word
lane1 word
language5 words
- glōssaγλῶσσαa language: the tongue spoken by a particular people or nation
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- the tongue: the bodily organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
- a tongue-shaped object: something whose form resembles a tongue, here a flame
- the gift of tongues: Spirit-prompted speech in the early church, spoken in a tongue the speaker has not learned
- saphahשָׂפָהlip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
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- edge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
- lashonלָשׁוֹןa language: the tongue a people speaks, and so the people marked off by it
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- the tongue: the organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
- a tongue: something shaped like a tongue, such as a wedge of metal, an inlet of the sea, or a flame
- dialektosδιάλεκτοςlanguage: the spoken tongue of a particular nation or people
- lishshanלִשָּׁןa language, and so the people who speak it: one of the language groups an empire counts among its subjects
- glōssaγλῶσσαa language: the tongue spoken by a particular people or nation
languish6 words
- avalאָבַלto mourn: to grieve a death or disaster, with the body and the land itself drooping in sorrow.
- amalאָמַלto lose vitality and waste away: to wither, droop, and grow feeble
- dalalדָּלַלto sink low: to hang slack, run dry, or be worn down until almost nothing is left
- malalמָלַלto languishnot studied yet
- da'avדָּאֵבto languishnot studied yet
languishing1 word
lantern1 word
Laodicea1 word
Laodicean1 word
lap4 words
- kolposκόλποςthe bosom: the sheltered space at the front of a person's body, between the chest and the arms, where someone or something is held close
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- a bay: a curve of coastline where the sea reaches in toward the land
- ḥeqחֵיקthe bosom: the front of the chest and the enclosing arms (reaching down to the lap), where a person holds someone or something close, and the fold of the outer robe there used as a pocket
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- the hollow base of an object: the recessed bottom or basin of the altar, and the hollow floor of a chariot
- berekhבֶּרֶךְthe knee: the joint in the middle of the leg, and the shelf a seated person's knees make
- laqaqלָקַקto lap or lick: to take liquid up with the tongue, straight from where it lies
- kolposκόλποςthe bosom: the sheltered space at the front of a person's body, between the chest and the arms, where someone or something is held close
lapis lazuli1 word
Lappidoth1 word
large3 words
- gadolגָּדוֹלgreat: large in size, high in degree, or high in rank, depending on what it describes
- ravרַבgreat: large in size or scale, or high in rank and majesty
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- chief: the officer who heads a whole body of royal servants, from bodyguards to court advisers
- ravravרַבְרַבgreat: outsized in bulk, in worth, or in the swagger of what is said
large tree1 word
- allonאַלּוֹןa great oak serving as a known landmark, the one tree by which a boundary was described
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- Allon: a man's name in the family lists of the tribe of Simeon, a name that plainly means "oak"
- allonאַלּוֹןa great oak serving as a known landmark, the one tree by which a boundary was described
Lasea1 word
lash1 word
Lasha1 word
last2 words
- eschatosἔσχατοςlast: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
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- lowest in rank or standing: least, the bottom place, the opposite of greatest
- farthest in space: the remotest point, the far edge
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןlast or later: what comes after, whether at the end of a sequence or further along in time
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- hinder or western: at the back, and so the west, since Hebrew speakers faced east to get their bearings
- eschatosἔσχατοςlast: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
last night1 word
last of all1 word
last year1 word
last year's harvest1 word
late4 words
late fig1 word
late rain1 word
later1 word
Latin1 word
latrine1 word
latter3 words
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןlast or later: what comes after, whether at the end of a sequence or further along in time
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- hinder or western: at the back, and so the west, since Hebrew speakers faced east to get their bearings
- husterosὕστεροςcoming after: later in time or sequence, and so the following or the final point in a series
- aḥaritאַחֲרִיתlatternot studied yet
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןlast or later: what comes after, whether at the end of a sequence or further along in time
latter end1 word
latter rain1 word
lattice4 words
- sevakhahשְׂבָכָהan interwoven mesh of metal or cord: latticework, network, or the meshes of a net
- arubbahאֲרֻבָּהa latticed opening: a framed or slatted hole made in a solid surface so that one particular thing can pass through it
- eshnavאֶשְׁנָבa latticed window: the slatted screen or low railing set in a window opening, which a person looks out through
- ḥerekhחֲרַכִּיםa lattice: the narrow slats or slits in the wall of a house, an opening small enough that a person can only peep through it.
latticework1 word
laugh3 words
- saḥaqשָׂחַקto laugh, and by extension to play, celebrate, or mock; the whole range of glad, playful, or scornful laughter.
- gelaōγελάωto laughnot studied yet
- tsaḥaqצָחַקto laugh: the sudden, involuntary laugh that breaks out in wonder, joy, or disbelief
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- to make sport: to turn laughter into an activity, whether harmless play and joking, derisive mockery, or intimate caressing
laugh to scorn1 word
- la'agלָעַגto mock: to treat someone with open, jeering contempt, usually with derisive laughter
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- of a foreign tongue: to sound like unintelligible babble to the hearer
- la'agלָעַגto mock: to treat someone with open, jeering contempt, usually with derisive laughter
laughed at1 word
laughed him to scorn1 word
laughing1 word
laughingstock2 words
- seḥoqשְׂחֹקa laughingstock: one whom others laugh at in scorn; an object of derision
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- laughter: the sound of mirth, from glad rejoicing to hollow merriment or amusement
- buzבּוּזcontempt: the verdict that a person or thing is worth nothing, and the disgrace of being treated that way
- seḥoqשְׂחֹקa laughingstock: one whom others laugh at in scorn; an object of derision
laughter3 words
- gelōsγέλωςlaughternot studied yet
- seḥoqשְׂחֹקlaughter: the sound of mirth, from glad rejoicing to hollow merriment or amusement
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- a laughingstock: one whom others laugh at in scorn; an object of derision
- tseḥoqצְחֹקlaughternot studied yet
launder1 word
laver1 word
- kiyyorכִּיֹּרa large round bronze basin, used for washing, for cooking, or for holding fire
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- a raised bronze platform to stand on
- kiyyorכִּיֹּרa large round bronze basin, used for washing, for cooking, or for holding fire
lavish1 word
law5 words
- nomosνόμοςthe Law: God's revealed will given to Israel through Moses, the whole body of commands at the heart of the covenant.
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- Scripture: the written holy books, whether the five books of Moses or the Hebrew Bible as a whole.
- a principle or governing force: a steady rule that operates in a person or situation, not the law of Moses.
- torahתּוֹרָהauthoritative instruction: binding teaching given by a recognized authority, and in time the whole body of God's teaching gathered into a written book
- datדָּתan authoritative rule handed down by a ruler: a royal decree, or the settled law of a kingdom
- datדָּתa binding law or royal decree: an authoritative rule issued and enforced by a king, or ascribed to God.
- nomothesiaνομοθεσίαlawnot studied yet
- nomosνόμοςthe Law: God's revealed will given to Israel through Moses, the whole body of commands at the heart of the covenant.
lawful2 words
lawfully1 word
lawgiver3 words
- ḥaqaqחָקַקto cut into a hard surface, and so to lay down as fixed: to engrave or inscribe, and by extension to decree, prescribe, or enact
- 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
- nomothetēsνομοθέτηςlawgivernot studied yet
lawless2 words
- anomosἄνομοςlawless: setting God's law aside, and so wicked or criminal
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- outside the law of Moses: not living under Israel's law, and so a Gentile
- athesmosἄθεσμοςlawlessnot studied yet
- anomosἄνομοςlawless: setting God's law aside, and so wicked or criminal
lawlessness2 words
lawsuit4 words
- krimaκρίμαa verdict handed down by a judge: the decision, sentence, or ruling that comes out of judging, most often a sentence of condemnation
- 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
- rivרִיבa dispute: a clash between two sides, from a hot quarrel to a formal legal case
- kritērionκριτήριονcourt/lawsuitnot studied yet
lawyer2 words
- grammateusγραμματεύςa scribe: a Jewish expert in the Law of Moses, trained to read, copy, teach, and rule on Scripture
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- a city clerk: the chief civic official of a Greek city, who presided over the public assembly
- a scribe of the kingdom: a teacher trained in the things of God who draws out both old and new
- nomikosνομικόςan expert in the law: a scholar trained to interpret and rule on it
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- relating to the law: concerning legal matters
- grammateusγραμματεύςa scribe: a Jewish expert in the Law of Moses, trained to read, copy, teach, and rule on Scripture
lay16 words
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- ballōβάλλωto send something to a place by throwing it or by setting it down: cast, throw, or put
- nu'aḥנוּחַto set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
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- to come to rest: to settle down, alight, and be at quiet after motion or trouble
- to give rest: to grant relief and security, almost always God settling his people safe from their enemies
- rhiptōῥίπτωto let something go from your hands in one quick, decisive motion: to fling, cast, or set it down
lay aside1 word
- apotithēmiἀποτίθημιto take off and lay aside a garment: to remove what you are wearing and set it down
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- to put someone in custody: to place a person under guard, in prison
- to rid oneself of something: to strip off a vice, a sin, or a former way of life the way you strip off dirty clothes
- apotithēmiἀποτίθημιto take off and lay aside a garment: to remove what you are wearing and set it down
lay bare3 words
- arahעָרָהto lay bare: strip off whatever covers something, or drain out whatever fills it, leaving it exposed or empty
- ḥasaphחָשַׂףto strip something bare: to pull away what covers it so that it stands exposed
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- to draw off liquid: to scoop water or wine out of the vessel that holds it
- trachēlizōτραχηλίζωto lay barenot studied yet
lay beams1 word
- qarahקָרָהto lay beams; to roof a building by setting its wooden beams in place
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- to meet or befall: for a person or an event to come to someone, whether by design or by chance
- qarahקָרָהto lay beams; to roof a building by setting its wooden beams in place
lay down3 words
- shakhavשָׁכַבto lie down: to put one's body flat, whether to rest, to sleep, to have sex, or in death
- rhiptōῥίπτωto let something go from your hands in one quick, decisive motion: to fling, cast, or set it down
- klinōκλίνωto tip something out of upright: to bow it down, lay it down to rest, or make it give way, and of a day, to lean toward evening
lay hands on1 word
- epiballōἐπιβάλλωto throw or lay something onto something; to lay hands on a person, that is, to seize or arrest
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- (without an object) to come upon or fall to: of waves, to beat over something; of a share, to fall to someone as their due
- epiballōἐπιβάλλωto throw or lay something onto something; to lay hands on a person, that is, to seize or arrest
lay hold of2 words