English Bible words starting with L
465 meanings beginning with L, in alphabetical order. This is page 2 of 5. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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lay low1 word
lay on3 words
- epitithēmiἐπιτίθημιto put or set one thing on top of another, whether a hand, an object, a burden, or a blow
- samakhסָמַךְto press one's weight onto something or someone: to lean on it, lay a hand firmly on it, or hold it up
- epikeimaiἐπίκειμαιto lie on something with weight: to rest on it, press hard against it, or settle on a person as a duty
lay open1 word
lay sick1 word
lay siege1 word
lay the foundation1 word
- yasadיָסַדto lay the foundation of something, and so to set it up firmly and make it last
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- to take counsel together against someone; to band together and plot
- yasadיָסַדto lay the foundation of something, and so to set it up firmly and make it last
lay up2 words
lay upon1 word
lay waste5 words
- erēmoōἐρημόωto lay wastenot studied yet
- shadadשָׁדַדto devastate: to wreck something by violence and strip it bare, the ruin a raiding army leaves behind.
- ḥarevחָרֵבto lay waste, to be left in ruins: for a city, land, or people to be destroyed and abandoned
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- to dry up: for water to fail and a wet place to go dry
- baqaqבָּקַקto empty out: to drain something completely, whether a country stripped of everything in it or a plan drained of all its force.
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- of a vine: luxuriant, spreading and running wild with growth.
- portheōπορθέωto lay wastenot studied yet
layer2 words
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa layer of what has settled on the ground, used of the coating of dew around the camp
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- a man's emission of semen, and the act of intercourse that releases it, named in the fixed legal phrase "emission of seed"
- nidbakhנִדְבָּךְlayernot studied yet
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa layer of what has settled on the ground, used of the coating of dew around the camp
laying on1 word
laying on of the hand1 word
Lazarus1 word
lazy5 words
- oknērosὀκνηρόςlazynot studied yet
- remiyyahרְמִיָּהdeceit: treacherous falsehood, whether spoken or acted out
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- slackness: laziness or negligent, half-hearted effort
- atselעָצֵלlazy and sluggish; the habitually work-avoiding person Proverbs calls the sluggard
- argosἀργόςnot working: either having no work to do, or avoiding the work that is yours
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- producing nothing: doing no good and yielding no result
- nōthrosνωθρόςsluggish: a blameworthy dullness and slackness that leaves a person slow to take in what is taught and slow to follow through on it
lead16 words
- halakhהָלַךְto go or walk: to move along on foot, and by extension to live a life headed in a particular direction.
- pherōφέρωto bear: to carry someone or something to where it is going, in any sense from lifting a load to producing fruit to enduring a burden
- agōἄγωto lead or bring: to cause a person or thing to move from one place to another, going along with them
+3 more meanings
- to be led or driven: to be guided, carried along, or controlled by an inward or unseen power
- let us go: to set off or move along, with no one being led but the speakers themselves
- to keep or reckon (of time): to observe a day, or of a period of time, to be counted as passing
- anagōἀνάγωto bring or lead someone or something up, from a lower place to a higher one
- eispherōεἰσφέρωto carry in: to bring a person or thing from outside to inside, or to put someone into a situation
lead astray5 words
- planaōπλανάωto lead someone off the right path, or (when it happens to you) to stray from it: literally to wander, and almost always to be deceived away from the truth.
- nadaḥנָדַחto drive away: to push or force someone or something out of where it belongs.
- ta'ahתָּעָהto stray from the right course: to wander off and lose the way, or to be led off it
- nasahנָשָׁאto deceive: to lure someone into a false sense of security or hope so their own judgment is corrupted
- exapataōἐξαπατάωto deceive: to lead someone into believing what is false
lead away1 word
lead away with1 word
lead captive1 word
lead down1 word
lead in1 word
lead out2 words
leader7 words
- roshרֹאשׁhead: the head on a body, and from that picture the top of a thing, the person in charge, the start of something, the choicest part, and the total of a count.
- hēgeomaiἡγέομαιto lead a community: to go in front of others as their guide and head
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- to consider: to reach a deliberate, weighed verdict about the worth or truth of something
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
- nagidנָגִידa leader: the one placed out front and at the head of others, with the authority to direct them
- qatsinקָצִיןcommander: the person put in charge of a group, whose decision settles what it does
leader of the synagogue1 word
leadership1 word
leaf4 words
leafy2 words
leafy branch1 word
leafy branches1 word
league1 word
Leah1 word
leak1 word
lean5 words
- samakhסָמַךְto press one's weight onto something or someone: to lean on it, lay a hand firmly on it, or hold it up
- sha'anשָׁעַןto lean on a support, and so to rely on someone or something for security
- daqדַּקthin or fine: reduced to almost nothing, whether in thickness, in the size of its particles, or in the strength of a sound
- razehרָזֶהleannot studied yet
- raphaqרָפַקto lean on someone: to rest your weight against a person you are close to and walk beside.
lean back1 word
lean toward1 word
leaning1 word
leanness1 word
leap6 words
- skirtaōσκιρτάωto leapnot studied yet
- raqadרָקַדto leap: to move in quick, springing bounds, whether in dancing, in play, or in a violent charge
- natarנָתַרto leap or spring: to jump off the ground, or to jolt suddenly, and so to make something else jump
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- to loosen or untie what holds something fast, and so to let a person or thing go free
- dalagדָּלַגto leapnot studied yet
- pushפּוּשׁto leapnot studied yet
leap up1 word
learn5 words
- ginōskōγινώσκωto come to know: to learn, perceive, or grasp something so that it becomes part of what you know
- lamadלָמַדto learn or teach: to transmit knowledge, skill, or conduct through instruction and practice
- manthanōμανθάνωto learn: to gain knowledge, understanding, skill, or a settled practice, whether by being taught, by finding out, or by experience
- punthanomaiπυνθάνομαιto find something out by asking: to inquire about a matter, or to learn the answer the asking turns up
- alaphאָלַףto teach/learnnot studied yet
learned2 words
learned the secret1 word
learning2 words
- grammaγράμμαa letter of the alphabet: a single written character or mark
+3 more meanings
- a written document: an account, record, or letter
- the sacred Scriptures: the holy writings of Israel
- the letter: the written law as an outward code, set against the life-giving Spirit
- leqaḥלֶקַחteaching thought of from the receiving end: the content a teacher hands over, and the store of understanding a hearer takes in and adds to
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- persuasive power in speech: the quality that makes words go down easily and win a hearer over
- grammaγράμμαa letter of the alphabet: a single written character or mark
lease1 word
least5 words
- mikrosμικρόςsmall or little: low on any scale, whether in size, in standing, or in amount of time.
- eschatosἔσχατοςlowest in rank or standing: least, the bottom place, the opposite of greatest
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- last: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
- farthest in space: the remotest point, the far edge
- qatanקָטָןsmall or lesser in comparison to something else, whether in physical size, age, or social standing
- elachistosἐλάχιστοςleast: the smallest or lowest of all, whether in size, importance, or standing
- tsa'irצָעִירsmall or lesser: the younger of a family, or the one lowest in rank, size, or importance.
leather3 words
- orעוֹרskin: the outer covering of a body, whether living skin on a person or animal or the hide and leather taken from a dead one
- dermaδέρμαleathernot studied yet
- taḥashתַּחַשׁa costly hide or worked leather, used for the tabernacle's outermost covering and for luxury sandals, whose exact source is unknown
leather strap1 word
leave19 words
- kataleipōκαταλείπωto leave behind: to go away from someone or something, or to let it stay behind, remain, or be given up
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let, allow, or leave alone: to permit something rather than stop or hinder it
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- to let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
- to forgive: to cancel what is owed, whether a debt or a sin, so it is no longer charged against the person
- aphistēmiἀφίστημιto move away from a place, person, or commitment: to depart, withdraw, or fall away
- azavעָזַבto leave: to let go of someone or something, whether by simply walking away or by abandoning what one was bound to hold onto
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- to restore or repair, as in setting a wall or building back in order
- egkataleipōἐγκαταλείπωto abandon someone: to walk away and leave a person stranded in the very trouble they needed you for
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- to leave someone or something remaining: to let a survivor or a remainder be left when the rest is gone
leave alone2 words
leave behind3 words
- kataleipōκαταλείπωto leave behind: to go away from someone or something, or to let it stay behind, remain, or be given up
- egkataleipōἐγκαταλείπωto abandon someone: to walk away and leave a person stranded in the very trouble they needed you for
+1 more meaning
- to leave someone or something remaining: to let a survivor or a remainder be left when the rest is gone
- hupolimpanōὑπολιμπάνωto leave behindnot studied yet
leave off2 words
leaven5 words
- zumēζύμηleaven: a lump of fermenting sourdough kept from an earlier baking and worked into fresh dough to make it rise, used in the New Testament as a picture of a small, hidden influence that spreads through and changes a whole mass.
- ḥametsחָמֵץwhat is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented and risen, rather than the starter that raises it
- zumoōζυμόωto leavennot studied yet
- 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
- se'orשְׂאֹרsourdough starter: the lump of already fermented dough held back from one baking to make the next batch rise
leavened2 words
- ḥametsחָמֵץwhat is leavened: bread or dough that has fermented and risen, rather than the starter that raises it
- ḥametsחָמֵץto ferment: to turn sour and rise, the way dough does once leaven is working in it
+2 more meanings
- to be deep red: stained a strong crimson, said of clothing
- to be ruthless: to crush another person without pity
leavened bread1 word
leaves2 words
Lebanah1 word
lebanon1 word
Lebaoth1 word
Lebbaeus1 word
Lebonah1 word
Lecah1 word
lecture hall1 word
led away1 word
led up2 words
- anapherōἀναφέρωto carry or lead someone or something up to a higher place
+2 more meanings
- to offer something up to God as a sacrifice
- to take the weight of other people's sins onto oneself and carry it
- anagōἀνάγωto bring or lead someone or something up, from a lower place to a higher one
- anapherōἀναφέρωto carry or lead someone or something up to a higher place
ledge2 words
leech1 word
leek1 word
- ḥatsirחָצִירleek: the edible green onion-like plant remembered from Egypt
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- grass: the green herbage of the field, the fodder that springs up and quickly dries away
- ḥatsirחָצִירleek: the edible green onion-like plant remembered from Egypt
left4 words
- aristerosἀριστερόςleftnot studied yet
- semolשְׂמֹאלthe left, as opposed to the right: the left hand, the left side, or the direction left
- euōnumosεὐώνυμοςleft: on the left-hand side, named by a polite word that avoids calling it the unlucky side
- semaliשְׂמָאלִיon the left: marking which of two matching things, a hand, a side, or a pillar, is the left one
left alone1 word
left hand3 words
- semolשְׂמֹאלthe left, as opposed to the right: the left hand, the left side, or the direction left
- euōnumosεὐώνυμοςleft: on the left-hand side, named by a polite word that avoids calling it the unlucky side
- semaliשְׂמָאלִיon the left: marking which of two matching things, a hand, a side, or a pillar, is the left one
left over1 word
left side2 words
left-handed1 word
lefthanded1 word
leg4 words
legend1 word
legging1 word
legion1 word
Lehabim1 word
Lehem1 word
Lehi1 word
Lemuel1 word
lend5 words
- chraōχράωto lendnot studied yet
- daneizōδανείζωto lend/borrownot studied yet
- lavahלָוָהto take or give a loan: to borrow, or, seen from the other side, to lend.
+1 more meaning
- to attach oneself to another, becoming joined, allied, or bound to them.
- nashahנָשָׁהto lend to someone and so hold a claim on them: to act as their creditor.
- avatעָבַטto lendnot studied yet
lend a hand1 word
lender1 word
length2 words
lengthen1 word
lengthening1 word
lentil1 word
leopard3 words
leper2 words
- leprosλεπρόςdescribing a person whose skin was flaking, scaling, or turning patchy in a way that made them ritually unclean; used on its own as a noun for such a person.
- tsaraצָרַעto be struck with a defiling skin disease: to break out in the scaly, spreading condition that made a person ceremonially unclean and forced them to live apart from others.
leprosy2 words
- lepraλέπραa scaling, flaking, or discoloring skin condition that made a person ritually unclean and shut out of the community.
- tsara'atצָרַעַתa spreading surface disorder (scaling, discoloration, or eruption) that a priest inspects and declares ritually unclean: the biblical category long but misleadingly translated leprosy
leprous2 words
- leprosλεπρόςdescribing a person whose skin was flaking, scaling, or turning patchy in a way that made them ritually unclean; used on its own as a noun for such a person.
- tsaraצָרַעto be struck with a defiling skin disease: to break out in the scaly, spreading condition that made a person ceremonially unclean and forced them to live apart from others.
lepton1 word
Leshem1 word
less1 word
less honorable1 word
lesser1 word
lest2 words
let3 words
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
+2 more meanings
- to forgive: to cancel what is owed, whether a debt or a sin, so it is no longer charged against the person
- to let, allow, or leave alone: to permit something rather than stop or hinder it
- eaōἐάωto let something happen or let something be, by not stepping in to stop it
- epitrepōἐπιτρέπωto permit, to allow: to give someone leave to do something.
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is