English Bible words starting with M
684 meanings beginning with M, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 7. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Maacah1 word
Maadai1 word
Maadiah1 word
Maai1 word
Maarath1 word
Maareh1 word
Maasai1 word
Maaseiah1 word
Maath1 word
Maaz1 word
Maaziah1 word
Macedonia2 words
Machbannai1 word
Machbenah1 word
Machi1 word
Machir1 word
Machnadebai1 word
Machpelah1 word
mad1 word
made1 word
made bare1 word
made himself nothing1 word
- kenoōκενόωto drain something of its force, meaning, or validity; to nullify or make void
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- to empty oneself; to make oneself nothing in an act of self-humbling
- kenoōκενόωto drain something of its force, meaning, or validity; to nullify or make void
made king1 word
- malakhמָלַךְto be king: to hold and exercise royal rule, or to come to the throne
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- to make someone king: to put a person on the throne, to crown
- to take counsel, to consult with oneself before acting
- malakhמָלַךְto be king: to hold and exercise royal rule, or to come to the throne
made known1 word
- exēgeomaiἐξηγέομαιto recount in detail, to relate what happened
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- to make known, to reveal: to disclose what was hidden
- exēgeomaiἐξηγέομαιto recount in detail, to relate what happened
made of clay1 word
made of dust1 word
made of ivory1 word
made of leather1 word
made void1 word
- kenoōκενόωto drain something of its force, meaning, or validity; to nullify or make void
+1 more meaning
- to empty oneself; to make oneself nothing in an act of self-humbling
- kenoōκενόωto drain something of its force, meaning, or validity; to nullify or make void
made-up1 word
madman1 word
Madmannah1 word
Madmen1 word
Madmenah1 word
madness3 words
Madon1 word
Magadan1 word
Magbish1 word
Magdalene1 word
Magdiel1 word
maggot1 word
- tole'ahתּוֹלֵעָהa worm, grub, or maggot: a small soft creature that breeds in rot and eats away what it feeds on
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- scarlet: the crimson dye taken from a small insect, and the costly yarn or cloth colored with it
- tole'ahתּוֹלֵעָהa worm, grub, or maggot: a small soft creature that breeds in rot and eats away what it feeds on
maggots1 word
magi1 word
- magosμάγοςa magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
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- an Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
- magosμάγοςa magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
magic2 words
magic arts1 word
magician3 words
- magosμάγοςa magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
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- an Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
- ḥartomחַרְטֹםa learned priestly expert in sacred and hidden arts, skilled at interpreting dreams, working ritual magic, and divining; the specialist a pagan king keeps on staff.
- ḥartomחַרְטֹםmagiciannot studied yet
- magosμάγοςa magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
magistrate5 words
- archōnἄρχωνa ruler: someone who holds authority over others, whether a human official or a spiritual power.
- stratēgosστρατηγόςmagistrate: one of the ruling chief magistrates of a Roman colonial city
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- captain of the temple: the chief officer of the temple guard in Jerusalem, and the subordinate officers under him
- dikastēsδικαστήςmagistratenot studied yet
- tiphtayתִּפְתָּיֵאmagistratenot studied yet
- etserעֶצֶרmagistratenot studied yet
magnificently1 word
magnify3 words
- doxazōδοξάζωto praise or honor someone, above all to give glory to God for what he has done
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- to clothe with splendor: to lift someone into a state of radiant honor and glory
- in John's Gospel, to reveal someone's true glory, the way the Father and Son honor each other and the cross becomes the moment of glory
- gadalגָּדַלto magnify oneself: to boast or act arrogantly, often defiantly against God or others
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- to grow up: to increase in size or to pass from childhood toward adulthood
- 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
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto make something great: to enlarge or lengthen it, or to make it loom large by acting
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- to declare or acknowledge someone as great: to exalt, extol, or hold in high honor, above all in praising God
- doxazōδοξάζωto praise or honor someone, above all to give glory to God for what he has done
Magog2 words
Magpiash1 word
mahalaleel2 words
- MaleleēlΜαλελεήλMahalaleelnot studied yet
- mahalalelמַהֲלַלְאֵלMahalalel (Mahalaleel in older English Bibles): a man's name meaning "praise of God", or read as a compressed sentence, "God is praised", borne by two unrelated men, the better known being the son of Kenan and father of Jared in the line from Adam to Noah
mahalalel1 word
Mahalath2 words
Mahanaim1 word
Mahaneh-dan1 word
Maharai1 word
Mahath1 word
Mahazioth1 word
Maher-shalal-hash-baz1 word
Mahlah1 word
Mahli1 word
Mahlon1 word
Mahol1 word
Mahseiah1 word
maid3 words
- paisπαῖςa boy or girl: a young person still under a parent's care and authority
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- a servant or attendant: a dependent member of a household, and the title of honor for one who serves God
- paidiskēπαιδίσκηa female household slave: a serving girl who is owned rather than free
- na'arahנַעֲרָהa girl or young woman: a female past childhood but not yet settled as a wife or mother, often one of marriageable age
- paisπαῖςa boy or girl: a young person still under a parent's care and authority
maiden4 words
- na'arahנַעֲרָהa girl or young woman: a female past childhood but not yet settled as a wife or mother, often one of marriageable age
- betulahבְּתוּלָהa young woman past childhood and old enough to marry but not yet married, usually still in her father's household
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- a poetic title for a city or nation pictured as an unconquered young woman, as in "Virgin Daughter of Zion"
- almahעַלְמָהa young woman who has reached the age to marry and bear children
- yaldahיַלְדָּהmaidennot studied yet
maidenhood1 word
maidservant3 words
- paidiskēπαιδίσκηa female household slave: a serving girl who is owned rather than free
- shiphḥahשִׁפְחָהfemale household slave, especially a personal maidservant attached to a mistress
- amahאָמָהa female slave: a woman owned and serving in a household, often one who could be taken as a wife or who calls herself this in humble respect before a superior.
mail1 word
majestic2 words
majesty14 words
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
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- glorious ones: exalted heavenly beings named with the reverence due to their dignity
- ozעֹזstrength exerted on behalf of someone or against opposition: the power to prevail and protect, overwhelmingly God's
- ga'onגָּאוֹןmajesty: the towering greatness and splendor that belong to God.
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- splendor: the glory or grandeur of a land, a nation, or a thing in nature.
- arrogance: the swollen self-importance of a person or people who lift themselves up wrongly.
- megalōsunēμεγαλωσύνηmajestynot studied yet
- hadarהָדָרvisible splendor: the dignity and grandeur that a great person or thing openly displays.
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
Makaz1 word
make15 words
- poieōποιέωto bring something about: to make a thing or to do a deed, so that something now exists or has happened that did not before.
- asahעָשָׂהto do or make: to bring something about by acting, whether shaping a thing or carrying out a deed
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- to press or squeeze: a separate, rare word that happens to share this spelling
- natanנָתַןto give: to hand something over so it passes from one person or place to another, whether as a gift, into a position, or into someone's power
- 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
- kathistēmiκαθίστημιto appoint someone; to put a person in charge, installing them into a position of authority or responsibility
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- to cause a person or thing to become something; to render or bring into a settled condition or standing
- to conduct or escort someone; to bring a person safely to a destination
make a calf1 word
make a commotion1 word
make a conspiracy1 word
- qasharקָשַׁרto tie one thing to another, and so to fasten a person's loyalty, learning, or love just as firmly
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- to conspire: to bind oneself together with others in a sworn plot, usually to seize a throne or break a treaty
- qasharקָשַׁרto tie one thing to another, and so to fasten a person's loyalty, learning, or love just as firmly
make a covenant2 words
- karatכָּרַתto make a covenant: to ratify a binding agreement by the cutting of a sacrificial animal
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- to cut: to physically sever something with a blade or tool
- to cut off: to remove, exterminate, or exclude someone from the community or from the land
- diatithēmiδιατίθημιto make a covenant: to put a binding covenant in place with someone, laying down its terms on your own authority
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- to grant or bequeath: to settle what is yours on someone else by a formal arrangement, the way a person makes a will
- karatכָּרַתto make a covenant: to ratify a binding agreement by the cutting of a sacrificial animal
make a defense1 word
make a difference1 word
- diapherōδιαφέρωto carry something through or across a place, or to be carried along by an outside force
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- to differ from something else, to be unlike it
- to be worth more than something else, to surpass it in value or importance
- diapherōδιαφέρωto carry something through or across a place, or to be carried along by an outside force
make a disciple1 word
make a distinction3 words
- diakrinōδιακρίνωto tell things apart: to distinguish, discern, evaluate, or decide between them.
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- to dispute or contend with someone; to take issue.
- to be divided within oneself, to waver; traditionally rendered "to doubt."
- badalבָּדַלto draw a dividing line between two things: to part them, to tell them apart, or to set one of them aside for a purpose
- palahפָּלָהto set apart: God marking off one person, place, or people from all the rest and treating them differently
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- to be or to make wondrous: to stand out, or to make something stand out, as awe-inspiring and far past the ordinary
- diakrinōδιακρίνωto tell things apart: to distinguish, discern, evaluate, or decide between them.
make a fool of1 word
make a joyful noise1 word
make a nest1 word
make a noise1 word
make a profit1 word
- kerdainōκερδαίνωto gain: to get something of value for oneself, by effort or investment
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- to spare oneself a loss, to avoid harm one would otherwise suffer
- kerdainōκερδαίνωto gain: to get something of value for oneself, by effort or investment
make a public spectacle1 word
make a raid1 word
- pashatפָּשַׁטto make a raid: to rush out and fall upon a place or people, spreading out to plunder.
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- to strip off: to take clothing or covering off someone or something, including skinning an animal or plundering the dead.
- pashatפָּשַׁטto make a raid: to rush out and fall upon a place or people, spreading out to plunder.
make a vow1 word
make accusation against1 word
make afraid1 word
make alive1 word
make alive with1 word
make atonement1 word
- kipherכִּפֶּרto make atonement: to set right the damage that sin or impurity has done, by a ritual, a payment, or an equivalent life, so that the offender and the holy place are cleared and God's anger turned away.
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- to coat with pitch, to smear something over with tar to make it watertight.
- kipherכִּפֶּרto make atonement: to set right the damage that sin or impurity has done, by a ritual, a payment, or an equivalent life, so that the offender and the holy place are cleared and God's anger turned away.
make bald1 word
make bald patches1 word
make bare1 word
- 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
- ḥasaphחָשַׂףto strip something bare: to pull away what covers it so that it stands exposed
make bitter1 word
make bricks1 word
- lavenלָבֵןto make bricks: to shape and harden mud bricks for building
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- to turn white: to become white, or to make something white, most often as the picture of a stain being washed out
- lavenלָבֵןto make bricks: to shape and harden mud bricks for building