English Bible words starting with M
684 meanings beginning with M, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 7. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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mandrake1 word
mandrakes1 word
mane1 word
manger1 word
maniac1 word
manifest3 words
- phaneroōφανερόωto bring out of hiding into the open: to make something (or someone) visible, known, or plain that was concealed
- phanerosφανερόςout in the open: visible, evident, and publicly known, as opposed to hidden or secret
- emphanizōἐμφανίζωto make apparent: to bring someone into view or make something known, by showing, disclosing, or formally reporting it
manifestation2 words
manifold2 words
mankind3 words
- adamאָדָםhumankind: the human being as a creature of the ground, used both for people as a whole and for any single person
- basarבָּשָׂרflesh: the soft tissue of a body, whether as the meat people eat or as the living skin and muscle of a person or animal
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- all flesh: every living creature, or all of humanity, taken together as one whole
- kin: a blood relative, the family bond named as shared flesh
- frail humanity: the human creature as weak, mortal, and small before God
- enashאֱנָשׁhuman being; mankind: a person, or humanity as a whole, set apart from God and from the animals
manna2 words
- mannaμάνναmanna: the bread-like food God supplied for Israel to eat during the wilderness years, which the New Testament takes up as the picture of bread from heaven
- manמָןmanna, the bread-like food God supplied for Israel to eat in the wilderness
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- what? (a rare interrogative pronoun, found in the Bible only in the story explaining the name manna)
manner6 words
- mishpatמִשְׁפָּטthe rightful exercise of authority that sets and keeps things in order: the act of judging a case, the verdict that settles it, the work of governing justly, the standing laws that flow from it, and the justice all of this is meant to embody.
- troposτρόποςthe manner in which something is done or happens, and so also the manner in which a person lives
- oraḥאֹרַחa way or path: a track that is traveled, whether a literal road or the figurative course of a person's life and conduct
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- a traveler or band of travelers: the people who walk a route, named by the road they keep
- taxisτάξιςgood order: things done in their proper arrangement and sequence rather than in confusion
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- an assigned turn of service: one's appointed place in a fixed rotation of duty
- a kind or character: the particular sort of thing something is; in Hebrews, the distinct type of priesthood Christ shares with Melchizedek
- ethosἔθοςan established practice: the way something is regularly and expectedly done, settled by long use rather than by fresh command
Manoah1 word
manslayer1 word
mantle6 words
- simlahשִׂמְלָהa garment, especially the ordinary outer wrap worn over the tunic; by extension, clothing in general
- me'ilמְעִילa robe: the long outer garment pulled on over other clothing as a mark of rank or dignity
- peribolaionπεριβόλαιονa covering: an outer garment thrown around the body, such as a wrap, cloak, or mantle
- adderetאַדֶּרֶתa wide outer cloak: the ample wrap thrown on over the rest of a person's clothing, large or fine enough to mark out the one wearing it
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- splendor: impressive greatness, whether describing a thing as grand and spreading or naming the grandeur a person holds and can lose
- sarbalסַרְבָּלmantlenot studied yet
manure2 words
many9 words
- polusπολύςlarge in number or amount: many, much, great
- ravרַבmany, numerous: large in number or amount
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- great, abundant: large in degree, strength, or extent
- chief, captain: a high officer ranking over others
- ravahרָבָהto become many or much: to grow in number, amount, or extent
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- to make many or much: to multiply something, increase it, or supply it in great quantity
- to shoot with a bow; to be an archer
- pleiōn, pleionπλείων, πλεῖονmore, greater: the comparative of "much/many", used of number, amount, value, or extent
- hikanosἱκανόςreaching the needed measure: enough, in amount, for a need, or for a role
many colors1 word
many thousands1 word
many times1 word
many times more1 word
Maoch1 word
Maon1 word
mar1 word
Mara1 word
Marah1 word
maranatha1 word
marble2 words
- sheshשֵׁשׁalabaster or white marble: a costly pale stone used for columns and paving
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- fine linen: a costly, bright white cloth used for sacred and royal garments
- marmarosμάρμαροςmarblenot studied yet
- sheshשֵׁשׁalabaster or white marble: a costly pale stone used for columns and paving
march3 words
marching1 word
mare2 words
Mareal1 word
Mareshah2 words
marine1 word
mariner1 word
mariners1 word
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
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- to row: to drive a boat forward with oars
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
marital rights1 word
mark12 words
- otאוֹתa sign: something tangible that points beyond itself so a person recognizes, remembers, or trusts what God has said or done
- negaנֶגַעthe suspect mark a priest inspects: the sore on skin, or the discoloration in cloth or a house wall, presented to be ruled clean or unclean.
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- a blow that lands as a sending from God: a plague, calamity, or stroke of discipline understood as coming from his hand.
- tuposτύποςa formed impression and whatever corresponds to it: a mark, a model or pattern, an example to copy, or a foreshadowing of what is to come
- mattarahמַטָּרָהa target: the mark something is aimed at and shot at
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- the guard: the palace watch station, which gave its name both to the courtyard where prisoners were kept and to a city gate
- charagmaχάραγμαa mark made by cutting or stamping: anything engraved, branded, or carved into a surface
mark out1 word
market3 words
marketplace2 words
marks2 words
Maroth1 word
marriage2 words
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
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- marriage: the married state as an honorable institution.
- ḥatunnahחֲתֻנָּהa wedding: the occasion on which a marriage is made and celebrated
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
marriage bed1 word
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
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- sexual intercourse, named indirectly through the image of the bed: the marriage act, illicit sex, or the pregnancy it produces.
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
married2 words
marrow2 words
marry5 words
- laqaḥלָקַחto take: to lay hold of someone or something and bring it into your hand, your possession, or your keeping
- gameōγαμέωto marry: to enter into marriage, to take someone as one's spouse
- ba'alבָּעַלto become someone's lord and owner: to take a woman as one's wife (and so be her husband), or to hold people under one's rule
- epigambreuōἐπιγαμβρεύωto marrynot studied yet
- gamiskō, gamizōγαμίσκω, γαμίζωto give in marriage: to hand a woman over to a husband, the act of her family rather than of the couple
Marsena1 word
marsh1 word
Martha1 word
martyr1 word
marvel4 words
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
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- to show partiality: to flatter or defer to people for what you can get out of them.
- terasτέραςa wonder: a startling, awe-inducing act that serves as visible proof God is at work, backing a message or messenger (or, when counterfeited, imitating that proof)
- tamahתָּמַהּto be stunned by something that does not make sense: struck with astonishment, usually edged with alarm
- thaumaθαῦμαmarvelnot studied yet
- thaumazōθαυμάζωto marvel: to be brought up short by something extraordinary, from awed amazement to bewildered surprise.
marvellous1 word
marvelous2 words
marvelous things1 word
Mary1 word
Mash1 word
Mashal1 word
maskil1 word
masons1 word
masquerade1 word
Masrekah1 word
Massa1 word
Massah1 word
mast2 words
master11 words
- kuriosκύριοςa person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
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- the Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
- adonאָדוֹןlord: the one who rightfully possesses, protects, and commands those under his care
- ba'alבַּעַלowner: the person to whom a thing, animal, property, or even a debt belongs and who answers for it
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- husband: a woman's married man, the one to whom she belongs in marriage
- the one marked by something: a person, or even a creature or object, defined by the thing, trait, or role named after this word
- the citizens or ruling men of a town: the property-holding men who belong to a place and hold its affairs
- despotēsδεσπότηςan absolute master: the one who owns you outright and whose authority over you has no limit
- didaskalosδιδάσκαλοςa teacher: one who instructs others in what they should know and do
- kuriosκύριοςa person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
master of the house1 word
master-builder1 word
mat1 word
mate2 words
material2 words
Matred1 word
matricide1 word
matrix1 word
mattan1 word
Mattanah1 word
Mattaniah1 word
Mattatha1 word
Mattathias1 word
Mattattah1 word
Mattenai1 word
matter5 words
- logosλόγοςa matter, affair, or thing: the issue under discussion, the case at hand.
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- a word, statement, or message: anything that is said, whether a single saying, a whole teaching, or, in its loaded Christian use, the message of the gospel itself.
- an account or reckoning: a settling of the books, the tally a person must hand over for what they have done.
- a reason, ground, or basis: the cause behind an action, or the case a person makes to defend or explain it.
- davarדָּבָרa word, or the matter that word is about: anything said, and equally the affair, event, or thing being spoken of
- 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
- ḥephetsחֵפֶץmatter: an affair, business, or thing one is occupied with
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- delight: the glad pleasure a person takes in someone or something
- desire: what a person wants, wishes for, or values
- purpose: a settled intention that one carries out, especially God's sovereign will
- millahמִלָּהa spoken word, and by extension the matter it concerns or the command it carries
- logosλόγοςa matter, affair, or thing: the issue under discussion, the case at hand.
Matthan1 word
Matthat1 word
Matthew1 word
Matthias1 word
Mattithiah1 word
mature2 words
maturity1 word
- hēlikiaἡλικίαage: the point a person has reached in life, counted in years, and so the stretch of life that person has been given
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- stature: how tall a person stands, and so how far a body has grown toward its full size
- hēlikiaἡλικίαage: the point a person has reached in life, counted in years, and so the stretch of life that person has been given
may1 word
- yakholיָכֹלto be able: to have the power, capacity, or permission to do something
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- to prevail: to overpower an opponent or win out in a struggle
- to endure: to be able to bear or put up with something
- yakholיָכֹלto be able: to have the power, capacity, or permission to do something
maybe1 word
Mazzaroth1 word
me1 word
Me-jarkon1 word
meadow2 words
meal4 words
- leḥemלֶחֶםfood: sustenance broadly, including meals, livelihood, and the grain supply that keeps people alive.
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- bread: a baked loaf, the physical product of ground grain.
- brōsisβρῶσιςeating: the taking of food, and by extension the food that is taken
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- eating away: the slow consuming that ruins what has been stored up
- aristonἄριστονthe earlier of the day's two main meals: a daytime meal, usually around midday, set against the main evening dinner
- qemaḥקֶמַחflour: grain ground down at the mill, the ordinary everyday grade a household bakes with rather than the finest sifted kind
- leḥemלֶחֶםfood: sustenance broadly, including meals, livelihood, and the grain supply that keeps people alive.
meal offering1 word
- minḥahמִנְחָהa gift presented to someone of higher standing to win favor, show respect, or smooth a relationship.
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- tribute: the payment a weaker nation or subject hands over to a ruler it is forced to serve.
- an offering presented to God; most often the grain offering of flour, oil, and incense given alongside the animal sacrifices.
- minḥahמִנְחָהa gift presented to someone of higher standing to win favor, show respect, or smooth a relationship.
mean1 word
meaning1 word
meaningless1 word
- hevelהֶבֶלa breath or puff of vapor, and so anything that is fleeting, insubstantial, or comes to nothing: too thin to grasp, gone before you can hold it.
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- idols and false gods, dismissed as worthless nothings: powerless objects of worship that promise much and deliver nothing.
- hevelהֶבֶלa breath or puff of vapor, and so anything that is fleeting, insubstantial, or comes to nothing: too thin to grasp, gone before you can hold it.