English Bible words starting with N
243 meanings beginning with N, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 3. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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nor2 words
north3 words
- tsaphonצָפוֹןnorth: the northern direction, the northern quarter, and the lands that lie that way
- semolשְׂמֹאלthe left, as opposed to the right: the left hand, the left side, or the direction left
- semaliשְׂמָאלִיon the left: marking which of two matching things, a hand, a side, or a pillar, is the left one
northern1 word
northwest1 word
nose1 word
- aphאַףnose, nostril; by extension the face, especially in bowing low.
+1 more meaning
- anger: hot, flaring displeasure, of God or of a person.
- aphאַףnose, nostril; by extension the face, especially in bowing low.
nose-ring1 word
nostril1 word
not9 words
- loלֹאnotnot studied yet
- mēμήnotnot studied yet
- alאַלnotnot studied yet
- ouchiοὐχίnot!not studied yet
- biltiבִּלְתִּיa negative word meaning not, except, or so that not; it cancels or limits whatever follows it
not a liar1 word
not a lover of money1 word
not any1 word
not at all1 word
not burdensome1 word
not covetous1 word
not giving offence1 word
not greedy1 word
not man-made1 word
Not my people1 word
not resentful1 word
not understand1 word
not yet3 words
notable1 word
note1 word
nothing7 words
- ayinאַיִןthere is not: the word that denies that something exists or is present
- oudeisοὐδείςnot even one: no one, nothing, none at all
- mēdeisμηδείςno one, nothing, none: a complete negative that leaves out every person or thing without exception
- ephesאֶפֶסnothing, none at all: what has run out or ceased to be, and so no one and nothing besides
+2 more meanings
- an outermost edge: the farthest point something reaches, above all the farthest reaches of the earth
- only, however: a small word that limits or pushes back on what was just said
- me'umahמְאוּמָהanything: an unspecified single thing, which in the negative sentences where it usually appears means nothing at all
nourish3 words
- kulכּוּלto provide for and keep someone alive: to supply food and support so a person or people can survive.
+3 more meanings
- to contain or hold a quantity: to have room enough to keep something inside.
- to bear up under something overwhelming: to be able to endure or withstand it.
- to measure out a quantity: to gauge how much something amounts to.
- trephōτρέφωto keep a living thing alive and growing by supplying its food: to feed, and so also to support, nurse, raise, or fatten
- ektrephōἐκτρέφωto nourish/rearnot studied yet
- kulכּוּלto provide for and keep someone alive: to supply food and support so a person or people can survive.
nourishment1 word
now10 words
- deδέa small connecting word that signals what comes next is a new step, development, or shift in what the writer is saying
- nunνῦνnow: the present time, as opposed to the past or the future
- hinnehהִנֵּהbehold, look: a pointing word that grabs the listener's attention and directs it at what comes next.
- attahעַתָּהnow: at this present point in time, as opposed to the past or the future
- naנָאa short word tacked onto a command, wish, or proposal that marks it as something put to the hearer rather than simply imposed
now then1 word
now therefore2 words
nullification1 word
nullify3 words
- atheteōἀθετέωto set aside what has been established, treating as void something that was meant to stand: to nullify it, reject it, or break faith with it
- katargeōκαταργέωto make something inactive or ineffective: to strip it of its force so it no longer works, whether by nullifying it, abolishing it, or setting it aside
- akuroōἀκυρόωto nullifynot studied yet
number10 words
- paqadפָּקַדto turn one's attention to someone and act on it: to step in, whether to help or to harm.
+3 more meanings
- to count people one by one for a purpose: to take a census, or to call up and review fighting men.
- to put someone in charge: to appoint a person over people or things and entrust the responsibility to them.
- to entrust something to someone's keeping: to hand over goods, money, or a charge for safekeeping.
- arithmosἀριθμόςa number: the total reached by counting, whether the size of a group or a specific figure that stands for something.
- sapharסָפַרto count, and so to recount: to take a tally of things, or to tell them over one by one as a story
+1 more meaning
- a scribe: a trained official who keeps records, writes documents, and manages affairs of state or temple
- misparמִסְפָּרa number: the count or total you get when you add up how many of something there are
- arithmeōἀριθμέωto numbernot studied yet
- paqadפָּקַדto turn one's attention to someone and act on it: to step in, whether to help or to harm.
numbered with1 word
numbering2 words
- pequddahפְּקֻדָּהa visitation: God's decisive coming to deal with a person or people, most often to punish and sometimes to help
+3 more meanings
- oversight: a charge or office entrusted to someone, with responsibility to answer for it
- a mustering: the counting of people and the numbered company it produces
- a store: goods laid up or set in reserve
- sepharסְפָרnumberingnot studied yet
- pequddahפְּקֻדָּהa visitation: God's decisive coming to deal with a person or people, most often to punish and sometimes to help
numerous2 words
- atsumעָצוּםvast: so overwhelmingly great, in strength or in sheer numbers, that it cannot be resisted
- atsomעָצֹםto grow vast, whether in numbers or in strength
+2 more meanings
- to shut the eyes; to close them firmly
- to gnaw or break the bones of a victim
Nun1 word
nurse3 words
- amanאָמַןto support and care for a child as a guardian, foster-parent, or nurse
+2 more meanings
- to be firm, steady, and reliable, so that a person or thing can be counted on
- to believe, to trust, to put confidence in someone or something
- yanaqיָנַקto nurse at the breast: to draw milk as an infant, or to give it as a mother or nurse
- ulעוּלto nursenot studied yet
- amanאָמַןto support and care for a child as a guardian, foster-parent, or nurse
nursed1 word
nursing child1 word
nursing mother1 word
nurture1 word
nut1 word
Nympha1 word