English Bible words starting with O
288 meanings beginning with O, 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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order of march1 word
ordinance8 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.
- mitsvahמִצְוָהa binding charge laid down by someone with the right to require it, above all the covenant charge God gives his people
- dikaiōmaδικαίωμαa binding rule of what is right: a regulation, statute, or decree laid down by rightful authority
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- a righteous act: a concrete deed that is right, something actually carried out rather than merely intended
- a verdict of acquittal: the ruling that clears a person and places them in the right
- ḥoqחֹקa statute: a binding rule that has been laid down and set in force, whether by God or by a human authority.
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- an allotted portion: a fixed share, ration, or due that is assigned to someone.
- a fixed limit: a boundary or bound that has been set and may not be crossed.
- ḥuqqahחֻקָּהa statute: a fixed, prescribed regulation laid down to be kept, whether a binding law, a permanent religious observance, an inherited custom, or one of the set orders of nature
ordinary2 words
- tugchanōτυγχάνωto obtain: to come to have something one has sought or been granted
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- to happen, turn out: for something to fall out a certain way, apart from anyone's design
- idiōtēsἰδιώτηςan outsider by lack of training or membership: a private, ordinary person measured against the experts or insiders of some skill, office, or group
- tugchanōτυγχάνωto obtain: to come to have something one has sought or been granted
ordination1 word
- milluמִלֻּאthe installing of a priest: the sacrifice offered when a man was put into priestly office, and the ceremony itself
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- a setting: the metal mounting that a precious stone is fitted into
- milluמִלֻּאthe installing of a priest: the sacrifice offered when a man was put into priestly office, and the ceremony itself
oreb1 word
Oren1 word
orgies1 word
orgy1 word
origin2 words
originally1 word
Orion1 word
ornament4 words
- adiעֲדִיfinery: the array of ornaments, most often gold, that is put on to make the wearer splendid
- pe'erפְּאֵרa fine headdress: the decorative head covering worn by a serving priest, a bridegroom, or a woman in her finery, and kept on or laid aside as a public sign of joy or grief.
- anaqעָנַקto ornamentnot studied yet
- ḥaliחֲלִיa fine gold ornament: a precious piece of golden jewelry worn on the body
ornamented1 word
ornaments2 words
- adiעֲדִיfinery: the array of ornaments, most often gold, that is put on to make the wearer splendid
- torתּוֹרa turn: the place a person holds in a fixed order of people waiting to be called forward
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- an encircling ornament worn at the head or face: either a braided circlet or a strung row of beads
Ornan1 word
Orpah1 word
orphan3 words
Osnappar1 word
ostrich4 words
other5 words
- heterosἕτεροςanother one: a further or second member of the same kind or group
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- of a different kind: another that is not the same in nature, strange or foreign
- next, following: the next day in a sequence of days
- allosἄλλοςanother, other: one more besides the one already in view, of the same general kind
- aḥerאַחֵרanother, other: a second or different one of the same kind, set apart from the one already in view
- sheniשֵׁנִיsecond: the one that comes next after the first in a sequence, in time, or in rank
- loiposλοιπόςthe rest: the remaining part of a group once part of it has already been named or set apart
- heterosἕτεροςanother one: a further or second member of the same kind or group
other side1 word
other than1 word
others1 word
otherwise1 word
Othni1 word
Othniel1 word
ouches1 word
ought3 words
our lord1 word
out5 words
out from1 word
outcast1 word
outcome1 word
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
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- a tax or customs duty: a payment owed to a governing authority
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
outcry5 words
- tsa'aqahצְעָקָהa loud outcry: the desperate, involuntary cry of a person in pain, terror, or under injustice, calling out to be heard and helped
- ze'aqahזְעָקָהa loud outcry: the piercing cry that pain, terror, or wrong forces out of a person, aimed at someone who can help
- boēβοήoutcrynot studied yet
- shavahשַׁוְעָהa cry for help: the urgent shout of someone in trouble, normally raised to God and carrying the expectation that he will hear and rescue
- tsevaḥahצְוָחָהoutcrynot studied yet
outdo1 word
outer2 words
outermost1 word
outgoing1 word
outline1 word
outpost1 word
- netsivנְצִיבa garrison: armed men planted in a place to hold it for the ruler who put them there
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- a royal deputy: a man the king has set over a district to answer for it
- a pillar: something left standing fixed in one place
- netsivנְצִיבa garrison: armed men planted in a place to hold it for the ruler who put them there
outpouring1 word
outrage1 word
outrun1 word
outside4 words
outside the law1 word
- anomosἄνομοςoutside the law of Moses: not living under Israel's law, and so a Gentile
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- lawless: setting God's law aside, and so wicked or criminal
- anomosἄνομοςoutside the law of Moses: not living under Israel's law, and so a Gentile
outsider1 word
outskirts1 word
outstanding1 word
outward1 word
outwardly1 word
oven3 words
- kaminosκάμινοςa large industrial furnace or kiln: an enclosed, intensely hot fire for smelting metal or firing bricks, pottery, and lime
- tannurתַּנּוּרa clay bread-oven: the small, beehive-shaped household oven in which flat dough was slapped onto a fire-heated inner wall and baked
- klibanosκλίβανοςovennot studied yet
over2 words
over against3 words
- mulמוּלthe front of something, and so the place facing or across from it: in front of, opposite, over against
- ummahעֻמָּהclose beside, or corresponding to: one thing set directly parallel to another, in space or in kind
- nokhaḥנֹכַחdirectly in front of or opposite: the position of facing something head-on
over and above1 word
overburdened1 word
overcome3 words
- 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
- nikaōνικάωto conquer, to overcome, to win out: to come through a struggle as the victor.
- halamהָלַםto strike a hard, driving blow: to hammer, pound, or batter something down
- yakholיָכֹלto be able: to have the power, capacity, or permission to do something
overextend1 word
overflow7 words
- perisseuōπερισσεύωto overflow: to be present beyond the measure that is needed, so that there is a surplus, growth, or plenty
- shataphשָׁטַףto flow over something with force: to flood and engulf, to sweep it away, or to rinse it clean under running water
- perisseumaπερίσσευμαoverflownot studied yet
- tsuphצוּףto flow over something, or to bring something up so that it rides on the surface of the water
- shuqשׁוּקto overflow with abundance: to brim past what something can hold, or to make it do so
overflowing1 word
overflows1 word
overhear1 word
overlay5 words
- tsaphahצָפָהto overlay a surface with a thin applied layer, especially to plate wood or stone with metal
- ḥaphahחָפָהto put a covering over a surface: to cover a person's head or face, or to clad a wall or object with a layer of gold, silver, or fine wood
- tu'aḥטוּחַto coat a surface by spreading something over it: to plaster, daub, or overlay, most often mortar on a wall
- raqaרָקַעto pound something flat, and so to stretch it out into a wide, thin surface.
- alaphעָלַףto cover something over: to overlay a surface, or to draw a covering close around a body
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- to grow faint: to be overcome until strength fails and the body gives way
overlook3 words
overpower2 words
overrun1 word
oversee2 words
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
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- to be lasting or unrelenting; to keep on without stopping
- episkopeōἐπισκοπέωto oversee/care fornot studied yet
- natsaḥנָצַחto oversee a task or group, taking charge so the work is carried out well
overseer3 words
- shoterשֹׁטֵרan officer: a subordinate official who keeps records, keeps order, and carries out the commands of a higher authority
- episkoposἐπίσκοποςan overseer: someone charged with watchful, accountable care over a community or its members
- paqidפָּקִידan appointed overseer: the man someone in authority puts in charge of a group, a place, or a piece of business, and who answers back to whoever appointed him
overshadow3 words
- sakhakhסָכַךְto cover or screen something by spreading a covering over or around it, often to shelter and protect
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- to weave or knit together, to lace separate strands into one whole
- to stir people up against one another, to incite to conflict
- episkiazōἐπισκιάζωto overshadownot studied yet
- kataskiazōκατασκιάζωto overshadownot studied yet
- sakhakhסָכַךְto cover or screen something by spreading a covering over or around it, often to shelter and protect
oversight3 words
- episkopēἐπισκοπήoffice of oversight: an appointed charge to watch over and care for others
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- visitation: the moment God comes near to attend to his people, whether to rescue or to hold them to account
- pequddahפְּקֻדָּהoversight: a charge or office entrusted to someone, with responsibility to answer for it
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- a visitation: God's decisive coming to deal with a person or people, most often to punish and sometimes to help
- a mustering: the counting of people and the numbered company it produces
- a store: goods laid up or set in reserve
- peqidutפְּקִדֻתoversightnot studied yet
- episkopēἐπισκοπήoffice of oversight: an appointed charge to watch over and care for others
overspread1 word
overtake3 words
- katalambanōκαταλαμβάνωto overtake and seize by force: to catch up with someone or something and take hold of it, often as an enemy or a disaster does.
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- to lay hold of and make your own: to reach and seize a goal you have been chasing.
- to grasp with the mind: to come to realize, perceive, or understand something.
- to catch someone in the act, especially of wrongdoing.
- davaqדָּבַקto stick fast to something and not let go: to cling, hold tight, or stay glued
- nasagנָשַׂגto overtake or reach something that was ahead of or beyond you: to close the gap and arrive at it
- katalambanōκαταλαμβάνωto overtake and seize by force: to catch up with someone or something and take hold of it, often as an enemy or a disaster does.
overthrow8 words
- haphakhהָפַךְto overthrow and destroy, tearing a place down so completely that it is left upended in ruin
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- to turn something over, around, or back, so a new side or heading faces out
- to change one thing into its opposite, turning a state, condition, or substance into something else
- to pervert or twist, turning what is straight and right into something crooked
- harasהָרַסto tear down: to pull a standing structure or settled order apart so it collapses into ruin.
- na'arנָעַרto shake something so that whatever is clinging to it comes loose and is thrown away
- daḥahדָּחָהto shove hard: to push a person or thing over so that it goes down
- salaphסָלַףto twist something so far that it goes over: to wrench honest words until a just case comes out crooked, or to upend people and leave them in ruin
- haphakhהָפַךְto overthrow and destroy, tearing a place down so completely that it is left upended in ruin
overtunic1 word
overturn3 words
- haphakhהָפַךְto turn something over, around, or back, so a new side or heading faces out
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- to overthrow and destroy, tearing a place down so completely that it is left upended in ruin
- to change one thing into its opposite, turning a state, condition, or substance into something else
- to pervert or twist, turning what is straight and right into something crooked
- katastrephōκαταστρέφωto overturnnot studied yet
- anatrepōἀνατρέπωto overturnnot studied yet
- haphakhהָפַךְto turn something over, around, or back, so a new side or heading faces out
overwhelm2 words
overwhelmed3 words
- katapinōκαταπίνωto swallow: to take something down so completely that it is gone, whether gulped as food, engulfed by sea or earth, or consumed and destroyed.
- ekplēssōἐκπλήσσωto be overwhelmed with astonishment: knocked out of one's normal composure by something too big to take in
- aphaphאָפַףto surround and close in on someone from every side, until they are trapped or overwhelmed
overwhelmingly conquer1 word
owe1 word
owe besides1 word
owl3 words
- kosכּוֹסa small nocturnal bird on the Bible's list of birds forbidden as food, most likely some kind of owl.
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- an ordinary drinking cup, and in the Psalms and the Prophets the fixed image of a cup that God hands someone to drink, so that what is in the cup is that person's due, whether judgment, comfort, or blessing.
- ya'anahיַעֲנָהa wild bird of the empty desert and the ruined city, traditionally identified as the ostrich
- yanshuphיַנְשׁוּףowlnot studied yet
- kosכּוֹסa small nocturnal bird on the Bible's list of birds forbidden as food, most likely some kind of owl.
own country1 word
owner4 words
- 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
- ktētōrκτήτωρownernot studied yet
owner of the house1 word
ox4 words
- bousβοῦςan ox: one head of cattle, the heavy farm animal that pulls a plow, treads out grain, or is sold for the altar
- shorשׁוֹרa single head of cattle: one ox, bull, or bullock
- alluphאַלּוּףa tame ox or other domestic animal: a docile, well-fed beast accustomed to people
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- a tribal chief: the head of a clan or people, especially one of the ruling chieftains of Edom
- a close friend: a trusted, intimate companion bound to someone by long familiarity
- torתּוֹרan ox or bull: the cattle animal of the herd, the largest and costliest beast a person could keep or offer
oxen2 words
oxgoad1 word
Ozem1 word
Ozni1 word