English Bible words starting with P
723 meanings beginning with P, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 8. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Paarai1 word
Pacatiana1 word
paces1 word
pack up1 word
pact1 word
Paddan1 word
paddle1 word
Padon1 word
pagan priest1 word
pagans1 word
pageantry1 word
Pagiel1 word
Pahath-moab1 word
pain10 words
- lupēλύπηinward pain: the ache of grief, sorrow, or distress felt in the heart, at times reaching into bodily hardship
- makhovמַכְאוֹבpain or suffering, whether felt in the body or in the heart
- tsirצִירa writhing pang: the seizing, doubling-over pain of labor, or that same pain brought on by dread
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- an envoy: a person formally dispatched with a message on someone else's authority, most often between rulers or nations
- a hinge: the pivot a door swings on
- ka'avכָּאַבto hurt: to be in pain, in body or in heart, or to cause that pain in someone else
- ḥilחִילwrithing pain: the doubling-over agony of childbirth, used above all for the terror that grips people when God's judgment closes in
painful sores1 word
painful toil1 word
paint1 word
pair3 words
- shenayimשְׁנַיִםtwo: the cardinal number that counts a set of exactly two
- zeugosζεῦγοςa yoke/pairnot studied yet
- tsemedצֶמֶדa matched pair: two animals or riders taken together, especially a team of oxen joined at a single yoke
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- an acre: a measure of farmland, as much ground as a yoke of oxen could plow in a day
palace10 words
- aulēαὐλήa large walled residence taken as a whole: a great house, a palace, or an official's headquarters, and not merely its yard.
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- an enclosed open-air space: the walled yard of a house, the court around a temple, or a pen that holds sheep.
- hekhalהֵיכָלthe great house of a sovereign: the grand residence of a king or a god, and the imposing main hall at its heart
- bayitבַּיִתa house: a building where someone lives or where something is kept
- armonאַרְמוֹןa fortified great house: the citadel or palace of a king or the powerful, at once a grand residence and a defensible stronghold
- basileionβασίλειονpalacenot studied yet
- aulēαὐλήa large walled residence taken as a whole: a great house, a palace, or an official's headquarters, and not merely its yard.
Palal1 word
palanquin1 word
palate1 word
pale2 words
pallet1 word
Pallu1 word
palm7 words
- kaphכַּףthe palm of the hand, the open cupped inner hand: the part that holds, grasps, claps, or lifts up in prayer.
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- the sole of the foot, the flat hollow underside that meets the ground.
- the socket of the hip, the rounded hollow where the thigh joins the body.
- the pouch or hollow of a sling, the cupped part that cradles the stone.
- phoinixφοῖνιξpalmnot studied yet
- timrahתִּמֹרָהa carved palm-tree figure used to decorate a sacred building
- tamarתָּמָרthe date palm: the tall tree of springs and hot valleys, prized for its fruit, its fronds, and its straight upright growth
- ḥophenחֹפֶןpalmnot studied yet
- kaphכַּףthe palm of the hand, the open cupped inner hand: the part that holds, grasps, claps, or lifts up in prayer.
palm branch1 word
palm tree2 words
palmerworm1 word
palsy1 word
Palti1 word
Paltiel1 word
pamper1 word
pampered2 words
- anagעָנֹגto be pampered: to live so softly and richly cared for that hardship is unthinkable
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- to luxuriate in something: to take rich, unhurried pleasure in it, the way a person of leisure enjoys comfort
- ta'anugתַּעֲנוּגexquisite pleasure that comes of being pampered: the delight of soft, indulgent treatment, and whatever gives that delight
- anagעָנֹגto be pampered: to live so softly and richly cared for that hardship is unthinkable
Pamphylia1 word
pan5 words
- kaphכַּףthe palm of the hand, the open cupped inner hand: the part that holds, grasps, claps, or lifts up in prayer.
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- the sole of the foot, the flat hollow underside that meets the ground.
- the socket of the hip, the rounded hollow where the thigh joins the body.
- the pouch or hollow of a sling, the cupped part that cradles the stone.
- kiyyorכִּיֹּרa large round bronze basin, used for washing, for cooking, or for holding fire
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- a raised bronze platform to stand on
- dudדּוּדa wide, round, open container: a pot boiled over a fire, or a basket carried by hand
- marḥeshetמַרְחֶשֶׁתpannot studied yet
- masretמַשְׂרֵתpannot studied yet
- kaphכַּףthe palm of the hand, the open cupped inner hand: the part that holds, grasps, claps, or lifts up in prayer.
panel1 word
paneled1 word
panels2 words
- misgeretמִסְגֶּרֶתa bordering frame: the rim, molding, or set-in side panels running around a piece of furniture or equipment
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- a fortified enclosed place: a stronghold or fastness people are shut inside and forced to come out of
- reḥitרָהִיטrafter: a wooden crosspiece laid overhead between the main beams of a roof
- misgeretמִסְגֶּרֶתa bordering frame: the rim, molding, or set-in side panels running around a piece of furniture or equipment
pangs4 words
- ḥevelחֶבֶלpangs: the sharp, gripping pains of childbirth, used as an image of sudden anguish
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- a cord or rope: a length of twisted fiber used to bind, lift, hold, or measure
- a measured portion of land: an allotted territory or region, marked off as if by a measuring line
- a band or company: a group of people bound together as a unit
- ōdinὠδίνa birth pang: the gripping pain of labor, used in the New Testament as a picture of anguish that seizes suddenly and cannot be escaped
- tsirצִירan envoy: a person formally dispatched with a message on someone else's authority, most often between rulers or nations
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- a hinge: the pivot a door swings on
- a writhing pang: the seizing, doubling-over pain of labor, or that same pain brought on by dread
- ḥilחִילwrithing pain: the doubling-over agony of childbirth, used above all for the terror that grips people when God's judgment closes in
- ḥevelחֶבֶלpangs: the sharp, gripping pains of childbirth, used as an image of sudden anguish
panic2 words
panoply1 word
pant1 word
pant after1 word
- sha'aphשָׁאַףto pant or gasp for breath, and so to crave something so hard that one seems to pant after it
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- to trample or crush: to grind the helpless underfoot
- sha'aphשָׁאַףto pant or gasp for breath, and so to crave something so hard that one seems to pant after it
paper1 word
Paphos1 word
papyrus1 word
parable2 words
- parabolēπαραβολήa comparison: a saying or story that teaches by setting one thing beside another, from a one-line proverb to a full narrative
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- a symbol or foreshadowing: something visible that stands for and points ahead to a deeper reality
- mashalמָשָׁלa saying that teaches by comparison: a proverb, parable, taunt, or oracle that holds one thing up against another to make its point
- parabolēπαραβολήa comparison: a saying or story that teaches by setting one thing beside another, from a one-line proverb to a full narrative
paradise1 word
Parah1 word
paralytic1 word
paralyze1 word
paralyzed2 words
paramours1 word
Paran1 word
parapet1 word
parcel of ground2 words
- ḥelqahחֶלְקָהa plot of ground: a distinct, marked-off piece of land, and by extension the share of land assigned to someone
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- smoothness: a smooth or slippery surface, and figuratively smooth, flattering speech intended to deceive
- chōrionχωρίονa bounded piece of ground: a plot, field, or estate, thought of as somebody's property
- ḥelqahחֶלְקָהa plot of ground: a distinct, marked-off piece of land, and by extension the share of land assigned to someone
parched6 words
- ḥararחָרַרto burn dry: to be scorched, charred, or parched by fire or heat
- tsimma'onצִמָּאוֹןparchednot studied yet
- ḥarerחָרֵרparchednot studied yet
- tsiḥehצִחֶהparchednot studied yet
- tseḥiḥahצְחִיחָהparchednot studied yet
parched land1 word
parchment1 word
pardon1 word
parent2 words
parents1 word
park3 words
Parmashta1 word
Parmenas1 word
Parnach1 word
Parosh1 word
Parshandatha1 word
part10 words
- merosμέροςa part of a whole: a piece, share, region, or side, as set against the entirety
- klērosκλῆροςa lot: a small marked object thrown or drawn to settle a question, so that the outcome is nobody's choice
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- the share that falls to a person: the place, portion, or inheritance assigned to someone rather than earned or chosen
- merisμερίςpartnot studied yet
- melosμέλοςa member of a body: a limb or organ of a physical body, and, by extension, a person who belongs to a community pictured as one living body.
- diamerizōδιαμερίζωto break a whole into parts that go separate ways: to share something out among several people, or to leave a group split into opposing sides
partake3 words
- koinōneōκοινωνέωto share: to end up holding one thing jointly with someone, either by taking a part in what is theirs or by giving them a part of what is yours
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
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- to get hold of something whole, to come by or find it, as in finding an opportunity
- metechōμετέχωto have a real part in something held in common: to take your share of it, or to count as one of those who hold it
partake of1 word
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
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- to get hold of something whole, to come by or find it, as in finding an opportunity
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
partaker2 words
partaking of1 word
Parthian1 word
partiality2 words
participant1 word
participate1 word
participation2 words
parties1 word
parting gift1 word
partner3 words
- koinōnosκοινωνόςa partner or sharer: someone who holds a real, invested stake in something together with another.
- metochosμέτοχοςsomeone who holds a share in the same thing as others: a partner, or a person who has come to have a real part in what is shared
- ḥaverחָבֵרa companion or partner: someone joined to another by a shared bond, a common undertaking, or an alliance.
partnership2 words
partridge1 word
party2 words
- merosμέροςa part of a whole: a piece, share, region, or side, as set against the entirety
- ahiresisαἵρεσιςa recognized religious party: a group inside a larger faith, marked out by the teaching and practice it has chosen to hold
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- a faction: a rival grouping that forms inside a community when people push their own line
Paruah1 word
Parvaim1 word
Pas-dammim1 word
Pasach1 word
Paseah1 word
Pashhur1 word
pass10 words
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
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- to overstep what God commanded: to break a covenant, command, or oath
- to make something cross over: to bring across, hand over, remove, or send through
- to be furious or overbearing: anger that boils over its limits
- ḥalaphחָלַףto pass: to move on past, sweep through a place, come to an end, or drive clean through
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- to change: to exchange one thing for another, or put a substitute in its place
- to renew: to come up fresh again, or to gain new strength
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
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- to be on the way out: in the process of disappearing, already going and soon gone
- chōreōχωρέωto go, pass, or make one's way toward a place or a state
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- to hold or contain; to have room for
- to make room within oneself; to take in, receive, or accept a person or a demanding truth
- diistēmiδιΐστημιto passnot studied yet
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
pass away7 words
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
+3 more meanings
- to overstep what God commanded: to break a covenant, command, or oath
- to make something cross over: to bring across, hand over, remove, or send through
- to be furious or overbearing: anger that boils over its limits
- aperchomaiἀπέρχομαιto go away from a place: to leave where one is and move off, often toward somewhere else
- parerchomaiπαρέρχομαιto pass away, come to an end, cease to exist; (of time) to be over
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- to go past someone or something in space; to pass by, come up to, or push past
- to pass by a duty or command, and so to neglect it or break 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
- ḥalaphחָלַףto pass: to move on past, sweep through a place, come to an end, or drive clean through
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- to change: to exchange one thing for another, or put a substitute in its place
- to renew: to come up fresh again, or to gain new strength
- avarעָבַרto move across or past something: to cross over, pass by, pass through, or move on
pass by5 words
- parerchomaiπαρέρχομαιto go past someone or something in space; to pass by, come up to, or push past
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- to pass away, come to an end, cease to exist; (of time) to be over
- to pass by a duty or command, and so to neglect it or break it
- paraporeuomaiπαραπορεύομαιto pass by/throughnot studied yet
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
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- to be on the way out: in the process of disappearing, already going and soon gone
- adahעָדָהto pass on: to travel across or past a place, or to take a thing off and carry it away
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- to deck oneself out: to put on jewelry and finery, or to place ornaments on someone else
- paroichomaiπαροίχομαιto pass bynot studied yet
- parerchomaiπαρέρχομαιto go past someone or something in space; to pass by, come up to, or push past
pass on1 word
pass over2 words
- metabainōμεταβαίνωto go over from one place or condition to another: to depart, move on, or pass across
- pasaḥפָּסַחto protect and spare from harm by standing guard over someone, so that a deadly threat cannot reach them.
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- to limp, to move with an uneven, halting gait.
pass through1 word
passage3 words
passer-by1 word
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere
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- to be on the way out: in the process of disappearing, already going and soon gone
- paragōπαράγωto be moving along past someone or something, going by on the way elsewhere