English Bible words starting with R
546 meanings beginning with R, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 6. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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rim3 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
- gavגַּבa curved, convex, or raised surface: the rounded outer side of a thing, or a raised structure on the ground.
- zerזֵרa molding: the narrow raised band of gold running around the edge of a piece of tabernacle furniture
- misgeretמִסְגֶּרֶתa bordering frame: the rim, molding, or set-in side panels running around a piece of furniture or equipment
Rimmon1 word
Rimmon-perez1 word
ring7 words
- tabba'atטַבַּעַתa signet ring: the personal ring worn on the hand, used to stamp a seal and so to act with the owner's authority.
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- a fixed metal ring on a piece of furniture: a holder through which carrying-poles pass, or a fitting that joins parts together.
- daktuliosδακτύλιοςringnot studied yet
- nezemנֶזֶםa small gold ring worn as jewelry, pierced through the nose or the ear
- ḥashuqחָשׁוּקringnot studied yet
- exēcheōἐξηχέωto ring/sound outnot studied yet
- tabba'atטַבַּעַתa signet ring: the personal ring worn on the hand, used to stamp a seal and so to act with the owner's authority.
ringleader1 word
Rinnah1 word
rinse1 word
riot3 words
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
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- a standing: the state of being set up and still in place.
- thorubosθόρυβοςan uproar: the loud, disorderly noise of a crowd that has lost its order
- ochlopoieōὀχλοποιέωto riotnot studied yet
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
rioting1 word
riotous eater1 word
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
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- to quake or tremble, said of mountains shaking at God's coming
- zalalזָלַלto treat what is precious as cheap: to squander it, or to be counted worthless
rip open1 word
ripe fruit1 word
- qayitsקַיִץsummer: the hot, rainless half of the year, the season of gathering and storing food
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- summer fruit: the fruit that ripens and is gathered at the end of summer, chiefly figs
- qayitsקַיִץsummer: the hot, rainless half of the year, the season of gathering and storing food
ripen4 words
- gamalגָּמַלto ripen: for a plant to bring its fruit or growth to full maturity
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- to deal out to someone what an act has earned: to repay, reward, or requite, whether good or ill
- to wean a child: to finish the nursing years and bring a child to the next stage
- bashalבָּשַׁלto ripen: for grapes or a grain harvest to come to full maturity
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- to boil food in liquid until it is cooked; to seethe or stew, especially meat
- ḥanatחָנַטof a fig tree: to bring out its first small figs and start them ripening
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- to treat a dead body with spices and fragrant resins so that it will not decay: to embalm
- akmazōἀκμάζωto ripennot studied yet
- gamalגָּמַלto ripen: for a plant to bring its fruit or growth to full maturity
Riphath1 word
rise8 words
- alahעָלָהto go up: to move, or to carry something, from a lower place to a higher one
- anistēmiἀνίστημιto rise from the dead, or to raise someone from the dead: to come back to bodily life, or to bring the dead back to life
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- to get up: to come up from a sitting, lying, or kneeling position, and by extension to set out or to step forward to act
- qumקוּםto rise up, stand, and stay standing, and to raise up or make something stand, the whole arc from getting to one's feet to bringing a covenant or kingdom into lasting force
- anatellōἀνατέλλωto rise or come up into view: the sun climbs the sky, light breaks over the horizon, a cloud lifts, or a person springs up like a fresh shoot
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- to make something rise: to cause the sun to come up
- shakhamשָׁכַםto rise early in the morning, get up at daybreak to act
rise at dawn1 word
rise early1 word
rise up1 word
rise up early1 word
risen1 word
rising3 words
- anatolēἀνατολήa rising: the moment a star or the sun climbs into view, and the light that comes up with it
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- east: the quarter of the world where the sun comes up, and the lands lying that way
- anastasisἀνάστασιςa rising up: being lifted to a higher standing, as opposed to falling
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- resurrection: God raising the dead back to bodily life, never to die again
- qimahקִימָהrisingnot studied yet
- anatolēἀνατολήa rising: the moment a star or the sun climbs into view, and the light that comes up with it
risk1 word
Rissah1 word
Rithmah1 word
ritual duties1 word
rivalry2 words
river8 words
- potamosποταμόςa river: a natural channel of flowing water, whether a steady stream or a rushing flood
- naḥalנַחַלa seasonal desert watercourse: the ravine that channels rushing water in the rainy season and lies dry the rest of the year, and the rushing water itself
- naharנָהָרa river: a steady, year-round stream of flowing water, often a large named one
- ye'orיְאֹרthe Nile, the great river of Egypt; by extension its branching channels, and now and then any large river or watercourse.
- aphiqאָפִיקa watercourse: the bed or channel a stream runs in, from a seasonal desert ravine to the deep channels of the sea
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- strong ones: mighty or powerful people
Rizia1 word
rizpah1 word
road2 words
- hodosὁδόςa road, or the trip taken along it
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- a way of living, or the path that leads to God
- derekhדֶּרֶךְa way: the road you travel, and by extension the path your whole life takes
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- possibly, dominion or power: rule or might, in a few disputed poetic lines
- hodosὁδόςa road, or the trip taken along it
roam2 words
- 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
- rudרוּדto roamnot studied yet
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
roar8 words
- hamonהָמוֹןnoise, roar, or tumult: the overwhelming sound produced by a surging mass
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- a multitude, host, or crowd: a large, surging mass of people or troops
- abundance, wealth, or a great supply of material things
- hamahהָמָהto make a loud, restless sound: to roar, growl, moan, or be in an uproar
- sha'agשָׁאַגto roar: to let out the deep, resounding cry of a lion, or a sound like it
- sha'onשָׁאוֹןa loud roaring din: the deep, rushing noise of surf, of a massed crowd or army, or of revelry
- ōruomaiὠρύομαιto roarnot studied yet
- hamonהָמוֹןnoise, roar, or tumult: the overwhelming sound produced by a surging mass
roaring2 words
roast3 words
roasted2 words
rob5 words
rob of children1 word
robbed of her cubs1 word
robber2 words
robbery4 words
- shodשֹׁדforcible devastation: the ruin of violent plundering, whether the destroying act or the havoc it leaves behind
- harpagēἁρπαγήforcible taking: the act of robbing, the goods that are seized, or the grasping greed that reaches out to grab what belongs to someone else
- gazelגָּזֵלrobberynot studied yet
- harpagmosἁρπαγμόςa thing to be grasped: something one seizes, clings to, or exploits for one's own advantage
robe11 words
- himationἱμάτιονa garment: a piece of clothing, especially the loose outer robe worn over the tunic
- stolēστολήa fine outer robe: the good clothing a person puts on when appearance matters, marking rank, honor, or heavenly standing
- ketonetכֻּתֹּנֶתa tunic: the shirt worn next to the body, the innermost visible layer of clothing for men and women alike
- me'ilמְעִילa robe: the long outer garment pulled on over other clothing as a mark of rank or dignity
- esthēsἐσθήςclothing: how a person is dressed, taken as a whole outfit rather than as one particular garment
robust1 word
rock6 words
- evenאֶבֶןa stone: a piece of rock a person can gather, shape, carry, throw, or build with
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- a precious stone: a gem valued for its beauty and worth
- a stone used as a standard of measure: the weight in a merchant's bag or on a builder's line
- stone as an image of what is hard, heavy, lifeless, or dirt cheap
- petraπέτραrock: solid living rock, whether bedrock, a rock face, or a standing mass of stone, as distinct from a loose stone one could lift or throw
- tsurצוּרa rock: a massive block of stone, a cliff or boulder, and from there a name for God as the unmovable place of safety
- selaסֶלַעa large rock: a cliff, crag, or massive boulder, and by extension a secure place of refuge
- evenאֶבֶןa stone: a piece of rock that has been cut loose and set in place, whether in a wall, over an opening, or carved into an image
- evenאֶבֶןa stone: a piece of rock a person can gather, shape, carry, throw, or build with
rock badger1 word
- shaphanשָׁפָןthe rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
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- Shaphan: a personal name meaning rock hyrax, borne by several men in the later history of Judah
- shaphanשָׁפָןthe rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
rock hyrax1 word
- shaphanשָׁפָןthe rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
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- Shaphan: a personal name meaning rock hyrax, borne by several men in the later history of Judah
- shaphanשָׁפָןthe rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
Rock of escape1 word
rocky1 word
rocky ground2 words
rocky places1 word
rod5 words
- mattehמַטֶּהa staff or rod: a length of wood carried in the hand, used as a walking stick, a tool, a weapon, or a sign of authority.
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- a tribe: one of the major family divisions of Israel descended from a son of Jacob.
- shevetשֵׁבֶטa rod: a wooden stick used to strike, to guide a flock, or to mark out a ruler's authority
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- a tribe: one of the family branches that together make up the people of Israel
- rhabdosῥάβδοςa staff: a length of wood carried in the hand, to walk with, to strike with, or to keep as a token
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- a scepter: the staff a ruler holds as the sign of his right to govern
- maqqelמַקֵּלa stick of wood: a rod, staff, or fresh-cut branch carried or used in the hand
- metilמְטִילrodnot studied yet
- mattehמַטֶּהa staff or rod: a length of wood carried in the hand, used as a walking stick, a tool, a weapon, or a sign of authority.
roe2 words
roebuck2 words
- tseviצְבִיthe gazelle: a small, swift, graceful wild antelope hunted for food and admired for its speed
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- beauty that is coveted: the splendor or glory that makes something an object of pride and longing
- yaḥmurיַחְמוּרroebucknot studied yet
- tseviצְבִיthe gazelle: a small, swift, graceful wild antelope hunted for food and admired for its speed
Rogelim1 word
rogue1 word
Rohgah1 word
roll3 words
roll away2 words
roll before1 word
roll up3 words
Romamti-ezer1 word
Roman1 word
Roman colony1 word
Rome1 word
roof6 words
- dōmaδῶμαa house's flat roof, treated as usable space: the level surface on top that people climbed up to, stood on, and called out from.
- gagגָּגthe flat top of a building or structure, above all the usable roof of a house
- tsoharצֹהַרan opening Noah was told to make near the top of the ark, whose exact form (window, roof, or light-shaft) is uncertain.
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- noon: the middle of the day, when the sun stands highest and the light is fullest.
- stegēστέγηroofnot studied yet
- qorahקוֹרָהa roof beam: the heavy horizontal timber laid across the walls of a building to carry its roof or ceiling, and by extension the roof itself
roof chamber1 word
roof of the mouth1 word
rooftop1 word
room4 words
- toposτόποςa place: a particular portion of space, literal or figurative, that something or someone occupies
- maqomמָקוֹםa place: a spot or area where something or someone is located, stays, or belongs.
- lishkahלִשְׁכָּהa chamber: a room built into or alongside a larger building, almost always the temple
- ḥederחֶדֶרan inner room: the private, enclosed chamber set deep inside a house or building, away from its public parts
rooms1 word
rooster1 word
root5 words
- rhizaῥίζαthe root of a plant: the underground part that anchors and feeds it, and by extension the hidden base from which something grows, draws life, or takes its origin
- shereshשֹׁרֶשׁroot: the underground part of a plant, and by extension the hidden base or source from which something grows, holds firm, or lasts
- rhizoōῥιζόωto rootnot studied yet
- iqqarעִקַּרrootnot studied yet
- shoreshשֹׁרֶשׁrootnot studied yet
root out2 words
- exolothreuōἐξολοθρεύωto root outnot studied yet
- sharashשָׁרַשׁto root out: to tear something out of the ground roots and all, so that it cannot grow back
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- to take root: to send roots down into the soil and get a firm hold, or to give a plant its roots so that it holds
root up1 word
- iqqerעִקֵּרto pull something out by the roots: to grub a plant out of the ground, or to tear a town out of its place for good
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- to cripple an animal on purpose by cutting the large tendon at the back of its leg
- iqqerעִקֵּרto pull something out by the roots: to grub a plant out of the ground, or to tear a town out of its place for good
rope6 words
- ḥevelחֶבֶלa cord or rope: a length of twisted fiber used to bind, lift, hold, or measure
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- 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
- pangs: the sharp, gripping pains of childbirth, used as an image of sudden anguish
- schoinionσχοινίονropenot studied yet
- avotעֲבֹתa braided cord: a rope of several strands twisted together, used to bind, harness, or fasten
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- interwoven foliage: the dense, tangled boughs at the crown of a great tree
- metarמֵיתָרa cord that works by being pulled tight: the rope that holds a tent up, or the string of a bow.
- zeuktēriaζευκτηρίαropenot studied yet
- ḥevelחֶבֶלa cord or rope: a length of twisted fiber used to bind, lift, hold, or measure
ropes1 word
rose1 word
rosette1 word
- tsitsצִיץa blossom: the open flower of a plant, whether growing, carved as ornament, or held up as the picture of what withers fast
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- the gold plate fastened to the front of the high priest's turban, engraved with the words "Holy to the LORD"
- a word of unrecovered sense in a single line about Moab, read by older translations as "wings"
- tsitsצִיץa blossom: the open flower of a plant, whether growing, carved as ornament, or held up as the picture of what withers fast
Rosh1 word
rot3 words
rotten1 word
rottenness2 words
rough2 words
roughness1 word
round1 word
round about2 words
round house1 word
roundness1 word
rouse2 words
rout1 word
rove1 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
row7 words
- erekhעֵרֶךְan ordered arrangement: things set out in place, laid out in proper order
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- an assessed value: a set amount of worth fixed on a person or thing by a standard
- turטוּרa row: a line of matching things set side by side in a fixed, repeating order
- ma'arakhahמַעֲרָכָהan ordered rank or row of things set in place, above all an army drawn up in battle line
- ma'arekhetמַעֲרֶכֶתthe set row: loaves laid out in order on the sanctuary table and kept there before God
- ḥatarחָתַרto tunnel through a barrier: to bore a hole in the wall of a house, and so to force a way through whatever blocks passage
- erekhעֵרֶךְan ordered arrangement: things set out in place, laid out in proper order
rowers1 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
rows of bread1 word
rows of jewels1 word
- 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
- torתּוֹרa turn: the place a person holds in a fixed order of people waiting to be called forward
rows of stone1 word
royal4 words
royal power3 words
- basileiaβασιλείαkingship: the activity and authority of reigning as king, rather than the land ruled
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- realm: the domain, people, or organized state over which a king rules
- malkhuמַלְכוּa kingdom; also kingship, royal power, and reign.
- mamlakhutמַמְלָכוּתthe rule of one named king or royal house: the realm he governed, the royal power he held, or the years he reigned
- basileiaβασιλείαkingship: the activity and authority of reigning as king, rather than the land ruled
royalty2 words
rub2 words
rub on2 words