English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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s1 word
- autosαὐτόςused to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
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- the everyday third person pronoun: him, her, it, them, and in the possessive his, her, its, their
- the same: one and the same person, thing, or place as the one already named
- autosαὐτόςused to single someone or something out: himself, herself, itself, in person, the very one
sabachthani1 word
sabbath3 words
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
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- week: a seven-day span counted from one Sabbath to the next
- shabbatשַׁבָּתSabbath: a God-appointed time of complete stopping, set apart as holy
- shabbatonשַׁבָּתוֹןcomplete rest: the state of total stopping that marks a day, or a whole year, as a solemn time when work is laid down
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
sabbath observance1 word
Sabbath rest1 word
Sabean1 word
Sabeans1 word
Sabtah1 word
Sabteca1 word
sacar1 word
- sakharשָׂכָרSachar: the father of Ahiam, one of David's elite warriors, known only through that one family connection
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- Sachar: the fourth son of Obed-edom, one of a large family of gatekeepers who served at Israel's sanctuary
- sakharשָׂכָרSachar: the father of Ahiam, one of David's elite warriors, known only through that one family connection
sachar1 word
- sakharשָׂכָרSachar: the father of Ahiam, one of David's elite warriors, known only through that one family connection
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- Sachar: the fourth son of Obed-edom, one of a large family of gatekeepers who served at Israel's sanctuary
- sakharשָׂכָרSachar: the father of Ahiam, one of David's elite warriors, known only through that one family connection
Sachia1 word
sack3 words
- saqשַׂקa sack: a bag of coarse, rough cloth used to hold or carry goods such as grain
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- sackcloth: a rough dark garment worn next to the skin as a public sign of grief, repentance, or distress
- amtaḥatאַמְתַּחַתa grain sack: the large open-topped bag that carried food home on a donkey, used in the Bible only of the bags Joseph's brothers brought back from Egypt
- tsiqlonצִקָּלֹןsacknot studied yet
- saqשַׂקa sack: a bag of coarse, rough cloth used to hold or carry goods such as grain
sackcloth2 words
- sakkosσάκκοςsackclothnot studied yet
- saqשַׂקsackcloth: a rough dark garment worn next to the skin as a public sign of grief, repentance, or distress
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- a sack: a bag of coarse, rough cloth used to hold or carry goods such as grain
sacred3 words
sacred assembly1 word
sacred stone1 word
sacrifice9 words
- thusiaθυσίαan offering presented to God in worship, above all a slain animal or gift given up at the altar, and by extension the act of offering it
- minḥahמִנְחָהan offering presented to God; most often the grain offering of flour, oil, and incense given alongside the animal sacrifices.
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- a gift presented to someone of higher standing to win favor, show respect, or smooth a relationship.
- tribute: the payment a weaker nation or subject hands over to a ruler it is forced to serve.
- zevaḥזֶבַחa sacrifice: an animal killed as an offering to God whose meat is then eaten in a shared meal of worship
- thuōθύωto slaughter an animal, whether as an offering to a god or for a meal
- zavaḥזָבַחto slaughter an animal as an offering to a god; to sacrifice.
sacrifice of atonement1 word
sacrificed to idols2 words
sacrificial victim1 word
sacrilege1 word
sad1 word
saddle1 word
sadducee1 word
safe2 words
safekeeping1 word
- mishmeretמִשְׁמֶרֶתa charge: a duty or responsibility entrusted to someone to keep faithfully
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- a watch: the post or duty of standing guard, and those who keep it
- something kept in reserve: an object set aside and preserved for a later purpose
- mishmeretמִשְׁמֶרֶתa charge: a duty or responsibility entrusted to someone to keep faithfully
safely1 word
safety4 words
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsafety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
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- salvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
- yesahיֵשַׁעdeliverance: the rescue, victory, or safety that God brings to people in danger or distress
- teshu'ahתְּשׁוּעָהdeliverance: being rescued from danger or enemies, especially the victory that God gives
- asphaleiaἀσφάλειαsecurity: the state of being safe and impossible to overthrow, whether shut up so firmly nothing can break in or simply out of harm's reach
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- certainty: the firm, well-grounded reliability of a claim or teaching, such that a person can safely rest their confidence on it
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsafety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
saffron1 word
sage1 word
- magosμάγοςan Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
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- a magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
- magosμάγοςan Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
Sahar1 word
said2 words
said before1 word
sail3 words
sail across1 word
sail out1 word
sail past2 words
sail slowly1 word
sail straight1 word
sail the lee1 word
sail under1 word
sailor1 word
saint3 words
- hagiosἅγιοςholy: belonging to God and set apart from common, everyday use, and so pure and worthy of reverence
- qadoshקָדוֹשׁholy: belonging to God and so set within his realm rather than ordinary life
- ḥasidחָסִידthe faithful, godly person: someone bound to God in loyal love and known for living it out
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- faithful, kind: said of God himself as one who keeps his loyal love
saints1 word
Sala1 word
Salamis1 word
sale2 words
Salecah1 word
salem2 words
Salim1 word
saliva1 word
Salmon4 words
Salmone1 word
Salome1 word
salt6 words
- melaḥמֶלַחsalt: the everyday mineral used to season and preserve food, and a byword for both lasting loyalty and utter ruin
- halasἅλαςsalt: the everyday mineral used to season and preserve food, and a rich image for what preserves, purifies, binds, and lasts.
- halsἅλςsaltnot studied yet
- halizōἁλίζωto salt: to treat, season, or preserve something with salt
- malaḥמָלַחto salt something: to sprinkle or rub salt onto it, whether an offering set on God's altar or a newborn's skin
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- to vanish away: to dissolve or be torn to nothing, said of the sky wearing out
salted1 word
saltiness1 word
salty1 word
salutation1 word
salute2 words
- barakhבָּרַךְto bless: to invoke or hand on God's favor and life-giving power for someone, and (of people toward God) to honor him as its source
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- to kneel: to go down on the knees, as in reverence before God or to make an animal lie down
- aspazomaiἀσπάζομαιto greet: to acknowledge another person warmly with a word or gesture of welcome, whether in person or by passing word along
- barakhבָּרַךְto bless: to invoke or hand on God's favor and life-giving power for someone, and (of people toward God) to honor him as its source
salvation5 words
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
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- safety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
- yeshu'ahיְשׁוּעָהsalvation: the rescue brought to someone who cannot get themselves out of trouble, covering the saving act, the victory it wins, and the safety it leaves behind.
- yesahיֵשַׁעdeliverance: the rescue, victory, or safety that God brings to people in danger or distress
- teshu'ahתְּשׁוּעָהdeliverance: being rescued from danger or enemies, especially the victory that God gives
- mosha'ahמוֹשָׁעָהdeliverances: God's saving acts, named in the plural because rescuing people is something he does again and again
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
salve1 word
samaria4 words
- SamareiaΣαμάρειαSamarianot studied yet
- shomeronשֹׁמְרוֹןSamaria: the hill city Omri built as the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, and, by extension, the highland district around it and the northern kingdom itself
- SamareitisΣαμαρεῖτιςSamarianot studied yet
- shomrayinשׇׁמְרָיִןSamarianot studied yet
Samaritan1 word
same1 word
Samgar2 words
Samlah1 word
Samos1 word
Samothrace1 word
Samson2 words
Samuel2 words
Sanballat1 word
sanctification1 word
sanctify2 words
sanctuary5 words
- qodeshקֹדֶשׁholiness: belonging to God, and so claimed by him and kept apart from ordinary use
- naosναόςthe inner sanctuary where a god is held to live: the dwelling-place itself, not the surrounding grounds
- miqdashמִקְדָּשׁa sanctuary: a place set apart as holy, where a deity is approached and worshiped
- devirדְּבִירthe innermost, rearmost room of Solomon's temple: the windowless inner chamber that housed the ark of the covenant.
- hagionἅγιονthe sanctuary: the space set apart as God's own, where he is present and where worshippers are brought to him
sand2 words
sandal3 words
sandbar1 word
sanhedrin1 word
Sansannah1 word
Saph1 word
sapling1 word
Sapphira1 word
sapphire2 words
sarah2 words
sarai1 word
saraph1 word
Sardis1 word
sardius1 word
sardonyx1 word
Sargon1 word
Sarid1 word
sash4 words
- zōnēζώνηa belt or sash worn around the body: the band that gathered a long robe in at the waist, and the place a traveler kept his coins
- avnetאַבְנֵטa sash: a long band of cloth wound around the waist over a tunic, worn as part of Israel's priestly dress and as a mark of the office its wearer holds.
- hagorahחֲגוֹרָהa belt or sash tied around the waist, ranging from a makeshift covering to a soldier's gear to a woman's fine accessory.
- qishshurקִשֻּׁרִיםsashnot studied yet
sat at meat1 word
sat at table with1 word
sat at the table1 word
sat down1 word
sat still1 word
satan2 words