English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 10 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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sorrowful2 words
sorrows2 words
- 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
sorry1 word
sort1 word
Sosipater1 word
Sosthenes1 word
Sotai1 word
soul3 words
- psuchēψυχήperson: a human being counted as an individual, a living soul, somebody.
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- life: the individual life that animates a creature, the life a person can keep, lose, risk, or give up.
- the inner self: the whole person as the seat of feeling, desire, love, and will.
- the self that outlasts the body: the life God can keep through death, save, or destroy.
- nepheshנֶפֶשׁthe living self: a person or creature as a breathing, needy, feeling whole, and so by extension their life, their longing, and their very self.
- neshamahנְשָׁמָהbreath: the air a living body draws in and out, understood as God's own breath given on loan, whose presence is life and whose departure is death
- psuchēψυχήperson: a human being counted as an individual, a living soul, somebody.
sound13 words
- phōnēφωνήa sound carried through the air: most often the voice of a speaker, but also any noise the ear takes in
- qolקוֹלa sound that reaches the ear: most often a voice, but also any noise a thing makes, and the words a voice carries.
- salpizōσαλπίζωto sound a trumpet: to blow the signal blast that summons, warns, or announces that something is about to happen.
- hugiainōὑγιαίνωto be sound: to be healthy and free from error, said of teaching, of words, and of people held firm in the faith
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- to be in good bodily health: to be well, or to recover and be well again
- ēchosἦχοςsoundnot studied yet
sound a trumpet1 word
sound an alarm1 word
sound judgment2 words
sound mind1 word
sound out1 word
sound wisdom1 word
soundness1 word
sour grapes1 word
sour wine1 word
source3 words
- pēgēπηγήa spring: a natural source of water rising from the ground, and by extension the source from which something flows
- motsaמוֹצָאa going out: the act of going forth, what issues forth, or the place it issues from
- maqorמָקוֹרa spring: the living source from which water flows, and by extension the source or origin from which anything (life, blood, tears, cleansing) pours out.
south7 words
- yaminיָמִיןthe south: the direction on your right hand when you face the sunrise
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- the right hand, or the right side: in Hebrew the side of strength, favor, and honor
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
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- the Negev: the dry, semi-desert region of southern Judah
- notosνότοςsouth: the wind that blows up from the south, and the direction or region it blows from
- euōnumosεὐώνυμοςleft: on the left-hand side, named by a polite word that avoids calling it the unlucky side
- mesēmbriaμεσημβρίαnoon/southnot studied yet
- yaminיָמִיןthe south: the direction on your right hand when you face the sunrise
south country1 word
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
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- the Negev: the dry, semi-desert region of southern Judah
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
south side2 words
south wind3 words
southward3 words
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
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- the Negev: the dry, semi-desert region of southern Judah
- temanתֵּימָןsouth: the southern direction, and the side, region, or wind that lies toward it
- daromדָּרוֹםsouth: the compass direction, and by extension the side, region, or wind that lies toward it
- negevנֶגֶבthe south: the compass direction, or the side of something that faces it
southwest1 word
sovereign1 word
sovereign lord2 words
sovereignty3 words
- mamlakhahמַמְלָכָהa kingdom: either the concrete realm of a king (territory, nation, political domain) or the authority and institution of royal rule itself
- memshalahמֶמְשָׁלָהrule or dominion: the authority to govern, and the realm over which it is exercised
- sholtanשׇׁלְטָןsovereign power to rule: the authority a king or God holds over a realm and its people.
sow3 words
- speirōσπείρωto sow: to scatter seed onto the ground so that it can take root and grow.
- zaraזָרַעto sow: to scatter seed on prepared ground so that a crop will grow
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- to yield or produce seed, and so for a woman to conceive
- husὗςsownot studied yet
sow above1 word
sowing3 words
- zeraזֶרַעseed: what a plant produces to reproduce itself, together with the sowing of it and the crop it yields.
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- offspring: the descendants a person leaves behind, held together as one ongoing line rather than counted as separate children.
- semen: the male emission from which a child is conceived.
- zeru'aזֵרוּעַsowingnot studied yet
- mizraמִזְרָעsowingnot studied yet
- zeraזֶרַעseed: what a plant produces to reproduce itself, together with the sowing of it and the crop it yields.
space2 words
spacious2 words
Spain1 word
span1 word
span of life1 word
- hēlikiaἡλικίαage: the point a person has reached in life, counted in years, and so the stretch of life that person has been given
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- stature: how tall a person stands, and so how far a body has grown toward its full size
- hēlikiaἡλικίαage: the point a person has reached in life, counted in years, and so the stretch of life that person has been given
spare9 words
- ḥayahחָיָהto keep alive, to spare, to restore life: to cause or allow another to go on living.
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- to live: to be alive, to go on living, or to recover life after being near death.
- sha'arשָׁאַרto be left over after the rest is gone, or to leave something over
- yatarיָתַרto leave over: to set part aside so it stays, to have more than enough, or to spare someone alive
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- to be left over: to still be there after the rest is gone, used up, or destroyed
- pheidomaiφείδομαιto hold back from the harm, hardship, or action you have every power to carry out
- ḥamalחָמַלto spare: to hold back from harming, destroying, or taking something that lies within one's power, often out of pity
- ḥayahחָיָהto keep alive, to spare, to restore life: to cause or allow another to go on living.
sparingly1 word
spark3 words
- reshephרֶשֶׁףa burning flash: a flame, spark, or fiery bolt that flares up or flies through the air
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- burning plague: a lethal, fever-like scourge that consumes a person, sent as God's judgment
- kidodכִּידוֹדsparknot studied yet
- nitsotsנִיצוֹץsparknot studied yet
- reshephרֶשֶׁףa burning flash: a flame, spark, or fiery bolt that flares up or flies through the air
sparks1 word
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
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- burning missiles: flaming shafts or brands that a person shoots or carries
- ziqahזֵקchains: the metal restraints put on a prisoner or a captive
sparrow2 words
spatter1 word
speak6 words
- laleōλαλέωto speak: to open one's mouth and produce speech, with the focus on the act and activity of speaking itself
- davarדָבַרto speak: to put thought into words and aim them at a hearer
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- to subdue: to bring peoples under someone's rule
- erōἐρῶto say or speak: to put something into words, whether words still to come or words already spoken and standing on record
- phthengomaiφθέγγομαιto speaknot studied yet
- malalמָלַלto speaknot studied yet
speak a parable1 word
- mashalמָשַׁלto be like something, or to set two things side by side as alike: to resemble or to compare
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- to utter a figurative saying: to quote a proverb, or to compose a parable or taunt
- mashalמָשַׁלto be like something, or to set two things side by side as alike: to resemble or to compare
speak against1 word
speak boldly1 word
speak evil of1 word
- blasphēmeōβλασφημέωto blaspheme: to speak against God, his name, or sacred things in a way that assaults his honor
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- to revile: to slander, insult, or defame a person or their reputation
- blasphēmeōβλασφημέωto blaspheme: to speak against God, his name, or sacred things in a way that assaults his honor
speak falsely1 word
speak freely1 word
speak good news2 words
speak out1 word
speak rashly1 word
speak to1 word
speak up1 word
spear6 words
- ḥanitחֲנִיתspear: a long shafted weapon with a sharp metal head, carried for thrusting or throwing in battle
- romaḥרֹמַחa spear or lance: a long-shafted weapon tipped with a metal point, used for thrusting or braced against a charge rather than thrown.
- logchēλόγχηspearnot studied yet
- kidonכִּידוֹןa soldier's hand blade, carried alongside the sword and the spear: most likely a short curved sword, though older translations call it a javelin
- qayinקַיִןspearnot studied yet
special1 word
special possession1 word
species2 words
- minמִיןa kind: one of the recognizable groups into which living things fall
- phusisφύσιςa kind or species: a class of living creatures
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- what a person or thing is by birth or natural growth: one's native descent or inborn condition
- the regular, established order of things: the way the world, or a society, is ordinarily arranged
- the essential being of someone or something: what it truly and intrinsically is
speck1 word
speck of sawdust1 word
speckled1 word
spectacle1 word
- ro'iרֳאִיsight as a thing in itself, without settling who is doing the looking: seeing, the look a person has, or something others stare at
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- the one who sees me: the person whose eyes are on the speaker
- ro'iרֳאִיsight as a thing in itself, without settling who is doing the looking: seeing, the look a person has, or something others stare at
speculation1 word
speech6 words
- saphahשָׂפָהlip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
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- edge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
- lashonלָשׁוֹןthe tongue: the organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
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- a language: the tongue a people speaks, and so the people marked off by it
- a tongue: something shaped like a tongue, such as a wedge of metal, an inlet of the sea, or a flame
- emerאֵמֶרa spoken word or saying: what someone puts into speech
- millahמִלָּהwords or speech: what a person says, whether a single utterance or a whole line of argument
- imrahאִמְרָהa spoken word: an utterance, saying, or promise, most often God's.
- saphahשָׂפָהlip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
speechless3 words
- phimoōφιμόωto muzzle an animal: to strap its mouth shut so it cannot eat or bite while it works
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- to force into silence: to stop a mouth as if clamping a muzzle on it, whether by argument, by shame, or by authoritative command
- alamאָלַםto be speechless: to have the mouth shut so that no words come out, whether struck mute or refusing to open it
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- to bind cut grain into sheaves
- enneosἐννεόςspeechlessnot studied yet
- phimoōφιμόωto muzzle an animal: to strap its mouth shut so it cannot eat or bite while it works
speed1 word
speedily3 words
- tachosτάχοςspeed: taking very little time, whether the action itself is quick or the wait before it is short
- meherahמְהֵרָהhaste: the shortness of the time a thing takes or the time before it comes; used as an adverb, quickly or soon
- maherמַהֵרquickly: at high speed or after only a little time; speedily, soon, in haste
spell1 word
spend4 words
- poieōποιέωto bring something about: to make a thing or to do a deed, so that something now exists or has happened that did not before.
- kalahכָּלָהto reach a full end, or to bring something to its full end: to finish it, use it up, or wipe it out
- dapanaōδαπανάωto spend: to pay out or use up money and resources.
- netanנְתַןto give: to hand over something it is in one's power to grant, whether rule over a kingdom, a delay that was asked for, or money that is owed
spend extra1 word
spend the night2 words
spend time1 word
spent1 word
spew out1 word
spice8 words
- besemבֶּשֶׂםaromatic spice: the sweet-smelling balsam and the costly perfume-resins prized as imported luxury goods
- samסַםfragrant spice: an aromatic ingredient used to make the holy incense
- raqaḥרָקַחto blend fragrant ingredients into a scented oil, incense, or ointment; the skilled work of a perfumer.
- ḥanatחָנַטto treat a dead body with spices and fragrant resins so that it will not decay: to embalm
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- of a fig tree: to bring out its first small figs and start them ripening
- roqaḥרֹקֵחַspicenot studied yet
spices3 words
spider1 word
spikenard1 word
spill2 words
spin2 words
spindle2 words
- pelekhפֶּלֶךְa spindle: the weighted hand tool used to twist loose wool or flax into thread
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- a district: an administrative division of the land with an official set over it
- kishorכִּישׁוֹרa distaff: the stick that holds the bundle of raw wool or flax a spinner draws thread from
- pelekhפֶּלֶךְa spindle: the weighted hand tool used to twist loose wool or flax into thread
spine1 word
spirit4 words
- pneumaπνεῦμαthe human spirit: a person's own inner life, the breath of life in them and the self that thinks, feels, and turns toward God
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- moving air: wind, or the breath that comes from a living body
- a spirit-being other than God: an unclean or evil spirit, or another non-bodily creature such as an angel or a ghost
- the Spirit of God: God's own active presence and power, given to and at work in his people, and increasingly portrayed as a distinct personal agent
- ru'aḥרוּחַthe unseen moving power felt in wind and breath: the air that blows, the breath that gives life, the inner drive of a person, and the empowering presence of God.
- neshamahנְשָׁמָהbreath: the air a living body draws in and out, understood as God's own breath given on loan, whose presence is life and whose departure is death
- ru'aḥרוּחַthe unseen power that moves: the wind outside a person, and inside a person the spirit that carries insight, ability, and temper.
- pneumaπνεῦμαthe human spirit: a person's own inner life, the breath of life in them and the self that thinks, feels, and turns toward God
spiritist1 word
spirits of the dead1 word
spiritual2 words
- pneumatikosπνευματικόςdescribing what belongs to, comes from, or is empowered by the Holy Spirit of God
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- belonging to the unseen realm of spirit-beings
- logikosλογικόςbelonging to reason and to the word: engaging a person's thinking mind rather than mere outward ceremony or literal physical substance
- pneumatikosπνευματικόςdescribing what belongs to, comes from, or is empowered by the Holy Spirit of God
spiritual gift1 word
spiritually1 word
spit4 words
spit on1 word
spit out1 word
spittle2 words
splendid3 words
- endoxosἔνδοξοςstanding in glory: honored in others' eyes, or splendid and radiant to look at
- lamprosλαμπρόςgleaming: bright enough to catch the eye, and so also showy, fine, and expensive
- hadarהָדַרto treat someone as great, and show it: to honor a person by what you visibly do in their presence, or to be arrayed in splendor yourself.
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- swollen ground: the humps and ridges of rough terrain that have to be flattened before anyone can pass.
splendor12 words
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
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- glorious ones: exalted heavenly beings named with the reverence due to their dignity
- kavodכָּבוֹדweight that makes someone or something count: the visible greatness of God, the honor and standing of a person, or the wealth and splendor that command respect.
- tipharahתִּפְאָרָהsplendor on show: beauty that catches the eye and brings honor to whoever wears, owns, or gives it
- hadarהָדָרvisible splendor: the dignity and grandeur that a great person or thing openly displays.
- hodהוֹדsplendor, majesty: the visible, awe-inspiring radiance that marks a legitimate sovereign
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- vigor, healthy bloom: the visible freshness and strength of a living body
- doxaδόξαglory: the weighty splendor of God made visible, the honor that splendor commands, and the radiance God shares with his people
splinter3 words
split3 words
- schizōσχίζωto tear or split something apart, breaking a whole thing into pieces.
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- to be split into opposing groups, divided in opinion.
- shasaשָׁסַעto split in two: to cleave something apart down its length, or to be divided that way already, as a cloven hoof is.
- schismaσχίσμαa split: the gap left where something that used to be one piece has come apart, whether a torn garment or a divided group of people.
- schizōσχίζωto tear or split something apart, breaking a whole thing into pieces.
split open1 word
spoil15 words
- natsalנָצַלto rescue: to snatch someone out of danger, into safety
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- to strip off and carry away: to take plunder, or pull clothing or ornaments off
- shaḥatשָׁחַתto ruin: to wreck something so it no longer works as it should, whether a thing, a people, or a person's own moral character
- shalalשָׁלָלspoil: the goods, animals, and captives carried off as the prize of victory
- bazazבָּזַזto plunder: to carry off the goods, livestock, and people of a defeated enemy as the spoils of war
- gazalגָּזַלto take by open force: to rob, seize, or tear something away from the one who holds it
- natsalנָצַלto rescue: to snatch someone out of danger, into safety
spoiler1 word
spoilers1 word