English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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secret place1 word
secretary1 word
secretly1 word
- latלָאטsecrecy: the cover under which something is done so that nobody notices it happening
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- secret arts: the hidden craft by which trained specialists produce effects nobody can account for
- latלָאטsecrecy: the cover under which something is done so that nobody notices it happening
secrets1 word
sect1 word
- 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
- ahiresisαἵρεσιςa recognized religious party: a group inside a larger faith, marked out by the teaching and practice it has chosen to hold
Secu1 word
Secundus1 word
secure4 words
- etanאֵיתָןunfailing: something that keeps going or holds steady without giving out, the way a stream that runs all year does
- asphalēsἀσφαλήςsecurenot studied yet
- sha'ananשַׁאֲנָןundisturbed and unafraid: settled in an ease that is either God's gift of safety or a person's own smug indifference
- asphalizōἀσφαλίζωto securenot studied yet
securely2 words
security10 words
- betaḥבֶּטַחsafety: the settled condition of being secure and unafraid
- ma'ozמָעוֹזa place or source of safety and strength: a fortress to shelter behind, or the protection a person leans on for security
- 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
- mivtaḥמִבְטָחreliance placed in someone or something, and by extension the thing relied on and the safety it brings
- shalvahשַׁלְוָהundisturbed quiet: the calm of being safe and comfortable with nothing pressing in, a calm Scripture can either bless or condemn
sedition3 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.
- dichostasiaδιχοστασίαdissension: a community's open split into rival factions, the point where quarreling breaks out into two camps facing off.
- eshtaddurאֶשְׁתַּדּוּרseditionnot 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.
seduce3 words
- planaōπλανάωto lead someone off the right path, or (when it happens to you) to stray from it: literally to wander, and almost always to be deceived away from the truth.
- ta'ahתָּעָהto stray from the right course: to wander off and lose the way, or to be led off it
- patahפָּתָהto sway an open or gullible mind: to entice, persuade, or seduce someone, or to be the naive, easily led person who is swayed
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- to make wide or roomy: to enlarge a person's space and give them room to spread out
see16 words
- horaōὁράωto see: to take something in, whether with the eyes or with the mind, so that it registers and is known
- ra'ahרָאָהto see: to take something in with the eyes, and from there to perceive, understand, experience, look into, provide for, or (turned around) be seen and shown.
- eidōεἴδωto see: to take something in through the eyes, and so to notice or realize it
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- to know: to have something firmly in mind, whether a fact, a person, or how to do something
- blepōβλέπωto see: to take something in with the eyes, or to have the power of sight at all
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- to watch out: to keep your eyes open, whether against a danger or over something you are responsible for
- to perceive: to grasp, notice, or recognize something with the mind
- to face toward: to be turned in a given direction, said of a place
- theōreōθεωρέωto look at something attentively, and so to take it in: to watch, observe, and perceive
see clearly1 word
see to it1 word
- blepōβλέπωto see: to take something in with the eyes, or to have the power of sight at all
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- to watch out: to keep your eyes open, whether against a danger or over something you are responsible for
- to perceive: to grasp, notice, or recognize something with the mind
- to face toward: to be turned in a given direction, said of a place
- blepōβλέπωto see: to take something in with the eyes, or to have the power of sight at all
seed6 words
- spermaσπέρμαseed: the living source from which a plant grows or a line of descendants comes
- 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.
- sporosσπόροςseednot studied yet
- kokkosκόκκοςa seed: a single kernel or grain of a plant
- sporaσποράseednot studied yet
seed of copulation1 word
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa man's emission of semen, and the act of intercourse that releases it, named in the fixed legal phrase "emission of seed"
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- a layer of what has settled on the ground, used of the coating of dew around the camp
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa man's emission of semen, and the act of intercourse that releases it, named in the fixed legal phrase "emission of seed"
seeing1 word
seek10 words
- zēteōζητέωto seek: to go after something with effort, whether searching for it, striving to get it, or insisting on having it.
- baqashבָּקַשׁto seek: to go after something or someone you want, whether by looking for it, working to get it, or asking for it
- darashדָּרַשׁto seek something out with care and effort, going after it deliberately until it is found, answered, or settled
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
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- to require a reckoning: to demand that blood already shed be traced back and answered for
- katadiōkōκαταδιώκωto seeknot studied yet
seek after1 word
seek diligently1 word
seek early1 word
seek out2 words
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
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- to require a reckoning: to demand that blood already shed be traced back and answered for
- baqarבָּקַרto examine with discriminating attention: to look someone or something over closely enough to sort, weigh, or tell one thing from another
- ekzēteōἐκζητέωto search something out: to go after a person, a thing, or an answer with real effort, until it is found or understood
seek refuge2 words
seek shelter1 word
seeking1 word
seem2 words
- dokeōδοκέωto seem or be reckoned: how a thing or person registers in the eyes of others, whether that is how it looks, what a group decides, or the standing a person is granted
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- to think or suppose: to hold in one's own mind an opinion about what is the case, from a confident conclusion to a guarded guess, and often one the text goes on to correct
- phainōφαίνωto shine: to give off light, as a lamp, star, or the sun does
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- to appear: to come into view, or to look a certain way to onlookers
- dokeōδοκέωto seem or be reckoned: how a thing or person registers in the eyes of others, whether that is how it looks, what a group decides, or the standing a person is granted
seemliness1 word
seemly1 word
seer3 words
- ḥozehחֹזֶהa seer: a prophet who receives God's message through visions
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- an agreement or binding pact
- ro'ehרֹאֶהa seer: a prophet described as one who sees, the person people went to for an answer from God
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- a prophetic vision: what a prophet sees when God shows him something
- ḥozayחוֹזַיseernot studied yet
- ḥozehחֹזֶהa seer: a prophet who receives God's message through visions
seethe1 word
- bashalבָּשַׁלto boil food in liquid until it is cooked; to seethe or stew, especially meat
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- to ripen: for grapes or a grain harvest to come to full maturity
- bashalבָּשַׁלto boil food in liquid until it is cooked; to seethe or stew, especially meat
Segub1 word
Seir1 word
Seirah1 word
seize15 words
- laqaḥלָקַחto take: to lay hold of someone or something and bring it into your hand, your possession, or your keeping
- ḥazaqחָזַקto be firm or strong, and so to make firm: to grow strong, prevail, take courage, strengthen, repair, grip, hold fast, or harden
- krateōκρατέωto take hold of: lay hands on a person or thing and grasp it
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- to hold fast: keep a firm grip on something so as not to let it go
- to hold in one's power: keep something in a grip it cannot break free of
- sullambanōσυλλαμβάνωto seize: to lay hold of and capture a person or a catch
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- to conceive: to become pregnant with a child
- to help: to take hold alongside someone and share their work
- lakhadלָכַדto seize and take control of someone or something, by force or as if caught in a trap
Sela1 word
selah1 word
select3 words
- eklegōἐκλέγωto pick out for oneself: to single certain people or things out of a larger group and claim them as one's own
- exaireōἐξαιρέωto take something out and be rid of it: to pull a part out of the place where it sits
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- to rescue someone by pulling them out: to get a person clear of the grip or the situation holding them
- eklektosἐκλεκτόςchosen: singled out and picked from among others, above all those God has selected as his own
selecting1 word
Seled1 word
Seleucia1 word
self1 word
self-chosen1 word
self-condemned1 word
self-conduct1 word
self-control3 words
self-controlled4 words
- egkratēsἐγκρατήςself-controllednot studied yet
- sōphrōnσώφρωνself-controllednot studied yet
- nēphōνήφωto keep a clear head: to stay unclouded and self-possessed, the way a person who has not been drinking still sees straight
- sōphroneōσωφρονέωto be of sound mind: clear-headed and sane, and so self-controlled and sensible rather than reckless or carried away.
self-discipline1 word
self-indulge1 word
self-indulgence2 words
self-made religion1 word
self-seeking1 word
self-sufficiency1 word
self-sufficient1 word
self-willed1 word
selfish1 word
selfish ambition1 word
selfsame1 word
- etsemעֶצֶםa bone, or the bones of a body taken together as its frame
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- a person's own body or self; one's own flesh and blood
- the very same; used to mark a thing as the exact one in view
- etsemעֶצֶםa bone, or the bones of a body taken together as its frame
sell5 words
- apodidōmiἀποδίδωμιto give back what is owed or due: to pay, repay, return, or render to someone what belongs to them
- makharמָכַרto transfer a person or thing to another's possession or control, whether through commercial exchange or as an act of judicial power
- pipraskōπιπράσκωto sell off: to part with property, or with a person, by handing it over for a price
- pōleōπωλέωto sell: to hand over goods or property to someone else in exchange for money
- shavarשָׁבַרto sell grain or food: to hand out or trade provisions for payment
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- to buy grain or food: to purchase provisions, especially when they are scarce
Semachiah1 word
Semein1 word
semen2 words
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa man's emission of semen, and the act of intercourse that releases it, named in the fixed legal phrase "emission of seed"
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- a layer of what has settled on the ground, used of the coating of dew around the camp
- shekhovetשְׁכֹבֶתa man's sexual emission, spoken of as a deposit placed into another body
- shekhavahשְׁכָבָהa man's emission of semen, and the act of intercourse that releases it, named in the fixed legal phrase "emission of seed"
Senaah1 word
send4 words
- shalaḥשָׁלַחto send: to make a person or thing go out from you toward a destination, a target, or freedom
- apostellōἀποστέλλωto send someone or something off with a commission, on behalf of and under the authority of the one who sends.
- pempōπέμπωto send: to dispatch a person, messenger, or thing toward a destination or purpose
- shelaḥשְׁלַחto send: to make a person, a message, or a written order go out from you to someone else
send away5 words
- exapostellōἐξαποστέλλωto send someone or something out and away: to dispatch a person or a message off to somewhere else.
- aphiēmiἀφίημιto let go: to release your hold so a person or thing departs, stays behind, or is left where it is
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- to forgive: to cancel what is owed, whether a debt or a sin, so it is no longer charged against the person
- to let, allow, or leave alone: to permit something rather than stop or hinder it
- apoluōἀπολύωto let someone go: to set a person loose from a hold, a duty, or a relationship and send them on their way
- apotassōἀποτάσσωto take leave of: to make a clean break, either by saying goodbye to people or by letting go of what you own
- ekpempōἐκπέμπωto send away/outnot studied yet
send back1 word
send for1 word
send forth1 word
send off1 word
send on one's way1 word
send out2 words
- exapostellōἐξαποστέλλωto send someone or something out and away: to dispatch a person or a message off to somewhere else.
- ekballōἐκβάλλωto send out or dispatch: commissioning someone to go forth for a purpose
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- to drive, throw, or force out: removing someone or something from a place by power or compulsion
- to bring out or produce: drawing something from within a container, source, or inner resource
send rain2 words
send with2 words
sending1 word
Seneh1 word
Senir1 word
Sennacherib1 word
sense2 words
sense of smell1 word
senseless5 words
- aphrōnἄφρωνfoolish, senseless: lacking the sound sense that comes from reckoning with God, so that a person's thinking and living both go wrong
- asunetosἀσύνετοςsenselessnot studied yet
- anoētosἀνόητοςunthinking, senseless: failing to use the mind one has, so that what should be plain is never put together
- ḥaserחָסֵרlacking: short of something needed, in want of it, or deprived of it
- sakhalסָכָלfool: the person who simply has no sense, whose emptiness of judgment shows up in what he does and how much he talks
senselessness1 word
sensible2 words
sensual1 word
sensuality1 word
sentence1 word
- krisisκρίσιςthe act of judging and the verdict it reaches: a decision handed down, often God's final sentence at the end
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- justice as a moral quality: doing what is right and fair, the standard a true verdict upholds
- krisisκρίσιςthe act of judging and the verdict it reaches: a decision handed down, often God's final sentence at the end
sentence to death1 word
Seorim1 word
separate7 words
- aphorizōἀφορίζωto draw a line that marks someone or something off from the rest, either to shut them out or to designate them for a purpose
- badalבָּדַלto draw a dividing line between two things: to part them, to tell them apart, or to set one of them aside for a purpose
- chōrizōχωρίζωto separate or part: to divide one thing from another, or (of a person) to withdraw and go away
- paradפָּרַדto separate, divide, or part: to draw a boundary between things once joined, so that they stand apart.
- nazirנָזִירa Nazirite: a person consecrated to God by a vow of abstinence, marked by uncut hair and by staying away from wine and from the dead
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- a distinguished one: a person singled out and set above his fellows, a prince or elect one
- an unpruned vine: a grapevine left untended and uncut during the fallow year
separate from1 word
separate place2 words
- gizrahגִּזְרָהthe open ground marked off around Ezekiel's temple: a strip deliberately kept clear and off limits.
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- the shape of a person's body as the eye takes it in: their figure or build.
- mivdalahמִבְדָּלָהseparate placenot studied yet
- gizrahגִּזְרָהthe open ground marked off around Ezekiel's temple: a strip deliberately kept clear and off limits.
separately1 word
- chōrisχωρίςseparately, by itself: lying or placed in its own spot, apart from the rest
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- without, apart from: the thing named is missing or held separate, so whatever depends on it does not follow
- besides, not counting: naming what is being left out of a count, not what is absent
- chōrisχωρίςseparately, by itself: lying or placed in its own spot, apart from the rest
separation3 words
- nezerנֵזֶרa mark of being set apart for God, worn on the head: the state of consecration itself, or the emblem that shows it (a Nazirite's unshorn hair, a priest's gold band, a king's crown).
- gizrahגִּזְרָהthe open ground marked off around Ezekiel's temple: a strip deliberately kept clear and off limits.
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- the shape of a person's body as the eye takes it in: their figure or build.
- beterבֶּתֶרcleft: mountains that look cut apart, split by ravines, either described that way or named for it
Sephar1 word
Sepharad1 word
Sepharvaim1 word
sepulchre4 words
- taphosτάφοςa grave: the place where a dead body is laid, named from the act of burying it
- qeverקֶבֶרa grave: the place where a dead body is laid to rest
- mnēmeionμνημεῖονa tomb: the place where a dead body is laid to rest
- mnēmaμνῆμαa tomb: a grave or rock-cut burial chamber, named as the lasting marker of the person laid there
Serah1 word
Seraiah1 word
seraphim1 word
- saraphשָׂרָףa venomous, burning serpent: a snake whose bite is remembered for a burning pain, and in Isaiah's poetry pictured as winged
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- one of the six-winged, burning beings that Isaiah saw standing above God's throne, crying out his holiness
- saraphשָׂרָףa venomous, burning serpent: a snake whose bite is remembered for a burning pain, and in Isaiah's poetry pictured as winged
Sered1 word