English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 4 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Sergius1 word
serpent6 words
- drakōnδράκωνthe great supernatural serpent of Revelation, named outright as Satan
- ophisὄφιςa snake: the crawling reptile, and by extension a stock image of danger, cunning, and evil
- naḥashנָחָשׁserpent: a snake, the limbless reptile, used both for the literal creature and as a vivid image of danger, cunning, and cosmic evil
- tanninתַּנִּיןa great serpent or dragon: a large, frightening snakelike creature, most often the sea-monster God masters, but also a venomous land serpent.
- 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
Serpent's1 word
Serug2 words
servant8 words
- evedעֶבֶדa servant or slave: a person whose identity is defined by subordination to another, ranging from an owned slave to a royal official to a worshipper chosen by God.
- doulosδοῦλοςa slave: a person legally owned by another and wholly at that owner's disposal
- paisπαῖςa servant or attendant: a dependent member of a household, and the title of honor for one who serves God
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- a boy or girl: a young person still under a parent's care and authority
- na'arנַעַרa boy, youth, or young man; also a personal attendant or servant, often of junior standing
- therapōnθεράπωνservantnot studied yet
servant girl1 word
servants1 word
serve12 words
- avadעָבַדto serve: to do directed labor on behalf of someone or something, whether working the soil, laboring for a master, or worshiping a god.
- douleuōδουλεύωto serve as a slave: to belong to a master and give the obedience and labor a slave owes him
- latreuōλατρεύωto render the religious service a creature owes to a god: to worship, to serve God
- sharatשָׁרַתto wait on someone in trusted, honored service: to attend a person of rank or to minister before God
- therapeuōθεραπεύωto serve: to wait on someone and attend to their needs
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- to heal: to restore a sick or injured person to health
serve as a soldier1 word
serve as priest1 word
service9 words
- tsavaצָבָאservice: an assigned term of duty, from being liable for war to a stretch of imposed hardship with a set end
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- an army: a body of fighting men called up, counted, and drawn up under a commander
- the host of heaven: the ordered array above, whether the stars or the heavenly beings around God
- the plural in the divine title "the LORD of hosts": God named as the one every marshaled force answers to
- avodahעֲבֹדָהcultic service: the formal ministry at the sanctuary, and the prescribed rites of sacred occasions
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- labor: work done for another, whether freely given or forcibly imposed
- leitourgiaλειτουργίαappointed service offered to God, above all the formal work of a priest in worship, and by extension gifts or lives presented to him like a sacrifice
- diakoniaδιακονίαa commission carried out on behalf of another: the assigned work or ministry someone is charged to do, especially in the service of God
- latreiaλατρείαthe religious service owed to God: whether the whole worship he appointed for his people or a single act of devotion rendered to him
- tsavaצָבָאservice: an assigned term of duty, from being liable for war to a stretch of imposed hardship with a set end
set19 words
- histēmiἵστημιto set, to place: to make someone or something stand in a position, and so to set up, present, appoint, or establish it
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- to stand: to be on one's feet, to be positioned somewhere, or to hold one's ground
- tithēmiτίθημιto put something somewhere on purpose: to set, lay, or place it where the actor decides it should be
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- kathizōκαθίζωto seat someone, to set or install a person in a position
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- to sit down: to lower oneself onto a seat or mount, and so to take one's place
- to settle, to stay or remain in a place
- tassōτάσσωto place a person or thing in an ordered position assigned by an authority: to appoint, station, arrange, or set in order.
- histēmiἵστημιto set, to place: to make someone or something stand in a position, and so to set up, present, appoint, or establish it
set a banner1 word
set ablaze1 word
set apart4 words
- rumרוּםto be high or rise up, and to lift, raise, or exalt someone or something to a higher place or status
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- to breed worms and go foul, of food that has rotted
- 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
- palahפָּלָהto set apart: God marking off one person, place, or people from all the rest and treating them differently
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- to be or to make wondrous: to stand out, or to make something stand out, as awe-inspiring and far past the ordinary
- rumרוּםto be high or rise up, and to lift, raise, or exalt someone or something to a higher place or status
set around1 word
set at nought1 word
set before4 words
- paratithēmiπαρατίθημιto set before someone: to place food on the table for a guest, or lay a teaching out for a listener to consider
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- to entrust: to place something valuable into trustworthy hands to be guarded and given back or handed on
- proistēmiπροΐστημιto be in charge of something and look after it: to lead, to manage, to take the lead in
- prokeimaiπρόκειμαιto be set before someone: to lie in front of a person, whether as something already on hand, a goal held out ahead, or a public exhibit on display
- anatithēmiἀνατίθημιto set beforenot studied yet
- paratithēmiπαρατίθημιto set before someone: to place food on the table for a guest, or lay a teaching out for a listener to consider
set date1 word
set down1 word
- nu'aḥנוּחַto set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
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- to come to rest: to settle down, alight, and be at quiet after motion or trouble
- to give rest: to grant relief and security, almost always God settling his people safe from their enemies
- nu'aḥנוּחַto set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
set fire1 word
set fire to1 word
set forth2 words
- prokeimaiπρόκειμαιto be set before someone: to lie in front of a person, whether as something already on hand, a goal held out ahead, or a public exhibit on display
- protithēmiπροτίθημιto place something out in open view; to set forth or display publicly
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- to decide on something in advance and hold to it; to purpose, plan, or intend
set free5 words
- apoluōἀπολύωto let someone go: to set a person loose from a hold, a duty, or a relationship and send them on their way
- dikaioōδικαιόωto declare someone to be in the right: to hand down a favorable verdict, acquitting, clearing, or vindicating a person rather than making the person good
- eleutheroōἐλευθερόωto set free: to break another's hold on someone, so that the person no longer belongs to what was holding them
- patarפָּטַרto let go: to release a person from a duty, let something out that was held back, or break free of a grip
- natarנָתַרto leap or spring: to jump off the ground, or to jolt suddenly, and so to make something else jump
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- to loosen or untie what holds something fast, and so to let a person or thing go free
set his love on1 word
- ḥashaqחָשַׁקto set one's heart on someone or something: to be bound to in a strong, chosen attachment, whether love, desire, or longing.
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- to fasten or furnish with bands: to join the tabernacle pillars with silver connecting bands.
- ḥashaqחָשַׁקto set one's heart on someone or something: to be bound to in a strong, chosen attachment, whether love, desire, or longing.
set in1 word
set in order2 words
- arakhעָרַךְto lay out in good order: to set things in their proper places, piece by piece
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- to set a fixed price on something: to assess its worth
- diatassōδιατάσσωto give authoritative, detailed direction: to order, prescribe, or arrange what is to be done
- arakhעָרַךְto lay out in good order: to set things in their proper places, piece by piece
set light by1 word
- qalalקָלַלto be light in weight, and so to be swift, to die down, or to count for little
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- to make something lighter: to ease a burden, or to lower a person's standing
- to declare someone worthless: to revile, or to curse
- to shake something to and fro, and so to work an edge onto a blade
- qalalקָלַלto be light in weight, and so to be swift, to die down, or to count for little
set off1 word
set on1 word
- rakhavרָכַבto ride: to travel seated on an animal or in a vehicle, carried along by what bears you
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- to set someone riding: to mount a person on an animal or in a chariot, putting them up to ride
- rakhavרָכַבto ride: to travel seated on an animal or in a vehicle, carried along by what bears you
set on fire3 words
set on high1 word
set oneself1 word
set out2 words
- anistēmiἀνίστημιto get up: to come up from a sitting, lying, or kneeling position, and by extension to set out or to step forward to act
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- to 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
- nasaנָסַעto pull up and move on: to strike a camp and set out, or to wrench something loose from where it was fixed
- anistēmiἀνίστημιto get up: to come up from a sitting, lying, or kneeling position, and by extension to set out or to step forward to act
set sail2 words
set time2 words
set up6 words
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
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- to stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
- natsavנָצַבto take up a fixed standing position, or to put something firmly in place: to stand stationed, to stand firm, and to set up or erect.
- pēgnumiπήγνυμιto set upnot studied yet
- kataskeuazōκατασκευάζωto put something together and fit it out so that it stands finished and ready for use: to build, to furnish, to make ready in advance.
- qumקוּםto stand or rise, and to make something stand: to get to one's feet or come on the scene, and to set up, appoint, or firmly establish
- amadעָמַדto set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
set your mind on1 word
seth2 words
- SēthΣήθSethnot studied yet
- shetשֵׁתSeth: the third named son of Adam and Eve, born after Abel's death as the child through whom the family line of promise carries on.
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- Sheth: a disputed word in Balaam's oracle (Numbers 24:17), in the phrase "sons of Sheth" whom Israel's coming king will crush, whose meaning has never been settled.
Sethur1 word
sets of clothes1 word
setting3 words
- milluמִלֻּאa setting: the metal mounting that a precious stone is fitted into
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- the installing of a priest: the sacrifice offered when a man was put into priestly office, and the ceremony itself
- millu'ahמִלֻּאָהsettingnot studied yet
- milletמִלֵּאתsettingnot studied yet
- milluמִלֻּאa setting: the metal mounting that a precious stone is fitted into
setting out1 word
settings1 word
settle8 words
- katoikeōκατοικέωto live in a place as a settled resident; to settle down somewhere.
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- to take up residence within someone or something, of a presence that makes it its home; to indwell.
- nu'aḥנוּחַto come to rest: to settle down, alight, and be at quiet after motion or trouble
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- to give rest: to grant relief and security, almost always God settling his people safe from their enemies
- to set down: to lay, deposit, or place a thing somewhere, and by extension to leave it, leave it alone, or let it be
- shakhanשָׁכַןto settle down in a place and stay there: to pitch one's dwelling and make it home
- ragaרָגַעto bring to a settled stop: to grant rest and relief, or to come to rest oneself
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- to stir water up: to set the sea heaving so that its waves roar
- in an instant: to happen in a flash, or to last no longer than a moment
- of diseased skin: to close over and harden into a crust
- tavaטָבַעto sink: to go down into mire, water, or earth and be held fast, or to be driven and set firmly into a surface or place
- katoikeōκατοικέωto live in a place as a settled resident; to settle down somewhere.
settle accounts1 word
settlement2 words
- moshavמוֹשָׁבa place where someone sits or lives: a seat, a settlement, or the act of dwelling there
- tirahטִירָהan encampment: the cluster of tents and animal pens a clan lives in, and by extension the area a clan settles in.
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- built stonework that runs around a structure: a course of masonry, or a turret raised on top of a wall.
settler1 word
seven4 words
seven thousand1 word
seven times3 words
- shevaשֶׁבַעseven: the number 7, and the number the Bible reaches for when it wants to say that something is full or complete
- heptakisἑπτάκιςseven timesnot studied yet
- shivatayimשִׁבְעָתַיִםsevenfold: in full and complete measure, with seven standing for the whole of something rather than a counted seven
seven times over1 word
sevenfold2 words
sevens1 word
seventh3 words
seventy2 words
seventy times1 word
sever3 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
- palahפָּלָהto set apart: God marking off one person, place, or people from all the rest and treating them differently
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- to be or to make wondrous: to stand out, or to make something stand out, as awe-inspiring and far past the ordinary
severe5 words
- ischurosἰσχυρόςstrong: possessing real, built-in force that grips, holds, and resists
- ḥazaqחָזָקstrong: possessing force that does not give way, whether power that overwhelms or hardness that will not bend
- kavedכָּבֵדheavy: carrying great weight, and by extension anything large, severe, or hard to bear
- qashehקָשֶׁהhard in the sense of unyielding: a burden that will not let up, a manner that gives no ground, or a person who will not bend
- austērosαὐστηρόςseverenot studied yet
severely3 words
- kakōsκακῶςbadly off in body: sick, suffering severely, or brought to a wretched end
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- in a way that is wrong: improperly, out of bad motives, or abusively
- apotomōsἀποτόμωςseverelynot studied yet
- huperballontōsὑπερβαλλόντωςseverelynot studied yet
- kakōsκακῶςbadly off in body: sick, suffering severely, or brought to a wretched end
severity2 words
sew1 word
sew on1 word
sexual immorality2 words
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
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- sexual intercourse, named indirectly through the image of the bed: the marriage act, illicit sex, or the pregnancy it produces.
- porneiaπορνείαsexual wrongdoing: sexual activity outside the bounds the Old Testament law sets for marriage
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- spiritual unfaithfulness: turning from God to idols, pictured as a wife's adultery or a prostitute's trade
- koitēκοίτηa bed or sleeping place: the mat, platform, or piece of furniture a person lies down on.
sexual relations1 word
sexual sin1 word
- porneiaπορνείαsexual wrongdoing: sexual activity outside the bounds the Old Testament law sets for marriage
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- spiritual unfaithfulness: turning from God to idols, pictured as a wife's adultery or a prostitute's trade
- porneiaπορνείαsexual wrongdoing: sexual activity outside the bounds the Old Testament law sets for marriage
sexual sinner1 word
sexually immoral person1 word
Shaalbim1 word
Shaalim1 word
Shaaph1 word
Shaaraim1 word
Shaashgaz1 word
Shabbethai1 word
shade5 words
- skiaσκιάa shadow: the dark shape or cool patch cast when something solid stands in the light, and by extension both deathly gloom and the advance outline of a reality still to come
- tselצֵלthe dark, cooler shape thrown when something blocks the light: a shadow or patch of shade, and by extension the protection or the fleeting quality that a shadow stands for
- rapahרְפָאִיםthe shades: the company of the dead who go on existing in the world below, stripped of the strength and standing they had in life
- tselelצֵלֶלa shadow: the dark shape thrown where something blocks the light, whether the cool cover a tree gives or the long shapes that mark the closing of the day
- tsalalצָלַלto shadenot studied yet
shades1 word
shadow5 words
- skiaσκιάa shadow: the dark shape or cool patch cast when something solid stands in the light, and by extension both deathly gloom and the advance outline of a reality still to come
- tselצֵלthe dark, cooler shape thrown when something blocks the light: a shadow or patch of shade, and by extension the protection or the fleeting quality that a shadow stands for
- tsalmavetצַלְמָוֶתthe deepest, most frightening darkness, the kind that feels like the edge of the grave
- tselelצֵלֶלa shadow: the dark shape thrown where something blocks the light, whether the cool cover a tree gives or the long shapes that mark the closing of the day
- aposkiasmaἀποσκίασμαshadownot studied yet
shadow of death1 word
shadows1 word
Shadrach2 words
shaft2 words
Shagee1 word
Shaharaim1 word
Shahazumah1 word
shake16 words
- saleuōσαλεύωto shake: to make something move back and forth, totter, or lose its firm footing.
- kineōκινέωto move something out of the position it holds: to budge it, shake it, carry it off, or set a crowd going.
- seiōσείωto shakenot studied yet
- nu'aנוּעַto move unsteadily: to shake or quiver in place, to reel, or to roam with no settled place to rest.
- motמוֹטto give way, to totter or slip out of a firm, fixed place; and so, of a person, to be shaken or brought down.
shake off4 words
- ektinassōἐκτινάσσωto shake off or shake out: to fling dust, dirt, or cloth free with a brisk shake
- na'arנָעַרto shake something so that whatever is clinging to it comes loose and is thrown away
- ḥamasחָמַסto do violence: to handle a person or thing with ruthless force, wronging them or stripping them bare
- apotinassōἀποτινάσσωto shake offnot studied yet
shake out2 words
shaking3 words
Shalishah1 word
Shallecheth1 word
Shallum2 words
Shalmai1 word
Shalman1 word
Shalmaneser1 word
Shama1 word
shame13 words
- aischunēαἰσχύνηdisgrace before others: the public loss of honor, whether the humiliation of being exposed to it or the shameful thing that brings it on
- ḥerpahחֶרְפָּהpublic disgrace: the scorn others heap on you and the shame that then sticks to you in their eyes
- atimiaἀτιμίαdishonor: the public loss of honor, standing, and respect; disgrace or shame
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- common use: the low, everyday, undignified purpose of a plain household object, as opposed to one kept for honored display
- entrepōἐντρέπωto pull someone up short with the sting of being in the wrong, or to be pulled up short that way
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- to let another person's standing weigh on you enough to change what you do: to respect, to defer to
- ervahעֶרְוָהnakedness: the exposed private parts of the body, and by extension the shame, vulnerability, or indecency that exposure brings
shameful1 word
shamelessnes1 word
Shamgar1 word
Shamhuth1 word