English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 5 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Shamir1 word
Shammah2 words
Shammai1 word
Shammoth1 word
Shammua1 word
Shamsherai1 word
shape1 word
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Shapham1 word
Shaphan1 word
- shaphanשָׁפָןShaphan: a personal name meaning rock hyrax, borne by several men in the later history of Judah
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- the rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
- shaphanשָׁפָןShaphan: a personal name meaning rock hyrax, borne by several men in the later history of Judah
Shaphat1 word
Shaphir1 word
Sharai1 word
Sharar1 word
share10 words
- merosμέροςa part of a whole: a piece, share, region, or side, as set against the entirety
- klērosκλῆροςthe share that falls to a person: the place, portion, or inheritance assigned to someone rather than earned or chosen
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- a lot: a small marked object thrown or drawn to settle a question, so that the outcome is nobody's choice
- ḥeleqחֵלֶקportion: the share that falls to someone, whether land, goods, or one's lot in life.
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- smoothness, flattery: smooth and seductive speech that flatters in order to mislead.
- koinōneōκοινωνέωto share: to end up holding one thing jointly with someone, either by taking a part in what is theirs or by giving them a part of what is yours
- metechōμετέχωto have a real part in something held in common: to take your share of it, or to count as one of those who hold it
share in3 words
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
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- to get hold of something whole, to come by or find it, as in finding an opportunity
- metechōμετέχωto have a real part in something held in common: to take your share of it, or to count as one of those who hold it
- metochosμέτοχοςsomeone who holds a share in the same thing as others: a partner, or a person who has come to have a real part in what is shared
- metalambanōμεταλαμβάνωto take one's share of something, to partake of it or share in it along with others
share the joy of1 word
share with1 word
shared1 word
- koinosκοινόςshared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
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- defiled: made unfit to touch what is holy, and so to be kept away from it
- koinosκοινόςshared: belonging to a whole group together rather than to one person
sharer3 words
Sharezer1 word
sharing1 word
Sharon2 words
sharp4 words
- oxusὀξύςsharp: an edge keen enough to cut at a touch, said of a blade about to be used
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- swift: quick to get somewhere, said of feet that hurry to do something
- ḥarutsחָרוּץsharp, cut: a sharp-toothed threshing sledge, or a body cut and mutilated
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- diligent: keen and industrious in effort, the opposite of the lazy
- gold: a poetic word for the precious metal
- decision: a sharp verdict handed down
- ḥadחַדsharpnot studied yet
- ma'otמָעֹטsharpnot studied yet
- oxusὀξύςsharp: an edge keen enough to cut at a touch, said of a blade about to be used
sharpen2 words
- shananשָׁנַןto sharpen: to hone a blade, arrow, or weaponized speech to a cutting edge
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- to impress upon: to teach a child by driving words in deeply, again and again
- latashלָטַשׁto sharpennot studied yet
- shananשָׁנַןto sharpen: to hone a blade, arrow, or weaponized speech to a cutting edge
sharper1 word
Sharuhen1 word
Shashai1 word
Shashak1 word
shatter10 words
- suntribōσυντρίβωto shatter: to break something by crushing it, leaving it smashed, mangled, or ruined
- shavarשָׁבַרto break: to shatter something so that it comes apart, or to crush a power, a body, or a person until they collapse
- naphatsנָפַץto smash to pieces: to break something apart by dashing or striking it hard
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- to scatter: for a group of people to break apart and spread across the land
- ratsatsרָצַץto crush: to break or grind something to pieces by pressure or a blow, and so to oppress and grind down the weak
- maḥatsמָחַץto strike a shattering blow: to smash or grievously wound with a forceful, targeted stroke
shattered1 word
- ḥatחַתshattered: broken, whether a weapon that snaps or a fighter whose nerve gives way
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- dread: fear laid on a creature that drains its will to stand and fight
- ḥatחַתshattered: broken, whether a weapon that snaps or a fighter whose nerve gives way
shattering2 words
shaul1 word
shave3 words
shaved head1 word
Shaveh1 word
shaven1 word
Shavsha1 word
shawl1 word
she3 words
she-ass1 word
she-bear1 word
sheaf3 words
- omerעֹמֶרsheaf: a bundle of cut grain stalks gathered together at harvest
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- omer: a dry measure of grain, a tenth of an ephah, roughly one person's food for a day
- alummahאֲלֻמָהsheafnot studied yet
- amirעָמִירsheafnot studied yet
- omerעֹמֶרsheaf: a bundle of cut grain stalks gathered together at harvest
Sheal1 word
Shealtiel3 words
shear4 words
Shear-jashub1 word
Sheariah1 word
sheath4 words
- ta'arתַּעַרa sheath: the case a sword rests in and is drawn out of.
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- a razor: the small keen blade held in the hand to shave hair, or to cut and trim.
- thēkēθήκηsheathnot studied yet
- nadanנָדָןsheathnot studied yet
- nidnehנִדְנֵהsheathnot studied yet
- ta'arתַּעַרa sheath: the case a sword rests in and is drawn out of.
sheaves1 word
- omerעֹמֶרsheaf: a bundle of cut grain stalks gathered together at harvest
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- omer: a dry measure of grain, a tenth of an ephah, roughly one person's food for a day
- omerעֹמֶרsheaf: a bundle of cut grain stalks gathered together at harvest
sheba2 words
- shevaשְׁבָאShebanot studied yet
- shevaשֶׁבַעSheba son of Bichri: a Benjaminite who led Israel's tribes in a short-lived revolt against King David right after Absalom's rebellion collapsed
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- Sheba: the second name in Simeon's list of towns in Joshua 19, most likely Beersheba's own name written a second time rather than a genuinely separate town
- Sheba son of Abihail: the head of one of seven family lines listed among the leaders of the tribe of Gad who settled in Bashan, east of the Jordan
Shebaniah1 word
Shebarim1 word
Shebat1 word
Sheber1 word
Shebna1 word
Shebuel1 word
Shecaniah1 word
Shechem3 words
shed2 words
- ekcheōἐκχέωto pour out: to empty something out of its container so it spills freely, whether liquid, contents, blood, or a gift given without stint
- shaphakhשָׁפַךְto shed blood: to kill, to take a human life unlawfully
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- to pour out: to make a liquid (or, by extension, earth) flow out of where it was held
Shedeur1 word
sheep6 words
- probatonπρόβατονa sheep: the flock animal raised for wool, milk, meat, and sacrifice, and by extension people pictured as sheep in a shepherd's care
- tsonצֹאןsmall livestock collectively: sheep and goats kept together as a flock, the primary unit of pastoral wealth and sacrifice
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- God's people described as a flock: Israel vulnerable and dependent, cared for or scattered by their shepherd-leaders
- kevesכֶּבֶשׂa lamb: a young sheep and never a goat, male unless the text says otherwise, normally an animal in its first year
- sehשֶׂהa single head of small livestock from the flock: one sheep or goat, often a lamb or kid
- kesevכֶּשֶׂבsheepnot studied yet
Sheep gate1 word
sheepfold3 words
- aulēαὐλήan enclosed open-air space: the walled yard of a house, the court around a temple, or a pen that holds sheep.
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- a large walled residence taken as a whole: a great house, a palace, or an official's headquarters, and not merely its yard.
- gederahגְּדֵרָהa wall of piled stones fencing in a piece of ground, and so the pen it makes for a flock
- mishpatמִשְׁפְּתַיִםsheepfoldnot studied yet
- aulēαὐλήan enclosed open-air space: the walled yard of a house, the court around a temple, or a pen that holds sheep.
sheepskin1 word
Sheerah1 word
sheet1 word
sheets1 word
Shehariah1 word
shekel2 words
- sheqelשֶׁקֶלshekel: the basic Israelite unit of weight, about eleven grams, used both to weigh things and to measure out silver as money.
- teqelתְּקֵלshekel: a small standard weight of silver used as money
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- to be weighed: to be set on the scales and assessed, here for divine judgment
Shelah3 words
Shelemiah1 word
Sheleph1 word
Shelesh1 word
Shelomi1 word
Shelomoth2 words
shelter8 words
- satarסָתַרto hide: to put or keep someone or something out of sight, reach, or knowledge
- 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
- seterסֵתֶרa cover: a place or condition of being hidden, whether for shelter or for secrecy
- sukkahסֻכָּהa booth: a temporary shelter woven from leafy branches
- maḥasehמַחְסֶּהrefuge: a place you run to for cover and safety, whether a rock in a storm or God himself
Shelumiel1 word
Shem2 words
Shema2 words
Shemaiah1 word
Shemariah1 word
Shemeber1 word
Shemer1 word
Shemida1 word
sheminith1 word
Shemiramoth1 word
Shen1 word
Shenazzar1 word
Sheol1 word
Shepham1 word
Shephatiah1 word
shephelah1 word
Shepher1 word
shepherd4 words
- ra'ahרָעָהto tend a flock: to lead grazing animals out, guard them, and bring them to food and water
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- to keep company with someone: to associate with a person as a friend or companion
- poimēnποιμήνshepherd: the person who feeds, leads, and guards a flock, and so the leader who is trusted with a people and answerable for them
- poimainōποιμαίνωto act as a shepherd toward: to feed, guard, lead and govern those in one's charge
- noqedנֹקֵדshepherdnot studied yet
- ra'ahרָעָהto tend a flock: to lead grazing animals out, guard them, and bring them to food and water
Shepho1 word
Shephupham1 word
Sherebiah1 word
Sheresh1 word
Sheshai1 word