English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 6 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Sheshan1 word
Sheshbazzar2 words
sheth1 word
- shetשֵׁתSheth: 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.
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- Seth: 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.
- shetשֵׁתSheth: 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.
Shethar1 word
Shethar-bozenai1 word
Sheva1 word
shewbread1 word
Shibah1 word
shield5 words
- magenמָגֵןa shield: the hand-held piece of armor a soldier holds up to block blows, and by extension anyone or anything that protects
- tsinnahצִנָּהa large shield: the tall, body-length shield a soldier crouched behind in battle
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- a hook or barb: a pointed implement for dragging captives away
- coolness: the refreshing chill of cold, as of snow
- gananגָּנַןto shield: to spread protection over a place or people so that an attack never reaches them, something the Bible says only of God
- sheletשֶׁלֶטa piece of a fighting man's gear, usually taken to be a shield: costly enough to be plated with gold, kept in royal and temple stores, and hung up on walls for display
- ḥophaphחׇפַףto shieldnot studied yet
shift1 word
shifts1 word
Shiggaion1 word
Shihor1 word
Shihor-libnath1 word
Shikkeron1 word
Shilhi1 word
Shilhim1 word
Shillem1 word
Shiloh1 word
Shilshah1 word
Shimea1 word
Shimeah2 words
Shimeam1 word
Shimeath1 word
Shimei1 word
shimeon1 word
- shimonשִׁמְעוֹןSimeon: a man's name, borne above all by Jacob's second son by Leah, the brother who takes revenge at Shechem and is later held hostage in Egypt
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- Simeon: the tribe descended from Jacob's second son, and the dry southern region that kept its name
- shimonשִׁמְעוֹןSimeon: a man's name, borne above all by Jacob's second son by Leah, the brother who takes revenge at Shechem and is later held hostage in Egypt
Shimon1 word
Shimrath1 word
Shimri1 word
Shimrith1 word
Shimron1 word
Shimron-meron1 word
Shimshai1 word
Shinab1 word
Shinar1 word
shine16 words
- halalהָלַלto shine: to give off light
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- to praise: to publicly celebrate someone, above all God, as worthy of acclaim
- to boast: to glory in something, whether wrongly in oneself or rightly in God
- to be mad: to act senselessly, to rave, to make a fool of oneself
- 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
- phōtizōφωτίζωto give light: to light up a place, to bring hidden things into the open, or to open a person's mind to divine truth
- orאוֹרto shine or give light: for light to break out, or for something to send light out onto what was dark
- zaharזָהַרto shine, to give off light or gleam brightly
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- to warn: to alert someone to a danger or a duty so they can act on it, and so also to instruct them or to take the warning to heart
- halalהָלַלto shine: to give off light
shine around1 word
shine forth2 words
shine on1 word
shine out1 word
shining2 words
shiny spot1 word
Shion1 word
ship5 words
Shiphi1 word
Shiphrah1 word
Shiphtan1 word
ships1 word
Shisha1 word
Shishak1 word
Shitrai1 word
shittah tree1 word
Shittim1 word
Shiza1 word
Shoa1 word
Shobab1 word
Shobach1 word
Shobai1 word
Shobal1 word
Shobek1 word
Shobi1 word
shod1 word
- na'alנָעַלto bolt a door: to fasten a closed door with its bar so it cannot be opened from outside
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- to put sandals on someone: to fit another person's feet with footwear
- na'alנָעַלto bolt a door: to fasten a closed door with its bar so it cannot be opened from outside
shoe2 words
shoham1 word
Shomer1 word
shoot7 words
- yarahיָרָהto throw, shoot, or cast something through the air toward a target
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- to teach, instruct, or point out the way someone should go
- yoneqetיוֹנֶקֶתshootnot studied yet
- taḥahטָחָהto shootnot studied yet
- yeniqahיְנִיקָהshootnot studied yet
- kannahכַּנָּהshootnot studied yet
- yarahיָרָהto throw, shoot, or cast something through the air toward a target
shoot down1 word
shoot out1 word
shoots2 words
- qatsirקָצִירharvest: the reaping of a ripened crop, the season when it happens, or the crop itself
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- a green shoot or branch: the new growth a plant or tree sends out
- shelaḥשֶׁלַחshoots: the new growth a plant sends out
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- weapon: something sent or wielded against an enemy, of no one particular kind
- qatsirקָצִירharvest: the reaping of a ripened crop, the season when it happens, or the crop itself
Shophach1 word
shore4 words
- cheilosχεῖλοςthe outer edge or rim of something, used in the New Testament for the shore where the sea meets the land
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- the lips, and by extension the words that come out of them: what a person actually says out loud
- saphahשָׂפָהedge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
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- lip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
- aigialosαἰγιαλόςshorenot studied yet
- ḥophחוֹףseashore: the band of land running along the sea, whether as a place to settle, a coastal region of a country, or a beach where ships put in
- cheilosχεῖλοςthe outer edge or rim of something, used in the New Testament for the shore where the sea meets the land
shorn1 word
short2 words
short cubit1 word
shorten1 word
shortened1 word
- qatsarקָצַרto be short, to be shortened: cut down in length, in time, or in patience and power.
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- to reap, to harvest: to cut down standing grain at harvest time.
- qatsarקָצַרto be short, to be shortened: cut down in length, in time, or in patience and power.
shortly2 words
shortness1 word
should1 word
shoulder6 words
- zero'aזְרוֹעַthe arm of a person or creature, the limb from shoulder to hand
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- the shoulder or foreleg of an animal given as a priestly portion
- strength or power, pictured as the arm that wields it; often military or political might
- the arm of the LORD: God's own power, especially to rescue and to judge
- katephכָּתֵףthe shoulder: the upper back and the joint where the arm meets the body, the part that carries loads
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- the side, flank, or slope: the shoulder-like side of an object, a building, or a stretch of land
- ōmosὦμοςshouldernot studied yet
- shekhemשְׁכֶםthe shoulder: the upper back and ridge of muscle where a person carries a load
- shoqשׁוֹקthe leg: a person's lower leg between knee and foot, or an animal's hind leg, the cut set aside as an honored portion at a sacrifice
- zero'aזְרוֹעַthe arm of a person or creature, the limb from shoulder to hand
shoulderpiece1 word
- katephכָּתֵףthe shoulder: the upper back and the joint where the arm meets the body, the part that carries loads
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- the side, flank, or slope: the shoulder-like side of an object, a building, or a stretch of land
- katephכָּתֵףthe shoulder: the upper back and the joint where the arm meets the body, the part that carries loads
shout10 words
- krazōκράζωto cry out: to raise a loud, urgent voice that forces itself on those who hear it.
- boaōβοάωto cry out: to raise the voice into a loud, carrying call that is meant to be heard.
- kraugēκραυγήa loud outcry: the raised, carrying voice of someone shouting rather than speaking
- ru'aרוּעַto raise a loud, ringing shout: a mass cry let out together, whether as a war cry, a roar of triumph, or a burst of joy
- teru'ahתְּרוּעָהa loud, ringing sound raised by a crowd together: a battle cry, a signal blast on a horn, or a shout of acclamation and joy.
shout for joy2 words
- rananרָנַןto send up a loud, ringing cry: most often a shout or song of joy, but at heart simply to call out at full voice
- tsahalצָהַלto let out a loud, piercing cry: a horse's neigh, or a human shout of joy or alarm
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- to make something gleam: to give a face the bright sheen of oil
shout of joy1 word
shouting4 words
- kraugēκραυγήa loud outcry: the raised, carrying voice of someone shouting rather than speaking
- teru'ahתְּרוּעָהa loud, ringing sound raised by a crowd together: a battle cry, a signal blast on a horn, or a shout of acclamation and joy.
- hedadהֵידָדthe ringing shout a crowd raises together over the winepress, and the same cry turned into the roar of an attacking army
- re'aרֵעַshoutingnot studied yet
shouts of joy1 word
shovel2 words
show14 words
- 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.
- nagadנָגַדto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or disclose what another did not know
- anangellōἀναγγέλλωto make something known by telling it: to report, declare, or proclaim news or a message to others
- deiknuōδεικνύωto show: to cause someone to see or perceive something, whether by putting it before their eyes, revealing it, explaining it, or proving it
- yarahיָרָהto throw, shoot, or cast something through the air toward a target
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- to teach, instruct, or point out the way someone should go
show favor1 word
- ḥananחָנַןto show favor: to stoop and treat someone with undeserved kindness
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- to be loathsome, repulsive
- ḥananחָנַןto show favor: to stoop and treat someone with undeserved kindness
show favoritism1 word
show great1 word
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto make something great: to enlarge or lengthen it, or to make it loom large by acting
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- to declare or acknowledge someone as great: to exalt, extol, or hold in high honor, above all in praising God
- megalunōμεγαλύνωto make something great: to enlarge or lengthen it, or to make it loom large by acting
show hospitality1 word
show off1 word
show partiality2 words
- 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.
- prosōpolēpteōπροσωποληπτέωto play favorites: to treat a person better or worse because of their outward status instead of judging them fairly
- 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.
show piety1 word
show the wonders of1 word
- 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
- palahפָּלָהto set apart: God marking off one person, place, or people from all the rest and treating them differently
show yourself faithful1 word
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
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- to disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
show yourself kind1 word
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
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- to disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
show yourself loyal1 word
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
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- to disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
show yourself merciful1 word
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.
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- to disgrace someone: to shame or reproach a person so that the bad name sticks.
- ḥasadחָסַדto act toward someone with loyal love: to show yourself faithful and kind to a person you are bound to.