English Bible words starting with S
1,394 meanings beginning with S, in alphabetical order. This is page 7 of 14. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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showbread2 words
- prothesisπρόθεσιςGod's purpose: his settled, prior plan to save, set in place before time and carried out in Christ
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- the bread of the Presence: the loaves set out before God on the table in the tabernacle and temple
- ma'arekhetמַעֲרֶכֶתthe set row: loaves laid out in order on the sanctuary table and kept there before God
- prothesisπρόθεσιςGod's purpose: his settled, prior plan to save, set in place before time and carried out in Christ
shower3 words
showers1 word
shrewd3 words
- ḥakhamחָכָםwise: having the practical good sense and skill to live, work, and act well
- phronimosφρόνιμοςprudent: having the practical good sense to size up a situation and act wisely in it
- arumעָרוּםshrewd: the calculating, anticipatory intelligence that reads a situation and plans ahead, for good or for ill
shrewdly1 word
shrine2 words
- naosναόςthe inner sanctuary where a god is held to live: the dwelling-place itself, not the surrounding grounds
- bamahבָּמָהan open-air place of sacrifice: a built platform, walled precinct, or small shrine where worship was carried out away from the central temple
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- the high ground a powerful figure walks or rides over: the back, ridge, or heights of the earth, sea, or sky in poetry
shrine prostitute1 word
shrinking1 word
shrivel3 words
shrub1 word
Shua2 words
Shuah1 word
Shual1 word
- shu'alשׁוּעָלShual: a district in the hill country near Ophrah, named as the destination of one company of Philistine raiders.
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- Shual: a man of the tribe of Asher, listed among the sons of Zophah in a family record.
- shu'alשׁוּעָלShual: a district in the hill country near Ophrah, named as the destination of one company of Philistine raiders.
shudder3 words
- sa'arשָׂעַרto shudder with horror: to bristle and recoil at the sight of something terrible
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- to storm: to rage as a windstorm does, or to seize someone and whirl them away
- phrissōφρίσσωto shuddernot studied yet
- palatsפָּלַץto shuddernot studied yet
- sa'arשָׂעַרto shudder with horror: to bristle and recoil at the sight of something terrible
shuddering2 words
Shuhah1 word
Shuham1 word
shun1 word
Shunem1 word
Shuni1 word
Shuppim1 word
Shur1 word
shushan1 word
shut11 words
- sagarסָגַרto shut or close something, keeping what is outside out or what is inside in
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- to hand over or surrender someone into another's power
- kleiōκλείωto shut, close: to move a door, gate, or other barrier into its closed position so that nothing can pass through
- apokleiōἀποκλείωto shutnot studied yet
- tu'aḥטוּחַto coat a surface by spreading something over it: to plaster, daub, or overlay, most often mortar on a wall
- sha'aשָׁעַעto seal a person's eyes shut, as if smeared over, so that they cannot see
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- to delight: to take warm, playful pleasure in someone or something, or to give that pleasure to another
- sagarסָגַרto shut or close something, keeping what is outside out or what is inside in
shut up5 words
- atsarעָצַרto hold back: to restrain, stop, or shut something in so it cannot move, flow, or get out
- kleiōκλείωto shut, close: to move a door, gate, or other barrier into its closed position so that nothing can pass through
- ḥatamחָתַםto seal: to press a seal onto something in order to authorize it, secure it shut, or close it off
- kalaכָּלָאto hold back: to shut in, restrain, or withhold, keeping a person, thing, or force from moving, acting, or being handed over freely
- satamסָתַםto close something off so that nothing can get through it, and so make it inaccessible: from stopping up a well to sealing a message shut
Shuthelah1 word
shutter1 word
shuttle1 word
Siaha1 word
Sibbecai1 word
Sibmah1 word
Sibraim1 word
sick7 words
- astheneōἀσθενέωto be sick: to suffer bodily illness or disease
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- to be weak: to lack strength, standing, or capacity, whether in faith, in conscience, in resources, or in power
- ḥalahחָלָהto become sick, weak, or wounded: to lose strength, whether by illness, exhaustion, or injury
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- to entreat someone's favor: to soften a superior's face, to plead and appease
- asthenēsἀσθενήςwithout strength: lacking the power, health, or standing that would make someone or something able and secure
- 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
- kamnōκάμνωto be sick: to be ill, worn down and laid low by disease
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- to grow weary: to be worn down by long effort until strength and resolve start to give out
- astheneōἀσθενέωto be sick: to suffer bodily illness or disease
sickbed1 word
sickle3 words
sickly1 word
sickness5 words
- astheneiaἀσθένειαweakness: a lack of strength, whether in a sick or failing body, in the frailty of human life, or in a position of no power
- ḥoliחֳלִיa sickness: an illness or disease of the body, and by extension the suffering or ruin that sickness pictures.
- nososνόσοςdisease: a bodily illness that has settled on a person and calls for healing
- malakiaμαλακίαsicknessnot studied yet
- maḥalahמַחֲלָהsicknessnot studied yet
side12 words
- yadיָדthe hand: the part of the body that grasps and works, and by extension the power, the doing, and the reach that a hand stands for
- everעֵבֶרthe region or side across from where you stand: the far side, the opposite quarter, or simply a side or edge
- pe'ahפֵּאָהa side, edge, or corner: the outer face or boundary of something, whether a direction, a margin, or a far extremity
- qirקִירwall: the upright side of a building, room, or object
- katephכָּתֵףthe side, flank, or slope: the shoulder-like side of an object, a building, or a stretch of land
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- the shoulder: the upper back and the joint where the arm meets the body, the part that carries loads
side chambers1 word
- yatsu'aיָצוּעַa bed: the bedding spread out for someone to lie on, a word used only in poetry and heightened speech
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- the low structure of rooms built out against the outside wall of Solomon's temple, or one of its stacked levels
- yatsu'aיָצוּעַa bed: the bedding spread out for someone to lie on, a word used only in poetry and heightened speech
side room1 word
sides1 word
Sidon2 words
Sidonian1 word
siege1 word
siege mound1 word
siege ramp1 word
siege wall1 word
siege works3 words
- metsurahמְצוּרָהfortifications: the walls, ramparts, and earthworks that make a town defensible, and the matching works an army raises around a city it is shutting in
- matsodמָצוֹדa hunting net: the gear that closes on a catch, and so a picture of being taken with no way out.
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- a fortification: the works an army raises around a city it is besieging, or the fortified place people are kept safe in or shut up in.
- dayeqדָּיֵקa siege wall: the structure an attacking army builds around a city to seal it off, and not the earth ramp heaped up against the city wall
siegework1 word
sieve2 words
sift2 words
- nuphנוּףto move something back and forth through the air: to wave, swing, wield, or brandish it.
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- to sprinkle or scent something with fragrance: to perfume it.
- siniazōσινιάζωto siftnot studied yet
- nuphנוּףto move something back and forth through the air: to wave, swing, wield, or brandish it.
sigh2 words
- stenazōστενάζωto groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
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- to complain against someone: to let out a resentful, muttering sigh of blame aimed at another person.
- anaḥאָנַחto sigh or groan: to let out a heavy, audible breath of grief, pain, or distress
- stenazōστενάζωto groan or sigh: to let out the deep, wordless sound a person makes when pressed by pain, grief, or longing.
sigh deeply1 word
sighing1 word
sighs1 word
sight8 words
- panehפָּנֶהthe face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
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- the front or surface of a thing: the outer side it turns toward you
- the position words built on this noun: before, in front of, away from, and so because of
- ayinעַיִןthe eye: the organ of sight, and by extension how a person sees, judges, wants, and is looked upon.
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- a spring or well: a place where water comes up out of the ground.
- ophthalmosὀφθαλμόςthe eye: the organ of physical sight
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- the eye as the avenue of inward sight: perception, understanding, or the lack of it
- the eye as a sign of a person's inner disposition: generous and clear, or grudging and envious
- marehמַרְאֶהwhat something looks like: the way a person or thing presents itself to the eye, and by extension a sight seen or a vision
- horamaὅραμαsomething seen: the sight set before a person's eyes, and in Acts above all an appearance God gives in order to say something
- panehפָּנֶהthe face: the front of a person's head, the look it carries, and the presence of the one who turns it toward you
sign6 words
- sēmeionσημεῖονa sign: a perceptible mark or event that points beyond itself to a meaning, an identity, or the action of God
- otאוֹתa sign: something tangible that points beyond itself so a person recognizes, remembers, or trusts what God has said or done
- mophetמוֹפֵתa God-given sign or wonder: a striking act, event, or person meant to point beyond itself and demand attention
- nesנֵסa raised signal: a pole, standard, or banner lifted up high so everyone can see it and respond
- reshamרְשַׁםto signnot studied yet
signal4 words
- nesנֵסa raised signal: a pole, standard, or banner lifted up high so everyone can see it and respond
- masetמַשְׂאֵתsomething lifted up or borne: a raised signal, a portion or gift carried to someone, or a payment rendered to an authority
- kataseiōκατασείωto signalnot studied yet
- kataneuōκατανεύωto signalnot studied yet
signet2 words
- tabba'atטַבַּעַתa signet ring: the personal ring worn on the hand, used to stamp a seal and so to act with the owner's authority.
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- a fixed metal ring on a piece of furniture: a holder through which carrying-poles pass, or a fitting that joins parts together.
- ḥotamחֹתָםa seal or signet: the small engraved stone or ring, worn on the body, that a person pressed onto documents and goods to mark them as his own.
- tabba'atטַבַּעַתa signet ring: the personal ring worn on the hand, used to stamp a seal and so to act with the owner's authority.
signet ring1 word
signify5 words
- dēloōδηλόωto make something clear: to bring what was unknown or unnoticed into the open, whether by telling it, pointing to it, or exposing it
- sēmainōσημαίνωto signifynot studied yet
- emphanizōἐμφανίζωto make apparent: to bring someone into view or make something known, by showing, disclosing, or formally reporting it
- dianeuōδιανεύωto signifynot studied yet
- enneuōἐννεύωto signifynot studied yet
signpost2 words
Sihon1 word
Sikkuth1 word
Silas1 word
silence10 words
- damamדָּמַםto fall still: to cease speaking or moving, and so to grow silent, stand motionless, or be brought to an end
- hēsuchiaἡσυχίαquietness: a calm, settled, peaceable manner or state, the opposite of agitation rather than the absence of speech
- hasahהַסHush!: a clipped order to stop talking at once, and the act of hushing someone into silence.
- sigēσιγήsilencenot studied yet
- dumiyyahדּוּמִיָּהsilencenot studied yet
silent2 words
silently1 word
silk4 words
- sheshשֵׁשׁfine linen: a costly, bright white cloth used for sacred and royal garments
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- alabaster or white marble: a costly pale stone used for columns and paving
- meshiמֶשִׁיsilknot studied yet
- sērikosσηρικόςsilknot studied yet
- demesheqדְּמֶשֶׁקsilknot studied yet
- sheshשֵׁשׁfine linen: a costly, bright white cloth used for sacred and royal garments
Silla1 word
silly talk1 word
silly women1 word
Siloam1 word
Silvanus1 word
silver5 words
- argurionἀργύριονsilver: the precious metal, and the money and coins made from it
- kesephכֶּסֶףsilver: the precious metal, and by extension the money and the price reckoned in it
- argureosἀργύρεοςsilvernot studied yet
- argurosἄργυροςsilvernot studied yet
- kesaphכְּסַףsilver: the precious metal that ranks just below gold, and the weighed funds it served as
silversmith1 word
simeon2 words
- SumeōnΣυμεώνSimeonnot studied yet
- 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
simeonites1 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
similar1 word
similarly2 words
similitude2 words
Simon1 word
simple2 words
- patahפָּתָהto make wide or roomy: to enlarge a person's space and give them room to spread out
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- to sway an open or gullible mind: to entice, persuade, or seduce someone, or to be the naive, easily led person who is swayed
- petiפֶּתִיnaive openness itself, treated as a quality: the untaught, gullible state the simple person needs to leave behind.
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- a person whose mind and loyalties are still open and unformed: naive and easily led, yet teachable, the raw material wisdom hopes to shape.
- patahפָּתָהto make wide or roomy: to enlarge a person's space and give them room to spread out
simplicity2 words
sin14 words
- hamartiaἁμαρτίαsin: an offense against God, whether the wrong deed itself or the guilt it leaves behind
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- Sin as a ruling power: a force that masters, enslaves, and brings death to those under it
- a sin-offering: the sacrifice presented to deal with sin
- hamartanōἁμαρτάνωto sin: to do what is morally wrong, failing the standard God or another person has a right to expect
- ḥattatחַטָּאתsin: an act or pattern of falling short of what God requires, and the guilt it leaves
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- the offering for sin: the animal or rite that purges impurity and clears guilt at the sanctuary
- punishment for sin: the penalty or guilt a wrong brings down on the one who commits it
- ḥataחָטָאto sin, to do wrong: to fall short of what God or a relationship requires, incurring guilt
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- to purify, to cleanse from contamination
- avonעָוֺןiniquity: sin pictured as a crooked thing that clings to the person who did it, carrying within it the deed, the guilt it creates, and the ruin it brings
- hamartiaἁμαρτίαsin: an offense against God, whether the wrong deed itself or the guilt it leaves behind
sin beforehand1 word
sin offering4 words
- hamartiaἁμαρτίαsin: an offense against God, whether the wrong deed itself or the guilt it leaves behind
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- Sin as a ruling power: a force that masters, enslaves, and brings death to those under it
- a sin-offering: the sacrifice presented to deal with sin
- ḥattatחַטָּאתsin: an act or pattern of falling short of what God requires, and the guilt it leaves
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- the offering for sin: the animal or rite that purges impurity and clears guilt at the sanctuary
- punishment for sin: the penalty or guilt a wrong brings down on the one who commits it
- ḥata'ahחֲטָאָהsin: a wrong act and the guilt it leaves, usually a grave one whose damage spreads past the person who did it
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- the offering for sin: the sacrifice that clears a wrong away, called by the same word as the wrong itself
- ḥatta'ahחַטָּאָהsin offeringnot studied yet
- hamartiaἁμαρτίαsin: an offense against God, whether the wrong deed itself or the guilt it leaves behind
sin sexually1 word
- porneuōπορνεύωto commit sexual immorality: to actually engage in sex that falls outside the boundaries the law of Moses set for marriage
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- to be unfaithful to God by binding oneself to a corrupt power, pictured as sleeping with a prostitute
- porneuōπορνεύωto commit sexual immorality: to actually engage in sex that falls outside the boundaries the law of Moses set for marriage
Sinai2 words
since7 words
- hotiὅτιthat/since: thatnot studied yet
- kiכִּיbecause, for: it attaches the reason or the grounds behind what has just been said
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- that: it introduces the content of what someone sees, knows, hears, or says
- when, if: it frames the circumstance or the case the main statement answers to
- but rather, except, only: after a denial, it names what holds instead
- azאָזfrom then on, of old, since: counting time from a point in the past forward.
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- then: at that point in time, or in that case as a result.
- alעַלsincenot studied yet
- epeiἐπείsincenot studied yet
sincere1 word
sincerity3 words
- haplotēsἁπλότηςsingleness of heart: an undivided, sincere inner life with no hidden motive, which in giving overflows as open-handed generosity
- eilikrineiaεἰλικρίνειαsinceritynot studied yet
- aphelotēsἀφελότηςsingleness of heart: a plain, unaffected openness with no pretense, calculation, or hidden motive
sinew1 word
sinful2 words
sinful nature1 word
sing7 words
- anahעָנָהto sing responsively: to lift up a song or chant, often as one group answering another
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- to answer: to respond to what someone has said, asked, or charged
- shirשִׁירto sing: to lift the voice in song, most often in praise to God or in celebration
- adōᾄδωto singnot studied yet
- 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
- psallōψάλλωto sing praise to God, making music in his honor
- anahעָנָהto sing responsively: to lift up a song or chant, often as one group answering another
sing praise1 word
sing praises1 word
sing psalms1 word
singe1 word