English Bible words starting with T
706 meanings beginning with T, in alphabetical order. This is page 1 of 8. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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Taanach1 word
Taanath-shiloh1 word
Tabbaoth1 word
Tabbath1 word
Tabeel1 word
Taberah1 word
tabernacle6 words
- skēnēσκηνήthe tabernacle: the portable tent-sanctuary where God lived among Israel in the wilderness, and the heavenly sanctuary it stood for
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- a tent or booth: a temporary shelter of cloth or animal skins that people pitch and later take down
- a dwelling place: an enduring home, above all God's dwelling with his people and the eternal home of the redeemed
- ohelאֹהֶלa tent: the portable cloth-and-pole dwelling of a roaming people, by extension the household it shelters or the worship-tent where God met Israel
- mishkanמִשְׁכָּןa dwelling place: where someone or something resides, most often the LORD's tent-sanctuary in the wilderness
- sukkahסֻכָּהa booth: a temporary shelter woven from leafy branches
- skēnoōσκηνόωto dwell, take up residence (pictured as pitching a tent)
- skēnēσκηνήthe tabernacle: the portable tent-sanctuary where God lived among Israel in the wilderness, and the heavenly sanctuary it stood for
Tabitha1 word
table3 words
- trapezaτράπεζαa table: the furniture a household or its guests gather around to eat, and by extension the meal it holds or a table set apart for God.
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- a moneychanger's table, and so the banking business carried on at it: where coins were exchanged and money left on deposit.
- shulḥanשֻׁלְחָןtable: a raised surface where food and drink are set out for a meal
- mesavמֵסַבwhat lies round about something: the ground, the objects, or the people encircling it
- trapezaτράπεζαa table: the furniture a household or its guests gather around to eat, and by extension the meal it holds or a table set apart for God.
tableland1 word
- mishorמִישׁוֹרa plain: level, open ground as opposed to hills, and especially the high tableland east of the Jordan
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- levelness as a way of life: a straight and safe course, and upright, even-handed dealing
- mishorמִישׁוֹרa plain: level, open ground as opposed to hills, and especially the high tableland east of the Jordan
tablet3 words
Tabor1 word
tabret1 word
Tabrimmon1 word
taches1 word
Tadmor1 word
Tahan1 word
Tahash1 word
Tahath1 word
Tahpanhes1 word
Tahpenes1 word
Tahrea1 word
tail2 words
take15 words
- lambanōλαμβάνωto take or receive: to get something into your hands or into your possession, whether by reaching for it or by accepting what someone gives you
- laqaḥלָקַחto take: to lay hold of someone or something and bring it into your hand, your possession, or your keeping
- nasaנָשָׂאto lift or raise something up: to take it from where it rests and hold it higher
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- to carry or bear a load: to hold up what has been lifted and move it
- to bear guilt or its punishment: to carry the weight of a wrong
- to forgive: to lift guilt off a person so it no longer rests on them
- airōαἴρωto take something away, remove it, or carry it off
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- to lift something up off the ground or raise it higher
- to pick something up and carry it
- yarashיָרַשׁto take possession of land or property, often by driving out whoever held it before
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- to be stripped of what you own and fall into poverty
take a tenth1 word
take aboard1 word
take along1 word
take along with1 word
take an oath4 words
- omnumiὄμνυμιto swear an oath: to make a solemn promise or statement binding by calling on God, or on something sacred, as its guarantor
- shavaשָׁבַעto bind yourself by a solemn oath, or to put someone else under one
- anathematizōἀναθεματίζωto place under a curse: to declare in solemn words that someone, most often the speaker himself, is handed over to God for destruction
- alahאָלָהto swear under a curse: to bind a promise or a claim with a curse on whoever breaks or defies it, or to lay such an oath on someone else.
take as a sign1 word
take as spoil1 word
take aside1 word
- apolambanōἀπολαμβάνωto receive what is coming to you: to get back what was yours, or be handed what your work has earned or a promise has set aside for you
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- to take someone aside, drawing them away from a crowd for a private moment
- apolambanōἀπολαμβάνωto receive what is coming to you: to get back what was yours, or be handed what your work has earned or a promise has set aside for you
take away13 words
- laqaḥלָקַחto take: to lay hold of someone or something and bring it into your hand, your possession, or your keeping
- airōαἴρωto lift something up off the ground or raise it higher
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- to pick something up and carry it
- to take something away, remove it, or carry it off
- natsalנָצַלto rescue: to snatch someone out of danger, into safety
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- to strip off and carry away: to take plunder, or pull clothing or ornaments off
- asaphאָסַףto take away: to remove something so that it is gone
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- to gather: to bring scattered people or things together into one place
- aphaireōἀφαιρέωto take away or remove something, whether by cutting it off, stripping it from someone, or doing away with it entirely
take away the ashes1 word
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
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- to clear away the fat-ashes: to remove from the altar the greasy ash left when the fat of the sacrifices has burned.
- dashenדָּשֵׁןto be or grow fat, or to make fat: to flourish with rich, God-given abundance, or to enrich, satisfy, and honor another with it.
take beforehand1 word
take by force2 words
take by the heel1 word
- aqavעָקַבto come up behind someone and take what was going to be his: to supplant, cheat, or betray
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- to hold something back, keeping it from going forward
- aqavעָקַבto come up behind someone and take what was going to be his: to supplant, cheat, or betray
take captive2 words
take comfort1 word
- balagבָּלַגto brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
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- to make something flash forth or burst out suddenly: to cause it to break out like a sudden blaze
- balagבָּלַגto brighten one's face, to cheer up: to let a sad look lift into a cheerful one
take courage3 words
- ḥazaqחָזַקto be firm or strong, and so to make firm: to grow strong, prevail, take courage, strengthen, repair, grip, hold fast, or harden
- tharseōθαρσέωtake heart: to find courage and confidence in the face of fear, danger, or distress
- tolmaōτολμάωto dare: to bring oneself to do something in the face of fear, danger, or restraint
take delight1 word
- anagעָנֹגto luxuriate in something: to take rich, unhurried pleasure in it, the way a person of leisure enjoys comfort
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- to be pampered: to live so softly and richly cared for that hardship is unthinkable
- anagעָנֹגto luxuriate in something: to take rich, unhurried pleasure in it, the way a person of leisure enjoys comfort
take down1 word
take heart1 word
take heed6 words
- horaōὁράωto see: to take something in, whether with the eyes or with the mind, so that it registers and is known
- shamarשָׁמַרto exercise watchful care over someone or something: to guard it, hold to it, and keep it safe
- 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
- prosechōπροσέχωto direct one's attention to something and respond to it accordingly
- 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
take hold2 words
take hold of2 words
take in1 word
take in hand1 word
take in pledge1 word
- ḥavalחָבַלto take or hold something as a pledge: to seize a borrower's property as security for a debt
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- to ruin or destroy: to do violent harm, spoil, or act corruptly
- to writhe in labor: to conceive or be gripped by the pangs of giving birth
- ḥavalחָבַלto take or hold something as a pledge: to seize a borrower's property as security for a debt
take leave of1 word
take off3 words
- pashatפָּשַׁטto strip off: to take clothing or covering off someone or something, including skinning an animal or plundering the dead.
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- to make a raid: to rush out and fall upon a place or people, spreading out to plunder.
- nashalנָשַׁלto come loose from whatever was holding it, or to work something loose: a sandal off a foot, an axe head off its handle, a settled people off their land
- apekduomaiἀπεκδύομαιto take offnot studied yet
- pashatפָּשַׁטto strip off: to take clothing or covering off someone or something, including skinning an animal or plundering the dead.
take offense1 word
- proskoptōπροσκόπτωto be tripped up spiritually: to take offense at something, be repelled by it, and so reject it and fall.
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- to strike against something physically: to dash the foot against an obstacle and stumble, or for a force to beat violently upon a thing.
- proskoptōπροσκόπτωto be tripped up spiritually: to take offense at something, be repelled by it, and so reject it and fall.
take out2 words
- 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
- nephaqנְפַקto go out: to move from inside a place into the open, or to emerge from wherever something was held
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- to bring out: to remove something from the place where it was kept
- exaireōἐξαιρέωto take something out and be rid of it: to pull a part out of the place where it sits
take part1 word
take pity1 word
- raḥamרָחַםto feel and act on tender compassion, the gut-deep mercy a parent feels for a child
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- to love (someone) deeply
- raḥamרָחַםto feel and act on tender compassion, the gut-deep mercy a parent feels for a child
take place1 word
take pleasure1 word
- 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
- sha'aשָׁעַעto seal a person's eyes shut, as if smeared over, so that they cannot see
take pleasure in2 words
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
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- to decide freely and gladly: to resolve on something, or to consent and agree to it
- arevעָרַבto go down well with someone: to be sweet, welcome, or acceptable to the person on the receiving end
- eudokeōεὐδοκέωto look on with favor: to be well pleased with, take pleasure in, or find acceptable
take pride1 word
take provision1 word
take refuge1 word
take root1 word
- sharashשָׁרַשׁto take root: to send roots down into the soil and get a firm hold, or to give a plant its roots so that it holds
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- to root out: to tear something out of the ground roots and all, so that it cannot grow back
- sharashשָׁרַשׁto take root: to send roots down into the soil and get a firm hold, or to give a plant its roots so that it holds
take the fifth part1 word
take the place of1 word
take thought1 word
- merimnaōμεριμνάωto worry, be anxious: to be gripped by fretful, distrustful concern about one's needs or circumstances
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- to care for, attend to: to give focused, active concern to someone or something, devoting attention to their interests
- merimnaōμεριμνάωto worry, be anxious: to be gripped by fretful, distrustful concern about one's needs or circumstances
take up7 words
- airōαἴρωto lift something up off the ground or raise it higher
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- to pick something up and carry it
- to take something away, remove it, or carry it off
- anaireōἀναιρέωto take up a child and raise it as one's own: to adopt
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- to do away with entirely: to kill a person, or abolish an institution
- analambanōἀναλαμβάνωto take up: to lift or receive something upward, or to pick a person or thing up and take it along
- hupolambanōὑπολαμβάνωto take up/supposenot studied yet
- bastazōβαστάζωto bear the weight of something: to carry, lift, or hold it up
- airōαἴρωto lift something up off the ground or raise it higher
take up a taunt1 word
- mashalמָשַׁלto be like something, or to set two things side by side as alike: to resemble or to compare
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- to utter a figurative saying: to quote a proverb, or to compose a parable or taunt
- mashalמָשַׁלto be like something, or to set two things side by side as alike: to resemble or to compare
take vengeance1 word
take your rest1 word
taken1 word
taken into the number1 word
taking1 word
talebearer1 word
talent3 words
- talantonτάλαντονa talent: the largest standard money unit of the ancient world, a weight of silver (or gold) worth thousands of days' wages
- kikkarכִּכָּרa talent: the largest standard weight, used to measure out gold, silver, or bronze
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- a round district: a level circular tract of land, most often the broad valley around the lower Jordan
- a round loaf of bread
- kikkerכִּכֵּרtalentnot studied yet
talk4 words
- laleōλαλέωto speak: to open one's mouth and produce speech, with the focus on the act and activity of speaking itself
- si'aḥשִׂיחַto voice what fills the heart aloud: to rehearse a matter over and over, as complaint, reflection, or proclamation
- homileōὁμιλέωto talknot studied yet
- si'aḥשִׂיחַthe words a full heart pours out: most often a complaint, sometimes a matter someone keeps going over aloud
talk nonsense1 word
talk to1 word
talk with1 word
tall1 word
tally1 word
Talmai1 word
Talmon1 word
Tamar2 words
tamarisk1 word
tambourine1 word
tame1 word
Tammuz1 word
Tanhumeth1 word
tanner1 word
tapestry1 word
Taphath1 word
Tappuah1 word
tarah1 word
- teraḥתֶּרַחTarah: a stopping place on Israel's wilderness journey, listed between Tahath and Mithkah.
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- Terah: the father of Abraham, who led his household out of Ur toward Canaan but settled and died at Haran.
- teraḥתֶּרַחTarah: a stopping place on Israel's wilderness journey, listed between Tahath and Mithkah.
Taralah1 word
Tarea1 word
tares1 word
target3 words
- 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
- mattarahמַטָּרָהa target: the mark something is aimed at and shot at
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- the guard: the palace watch station, which gave its name both to the courtyard where prisoners were kept and to a city gate
- miphgaמִפְגָּעtargetnot studied yet
- tsinnahצִנָּהa large shield: the tall, body-length shield a soldier crouched behind in battle
tarried1 word
tarry7 words
- yaḥalיָחַלto wait, to tarry: to let a set stretch of time pass before acting
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- to wait expectantly, to hope: to lean toward a future you are confident is coming, most often toward God
- arakhאָרַךְto be long or to make long, in time or in space: to prolong, lengthen, extend, or hold off.
- epimenōἐπιμένωto stay on: to remain in a place, or keep on in an action or condition, without stopping
- aḥarאָחַרto delay: to let time pass before something is done or arrives, whether by putting it off, being overdue, or lingering
- ḥakhahחָכָהto wait: to hold still in expectation, counting on someone or something to come or to act
- yaḥalיָחַלto wait, to tarry: to let a set stretch of time pass before acting