English Bible words starting with U
194 meanings beginning with U, in alphabetical order. This is page 2 of 2. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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unrest1 word
unrighteous1 word
unrighteousness2 words
unripe figs1 word
unripe grape2 words
unroll1 word
unroof1 word
unsalty1 word
unsanctified1 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
unschooled1 word
unsearchable3 words
unseasonably1 word
unseemly thing1 word
unshakable1 word
unshrunk1 word
unskilled1 word
unsparing1 word
unspiritual1 word
unspoilable1 word
unstable2 words
unsteady1 word
unsuitable1 word
untempted1 word
until4 words
- heōsἕωςuntilnot studied yet
- imאִםif: it sets a condition, so that what follows depends on whether that thing is so
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- in an oath: a flat denial, or, when the word for "not" is added, a flat promise
- or, whether: it opens the second half of a two way question, or names the thing being asked about
- except, but rather: joined to the word for "that", it carves out the one case a denial does not cover
- mechriμέχριup to a limit: the point in time, space, or degree that something reaches and does not pass
- achriἄχριuntilnot studied yet
untimely birth2 words
untimely born1 word
untrained1 word
untroubled1 word
untrustworthy1 word
unveil1 word
unwashed1 word
unwavering1 word
unwell1 word
unwholesome1 word
unwilling1 word
unwise2 words
unworthily1 word
unworthy1 word
up1 word
upbraid1 word
Uphaz1 word
uphold5 words
- pherōφέρωto bear: to carry someone or something to where it is going, in any sense from lifting a load to producing fruit to enduring a burden
- samakhסָמַךְto press one's weight onto something or someone: to lean on it, lay a hand firmly on it, or hold it up
- udעוּדto bear solemn witness: to warn, testify, or call witnesses so a matter is put firmly on record
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- to hold up and restore: to sustain those who cannot hold themselves up, or to set the fallen back on their feet
- tamakhתָּמַךְto take firm hold: to grasp something, to hold a person up so they do not fall, or to keep a tight grip on what is valued
- sa'adסָעַדto hold something up so it does not give way, by supplying whatever keeps it standing
uplifted1 word
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
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- lofty in standing: set above other people, whether in what human beings admire or in a person's own estimate of himself
- hupsēlosὑψηλόςhigh: standing up well above whatever surrounds it, as a mountain, a wall, or the height where God is enthroned
uplifting1 word
upon5 words
- epiἐπίupon/to/againstnot studied yet
- alעַלuponnot studied yet
- emblepōἐμβλέπωto look straight at someone or something: to turn the eyes onto one object and hold them there
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- to be able to see: to have the use of one's eyes
- epoikodomeōἐποικοδομέωto build on what is already standing: to add further construction to a foundation that has already been laid.
- lemoלְמוֹuponnot studied yet
upper2 words
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןupper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
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- the Most High: a title for God as the supreme one, higher than every other power in heaven or on earth
- illiעִלִּיuppernot studied yet
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןupper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
upper room2 words
uppermost1 word
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןupper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
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- the Most High: a title for God as the supreme one, higher than every other power in heaven or on earth
- elyonעֶלְיוֹןupper, higher, or highest: set physically above something else, or raised above others in rank
uppermost room1 word
upright6 words
- agathosἀγαθόςgood: the ordinary word for what is sound, worthwhile, and beneficial, whether a person, a thing, an action, or a gift
- yasharיָשָׁרstraight, and so morally right: in line with the true standard, whether a road, a person, or God himself
- euthusεὐθύςstraight: running without bends or detours, whether it is a road or a life
- orthosὀρθόςuprightnot studied yet
- tamתָּםwhole and complete, with nothing lacking or false in it: sound and entire, and of a person, of undivided integrity
uprightness6 words
- 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
- tomתֹּםcompleteness or wholeness: an entire, undivided condition, most often the moral integrity of a person whose character has no hidden fault
- mesharמֵישָׁרuprightness: the quality of being straight and even, shown as fair dealing, honest speech, or a smooth, unobstructed course
- yosherיֹשֶׁרstraightness, and so honesty: a motive with nothing bent in it, a life or road that runs direct rather than crooked, and what is simply right or owed
- yishrahיְשָׁרָהuprightnessnot studied yet
- mishorמִישׁוֹרa plain: level, open ground as opposed to hills, and especially the high tableland east of the Jordan
uprising1 word
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
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- a standing: the state of being set up and still in place.
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
uproar4 words
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
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- a standing: the state of being set up and still in place.
- thorubosθόρυβοςan uproar: the loud, disorderly noise of a crowd that has lost its order
- sha'onשָׁאוֹןa loud roaring din: the deep, rushing noise of surf, of a massed crowd or army, or of revelry
- thorubeōθορυβέωto make, or be caught up in, a noisy commotion: an uproar, loud wailing, or inner turmoil
- stasisστάσιςa public break into opposing camps: people who belonged together now standing against each other, anywhere from a furious argument to an armed revolt.
uproot4 words
- natashנָתַשׁto pull up by the roots: to uproot a plant, and so to tear a people, a shrine, a city, or a ruling house out of the place where it stood settled
- ekrizoōἐκριζόωto uprootnot studied yet
- 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
- iqqerעִקֵּרto pull something out by the roots: to grub a plant out of the ground, or to tear a town out of its place for good
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- to cripple an animal on purpose by cutting the large tendon at the back of its leg
upset1 word
upward1 word
Ur1 word
Urbanus1 word
urge9 words
- paratsפָּרַץto break through: force a way through a barrier so that what was held back bursts out the other side
- anagkazōἀναγκάζωto compel: to bring pressure on someone so that they act, whether by force, by authority, or by sheer insistence
- tsuqצוּקto press hard on someone until there is no room left: to hem in, harass, or wear down by relentless pressure
- utsאוּץto move or drive with pressing urgency: to hurry, or to press someone else to hurry
- parabiazomaiπαραβιάζομαιto urgenot studied yet
urged1 word
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
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- pushiness: a stubborn insistence on getting one's own way
- patsarפָּצַרto press a person hard: to keep pushing at someone who is holding back, until they give way
Uri1 word
Uriah2 words
Uriel1 word
urim2 words
urinate1 word
urine1 word
use2 words
use a proverb1 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
use an analogy1 word
use enchantments1 word
use up1 word
used to1 word
useless4 words
- mataiosμάταιοςfutile: empty of any real result, so it cannot deliver what it seems to promise
- argosἀργόςnot working: either having no work to do, or avoiding the work that is yours
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- producing nothing: doing no good and yielding no result
- achrēstosἄχρηστοςuselessnot studied yet
- anōphelēsἀνωφελήςuselessnot studied yet
using up1 word
usurp authority1 word
usury2 words
- nashakhנָשַׁךְto bite: to sink teeth into, the way a snake strikes
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- to charge interest on a loan; to lend at interest
- neshekhנֶשֶׁךְinterest on a loan: the extra a lender takes from a borrower, named as a bite
- nashakhנָשַׁךְto bite: to sink teeth into, the way a snake strikes
utensil2 words
Uthai1 word
utter3 words
- pu'aḥפּוּחַto blow or breathe: to send air moving, whether a breeze wafting coolness and scent, the stoking of a fire, or a scornful snort
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- a witness: one who gives testimony in a dispute, whether a truthful witness or a lying one
- navaנָבַעto bubble up and gush out, as water from a spring or words from a mouth
- ereugomaiἐρεύγομαιto utter/proclaimnot studied yet
- pu'aḥפּוּחַto blow or breathe: to send air moving, whether a breeze wafting coolness and scent, the stoking of a fire, or a scornful snort
utterance2 words
utterly2 words
- netsaḥנֵצַחlasting on and on without stopping: forever, perpetually, to the very end
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- eminence, glory: the enduring splendor and preeminence that marks someone out
- huperbolēὑπερβολήa degree that has run past the normal scale: surpassing greatness, or, as a phrase, beyond all measure
- netsaḥנֵצַחlasting on and on without stopping: forever, perpetually, to the very end
utterly astonished1 word
utterly destroy1 word
- ḥaramחָרַםto hand a thing over to God for good, by destroying it or by giving it up forever, so it can never return to ordinary human use
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- having a mutilated or flattened nose, said of a physical defect that bars a priest from serving at the altar
- ḥaramחָרַםto hand a thing over to God for good, by destroying it or by giving it up forever, so it can never return to ordinary human use
uttermost2 words
- eschatosἔσχατοςlast: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
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- lowest in rank or standing: least, the bottom place, the opposite of greatest
- farthest in space: the remotest point, the far edge
- telosτέλοςthe point a thing arrives at: where it stops, what it comes to, or the goal it was aiming for
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- a tax or customs duty: a payment owed to a governing authority
- eschatosἔσχατοςlast: the final one in a sequence of order or time, the opposite of first
uttermost part1 word
Uz1 word
Uzai1 word
Uzal1 word
Uzzah1 word
Uzzen-sheerah1 word
Uzzi1 word
Uzzia1 word
Uzziah2 words
Uzziel1 word