English Bible words starting with W
382 meanings beginning with W, in alphabetical order. This is page 2 of 4. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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wear out5 words
- navelנָבֵלto wither and fade: to lose freshness and droop, the way a leaf or flower dries up, sinks down, and falls.
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- to be a disgraceful fool, or to treat someone as one: to act senselessly, and to shame, dishonor, or hold in contempt.
- la'ahלָאָהto be worn out: to spend one's strength or patience to the point of not being able to go on, or to wear another out that way
- balahבָּלָהto wear out: to become old and worn through use, or to use something up.
- hupōpiazōὑπωπιάζωto wear outnot studied yet
- belaבְּלָאto wear outnot studied yet
- navelנָבֵלto wither and fade: to lose freshness and droop, the way a leaf or flower dries up, sinks down, and falls.
weariness3 words
- koposκόποςhard, wearying work; toil that costs real sweat, strength, and fatigue.
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- trouble or bother imposed on someone; the burden of being pestered or worn down.
- yegi'ahיְגִעָהwearinessnot studied yet
- ye'aphיְעָףwearinessnot studied yet
- koposκόποςhard, wearying work; toil that costs real sweat, strength, and fatigue.
wearing2 words
weary7 words
- yagaיָגֵעַto wear out with hard effort: to toil to the point of weariness, to grow weary, or to wear another out
- la'ahלָאָהto be worn out: to spend one's strength or patience to the point of not being able to go on, or to wear another out that way
- ayephעָיֵףfaint: drained of strength and ready to collapse, usually from thirst, hunger, or hard travel
- ya'aphיָעֵףto grow faint: to have one's strength give out, whether from hard effort, hunger, or a long pursuit
- ya'ephיָעֵףwearynot studied yet
weasel1 word
weave7 words
- aragאָרַגto weave: to interlace threads on a loom into cloth
- raqamרָקַםto work colored threads into cloth: to produce a fabric patterned in more than one color
- plekōπλέκωto weavenot studied yet
- massekhetמַסֶּכֶתweavenot studied yet
- shavatsשָׁבַץto weavenot studied yet
weaver1 word
web1 word
wedding2 words
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
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- marriage: the married state as an honorable institution.
- ḥatunnahחֲתֻנָּהa wedding: the occasion on which a marriage is made and celebrated
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
wedding feast1 word
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
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- marriage: the married state as an honorable institution.
- gamosγάμοςa wedding: the multi-day festival of celebration that marked a marriage.
wedge1 word
- lashonלָשׁוֹןa tongue: something shaped like a tongue, such as a wedge of metal, an inlet of the sea, or a flame
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- the tongue: the organ in the mouth, and by extension the speech it produces
- a language: the tongue a people speaks, and so the people marked off by it
- lashonלָשׁוֹןa tongue: something shaped like a tongue, such as a wedge of metal, an inlet of the sea, or a flame
weed1 word
weeds2 words
- suphסוּףreeds, rushes: the tall marsh plants (probably papyrus) that grow in shallow fresh water
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- the sea Israel crossed and the arms of the Red Sea, in the fixed phrase "Sea of Reeds" (yam suph)
- zizanionζιζάνιονa weed that passes for wheat: darnel, which cannot be told apart from the crop until the grain forms
- suphסוּףreeds, rushes: the tall marsh plants (probably papyrus) that grow in shallow fresh water
week3 words
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
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- week: a seven-day span counted from one Sabbath to the next
- shabbatשַׁבָּתSabbath: a God-appointed time of complete stopping, set apart as holy
- shavu'aשָׁבוּעַa period reckoned as seven: a unit of seven days (a week) or of seven years
- sabbatonσάββατονthe Sabbath: the seventh day of the week, set apart from work for rest and worship
weep4 words
weeping4 words
- klauthmosκλαυθμόςloud, audible weeping: grief cried out so it can be heard, not silent tears.
- bekhiבְּכִיweeping: the tears and the audible crying that pour out in deep sorrow
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- the trickling or flowing of water (a contested reading found only in Job 28:11)
- dimahדִּמְעָהtears: the water shed in weeping, and by extension the weeping and grief itself
- bekhitבְּכִיתweepingnot studied yet
weft2 words
- erevעֵרֶבa mixed company: an assorted, largely foreign body of people mingled together with a nation
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- woof: the crosswise threads woven across the lengthwise warp in a piece of cloth
- shetiשְׁתִיwarp: the lengthwise threads stretched on a loom, across which the crosswise threads are woven
- erevעֵרֶבa mixed company: an assorted, largely foreign body of people mingled together with a nation
weigh5 words
- shaqalשָׁקַלto weigh: to set an amount on a balance to measure its weight, and so to weigh out silver as payment
- takhanתָּכַןto weigh or measure something against a fixed standard: to mete out a quantity, gauge a person's true worth, or come out right when tested
- palasפָּלַסto bring something to true level, as a balance beam or a builder's level does: to grade a path smooth, or to weigh a thing out and size it up
- analogizomaiἀναλογίζομαιto reckon something up in the mind: to weigh it point by point and set it against something else
- salaסָלָאto weighnot studied yet
weigh out1 word
weighed1 word
- teqelתְּקֵלto be weighed: to be set on the scales and assessed, here for divine judgment
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- shekel: a small standard weight of silver used as money
- teqelתְּקֵלto be weighed: to be set on the scales and assessed, here for divine judgment
weighing a talent1 word
weight6 words
- evenאֶבֶןa stone used as a standard of measure: the weight in a merchant's bag or on a builder's line
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- a stone: a piece of rock a person can gather, shape, carry, throw, or build with
- a precious stone: a gem valued for its beauty and worth
- stone as an image of what is hard, heavy, lifeless, or dirt cheap
- mishqalמִשְׁקָלweight: how heavy something is, the amount measured out on a scale
- barosβάροςweight: heaviness itself, whether it presses down on the person carrying it or simply gives a thing mass and substance
- ogkosὄγκοςa weight or encumbrance: bulk that slows a person down, pictured as something a runner strips off before a race
- mishqolמִשְׁקוֹלweightnot studied yet
- evenאֶבֶןa stone used as a standard of measure: the weight in a merchant's bag or on a builder's line
weighty1 word
welcome8 words
- dechomaiδέχομαιto welcome a person: to take someone in and give them a willing, favorable reception
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- to accept something offered: to take a message, gift, or object to oneself willingly
- aspazomaiἀσπάζομαιto greet: to acknowledge another person warmly with a word or gesture of welcome, whether in person or by passing word along
- prosdechomaiπροσδέχομαιto welcome or accept: to receive a person or a circumstance to yourself willingly and gladly
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- to wait for or look for: to await something eagerly, ready to welcome it when it comes
- dektosδεκτόςwelcome: gladly received rather than turned away, because the one receiving has decided to show favor
- epidechomaiἐπιδέχομαιto welcomenot studied yet
- dechomaiδέχομαιto welcome a person: to take someone in and give them a willing, favorable reception
welfare5 words
- tovטוֹבgood: fittingly answering to what a thing, a person, or a relationship is meant to be, so that it is sound, pleasing, right, or beneficial
- eirēnēεἰρήνηpeace: a whole, rightly-ordered, flourishing life, above all the mended relationship with God
- shalomשָׁלוֹםwholeness: a person, community, or situation that is sound and intact and lacks nothing it needs to flourish
- yeshu'ahיְשׁוּעָהsalvation: the rescue brought to someone who cannot get themselves out of trouble, covering the saving act, the victory it wins, and the safety it leaves behind.
- yesahיֵשַׁעdeliverance: the rescue, victory, or safety that God brings to people in danger or distress
well10 words
- ayinעַיִןa spring or well: a place where water comes up out of the ground.
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- the eye: the organ of sight, and by extension how a person sees, judges, wants, and is looked upon.
- pēgēπηγήa spring: a natural source of water rising from the ground, and by extension the source from which something flows
- kalōsκαλῶςwell: in a good, right, or fitting way
- phrearφρέαρa well: a deep shaft dug straight down into the ground, either to reach water or to open into the depths below
- borבּוֹרa pit dug or hewn into the ground: a cistern for water, a hole that holds a person or traps an animal, and, in poetry, the grave.
- ayinעַיִןa spring or well: a place where water comes up out of the ground.
well done2 words
well timed1 word
well watered1 word
- mashqehמַשְׁקֶהa cupbearer: the royal official who served the king's wine, and the office he held.
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- a drink: liquid meant to be drunk, a beverage.
- well-watered land: ground richly supplied with water, land under irrigation.
- mashqehמַשְׁקֶהa cupbearer: the royal official who served the king's wine, and the office he held.
well-being1 word
well-fed2 words
well-pleasing1 word
welt1 word
went1 word
went a little farther1 word
went away1 word
west4 words
- yamיָםwest: the direction of the sea, since the Mediterranean lay along Israel's whole western coast.
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- a sea: any great stretch of water, whether the open ocean, a particular sea or lake, or a river wide enough to be spoken of as one.
- dusmēδυσμήwestnot studied yet
- mavoמָבוֹאthe going-down of the sun, and so the west: sunset as an event, and the direction where the sun sets
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- an entrance or way in: the point of access into a city, building, or enclosed space, and the act of coming in itself
- ma'aravמַעֲרָבwest: the direction of the setting sun, and the western side or region it names
- yamיָםwest: the direction of the sea, since the Mediterranean lay along Israel's whole western coast.
western1 word
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןhinder or western: at the back, and so the west, since Hebrew speakers faced east to get their bearings
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- last or later: what comes after, whether at the end of a sequence or further along in time
- aḥaronאַחֲרוֹןhinder or western: at the back, and so the west, since Hebrew speakers faced east to get their bearings
western foothills1 word
westward2 words
- yamיָםa sea: any great stretch of water, whether the open ocean, a particular sea or lake, or a river wide enough to be spoken of as one.
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- west: the direction of the sea, since the Mediterranean lay along Israel's whole western coast.
- ma'aravמַעֲרָבwest: the direction of the setting sun, and the western side or region it names
- yamיָםa sea: any great stretch of water, whether the open ocean, a particular sea or lake, or a river wide enough to be spoken of as one.
wet1 word
whale1 word
what4 words
what great1 word
what grows of itself1 word
- saphi'aḥסָפִיחַaftergrowth: the grain that comes up on its own the year after a harvest, sprouted from seed that fell to the ground when the field was cut
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- a rush of water: the flooding that scours the soil off the ground
- saphi'aḥסָפִיחַaftergrowth: the grain that comes up on its own the year after a harvest, sprouted from seed that fell to the ground when the field was cut
what has been entrusted1 word
what is false1 word
what is lacking1 word
what is owed2 words
- opheilēmaὀφείλημαa debt: a sum or service one is bound to pay back
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- sin pictured as a debt owed to God
- opheilēὀφειλήwhat is owed: an obligation one side is bound to hand over to the other, whether money or something money cannot buy
- opheilēmaὀφείλημαa debt: a sum or service one is bound to pay back
what is right3 words
- tsedeqצֶדֶקrightness: conformity to what is truly right, the standard or order things ought to match.
- 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
what sort1 word
whatever1 word
wheat4 words
- sitosσῖτοςwheat: the cereal grain harvested for bread, and by extension grain as a stored or traded food staple
- ḥittahחִטָּהwheat: the main bread grain of ancient Israel, prized above barley
- barבַּרgrain: the threshed kernel of a cereal harvest, the clean part that is heaped up, measured, stored, and sold
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- the open country: unfenced, untilled land where wild animals live
- ḥintahחִנְטָהwheatnot studied yet
wheel6 words
- trochosτροχόςcourse/wheelnot studied yet
- ophanאוֹפָןa wheel: the round turning part that carries a chariot, cart, or stand
- galgalגַּלְגַּלa wheel, named for its rolling: the round part that turns under a chariot or wagon, or over the mouth of a well
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- something whirling before the wind: dry stuff tumbling along the ground, and the whirling storm that drives it
- ovenאֹבֶןwheelnot studied yet
- galgalגַּלְגַּלwheelnot studied yet
wheels2 words
- ophanאוֹפָןa wheel: the round turning part that carries a chariot, cart, or stand
- galgalגַּלְגַּלa wheel, named for its rolling: the round part that turns under a chariot or wagon, or over the mouth of a well
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- something whirling before the wind: dry stuff tumbling along the ground, and the whirling storm that drives it
whelp2 words
when9 words
- kiכִּיwhen, if: it frames the circumstance or the case the main statement answers to
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- because, for: it attaches the reason or the grounds behind what has just been said
- that: it introduces the content of what someone sees, knows, hears, or says
- but rather, except, only: after a denial, it names what holds instead
- hōsὡςas/whennot studied yet
- yomיוֹםday: a bounded stretch of time seen as a whole, whether the daylight hours, one date on the calendar, or a whole span of living
- hotanὅτανwhen(-ever)not studied yet
- hoteὅτεwhennot studied yet
- kiכִּיwhen, if: it frames the circumstance or the case the main statement answers to
whence2 words
- pothenπόθενfrom where? whence?: a question word asking the origin, source, or cause of something
- hothenὅθενfrom which place: a word pointing back to a physical starting point that something has left or come from
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- for which reason, therefore: a word that draws a conclusion from something already said
whenever1 word
where11 words
- shamשָׁםthere: the place already named, pointed at instead of named again
- pouποῦwhere: the question word asking at what place someone or something is, or where it is going
- ohuοὗwhere: points back to a place already in view, the spot in, at, or toward which something happens
- hopouὅπουwhere(-ever)not studied yet
- ayyehאַיֵּהwhere?not studied yet
where i stood1 word
where you are a stranger1 word
wherefore3 words
- dioδιόtherefore, for this reason: a word that draws a firm inference from what has just been argued
- hothenὅθενfrom which place: a word pointing back to a physical starting point that something has left or come from
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- for which reason, therefore: a word that draws a conclusion from something already said
- toigarounτοιγαροῦνso then, for that very reason: the weightiest Greek word for "therefore," used to bring an argument to its solemn conclusion
whet1 word
- 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
- shananשָׁנַןto sharpen: to hone a blade, arrow, or weaponized speech to a cutting edge
whether4 words
- 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
- eiteεἴτεwhethernot studied yet
- poterosπότεροςwhethernot studied yet
- ētoiἤτοιwhethernot studied yet
- imאִםif: it sets a condition, so that what follows depends on whether that thing is so
which4 words
while1 word
whip7 words
- mastixμάστιξa whip, and the flogging carried out with it
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- a severe bodily affliction pictured as a lash falling on a person: a tormenting disease
- mastigoōμαστιγόωto flog: to beat someone with a whip as a punishment ordered by someone in authority
- shotשׁוֹטa whip: the flexible lash swung to drive an animal or beat a person, and a stroke of trouble pictured as falling the same way
- mastizōμαστίζωto whipnot studied yet
- phragelloōφραγελλόωto whipnot studied yet
- mastixμάστιξa whip, and the flogging carried out with it
whirl away1 word
whirling1 word
whirling dust1 word
- galgalגַּלְגַּלa wheel, named for its rolling: the round part that turns under a chariot or wagon, or over the mouth of a well
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- something whirling before the wind: dry stuff tumbling along the ground, and the whirling storm that drives it
- galgalגַּלְגַּלa wheel, named for its rolling: the round part that turns under a chariot or wagon, or over the mouth of a well
whirlwind3 words
- se'arahסְעָרָהa violently raging wind: a tempest, gale, or storm-wind
- suphahסוּפָהa violent windstorm: a fierce, driving gale that sweeps everything before it
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- Suphah: a place named in a fragment of an old war-song, its location now unknown
- galgalגַּלְגַּלa wheel, named for its rolling: the round part that turns under a chariot or wagon, or over the mouth of a well
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- something whirling before the wind: dry stuff tumbling along the ground, and the whirling storm that drives it
whirring1 word
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםwhirring, buzzing: the sound of beating wings, or the winged pest known by that sound
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- cymbals: the clashing metal plates sounded in worship, named after the ringing noise they make
- a barbed spear for taking fish: a harpoon
- tseltselimצֶלְצְלִיםwhirring, buzzing: the sound of beating wings, or the winged pest known by that sound
whisper4 words
whisperer1 word
whispering2 words
whistle1 word
white6 words
- leukosλευκόςwhite: the color white, at times intensified to a gleaming or radiant brightness
- lavanלָבָןwhite: the pale, bright color of milk, snow, or bleached wool
- lavenלָבֵןto turn white: to become white, or to make something white, most often as the picture of a stain being washed out
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- to make bricks: to shape and harden mud bricks for building
- ḥurחוּרwhitenot studied yet
- ḥivvarחִוָּרwhitenot studied yet
white cloth1 word
white spot1 word
whiten1 word
- lavenלָבֵןto turn white: to become white, or to make something white, most often as the picture of a stain being washed out
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- to make bricks: to shape and harden mud bricks for building
- lavenלָבֵןto turn white: to become white, or to make something white, most often as the picture of a stain being washed out
whitewash4 words
- tu'aḥטוּחַto coat a surface by spreading something over it: to plaster, daub, or overlay, most often mortar on a wall
- taphelתָּפֵלwhitewash: the thin coat smeared over a wall to make it look finished and sound
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- tasteless: flat and flavorless food that salt has to rescue, and so anything with nothing in it
- koniaōκονιάωto whitewashnot studied yet
- sidשִׂידto whitewashnot studied yet
whither2 words
who4 words
whole11 words
- pasπᾶςall, every, the whole: the complete extent of whatever it modifies, with nothing left out
- kolכֹּלthe totality of something: the whole of it, or each and every one of its members
- holosὅλοςwhole: one thing taken in its full extent, with nothing of it left out
- hapasἅπαςall, without exception: the complete number of persons or things, or a single thing in its entirety
- kolכֹּלthe totality of something: the whole of it, or each and every one of its members
whole armor1 word
whole burnt offering2 words
- olahעֹלָהburnt offering: the sacrifice in which the whole animal is burned on the altar and the smoke rises to God, with no portion kept back for priest or worshiper
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- ascent: a flight of steps or stairway leading upward
- kalilכָּלִילcomplete in every part: all of something, with nothing left out or held back
- olahעֹלָהburnt offering: the sacrifice in which the whole animal is burned on the altar and the smoke rises to God, with no portion kept back for priest or worshiper
wholeness1 word
wholly2 words
whom1 word
whore1 word
whoredom4 words
- porneiaπορνείαsexual wrongdoing: sexual activity outside the bounds the Old Testament law sets for marriage
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- spiritual unfaithfulness: turning from God to idols, pictured as a wife's adultery or a prostitute's trade
- taznutתַּזְנוּתharlotry: repeated, brazen acts of promiscuous unfaithfulness, pictured as a wife who sells herself to anyone
- zanunזְנוּנִיםfaithless sexual conduct treated as a settled condition: harlotry used literally once, and far more often as a picture of breaking faith with God
- zenutזְנוּתpromiscuous sexual immorality, used above all as a picture of unfaithfulness to God
- porneiaπορνείαsexual wrongdoing: sexual activity outside the bounds the Old Testament law sets for marriage
whoremonger1 word
why2 words
wick1 word
wicked6 words
- raרַעbad: failing the standard of what it should be, whether defective, harmful, or unpleasant, with no question of sin
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- calamity: disaster, ruin, or affliction that falls on a person or nation, the trouble that is the opposite of well-being
- morally evil: conduct, intent, or persons that are wrong in the sight of God, the opposite of what is good
- ponērosπονηρόςevil, wicked: bad in a way that actively works harm
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- the evil one: a title for Satan, the personal source of evil
- kakosκακόςbad: the ordinary, all-purpose opposite of good, covering a corrupt character, a wrongful act, and plain harm alike
- rasahרָשָׁעthe one in the wrong: the guilty party a court rules against, and from there the wicked person whose whole life stands condemned, always the opposite of the righteous (צַדִּיק).
- anomosἄνομοςlawless: setting God's law aside, and so wicked or criminal
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- outside the law of Moses: not living under Israel's law, and so a Gentile
- raרַעbad: failing the standard of what it should be, whether defective, harmful, or unpleasant, with no question of sin
wickedness10 words
- adikiaἀδικίαunrighteousness: wrongdoing measured against what is right, the opposite of righteousness
- anomiaἀνομίαlawlessness: conduct or a condition set against God's law and rightful order
- kakiaκακίαbadness inside a person: above all ill will toward others, and more broadly a corrupt character and the wrongs it produces.
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- trouble: the hardship or misfortune that a day brings with it.
- ponēriaπονηρίαwickedness: badness as a settled quality in a person, with an edge of active ill will that means somebody harm
- avenאָוֶןevil that comes to nothing: the emptiness, harm, and wickedness of a life set against God
wide3 words
- platusπλατύςwide: stretching far across, broad rather than narrow
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- a broad street: a town's wide main way or open public square
- raḥavרָחָבbroad, wide: reaching far across a space, and by extension stretching beyond ordinary limits
- euruchōrosεὐρύχωροςroomy: wide open, with ample space to move about in
- platusπλατύςwide: stretching far across, broad rather than narrow
widen1 word
widow2 words