English Bible words starting with W
382 meanings beginning with W, in alphabetical order. This is page 3 of 4. Under each one are the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words the Bible actually uses for it.
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widower1 word
widowhood1 word
width2 words
wield1 word
- 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.
- nuphנוּףto move something back and forth through the air: to wave, swing, wield, or brandish it.
wielded1 word
wife2 words
wild3 words
- agriosἄγριοςwildnot studied yet
- barבַּרthe open country: unplowed, unfenced land beyond the settlements, where wild animals live and feed
- lu'aלוּעַto talk wildly: to let words out faster than thought can weigh them
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- to swallow, to gulp something all the way down the throat
wild animal1 word
wild ass1 word
wild beast3 words
wild dog1 word
- tanתַּןjackal: the howling wild dog of the wasteland, named almost always in the plural and almost always to say that a place has been emptied of people
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- the great water creature: the monster Pharaoh is addressed as, lying in the Nile, churning it up and fouling his own rivers
- tanתַּןjackal: the howling wild dog of the wasteland, named almost always in the plural and almost always to say that a place has been emptied of people
wild donkey3 words
wild game1 word
- tsayidצַיִדhunting, and the wild game it yields: the chase itself and the meat a hunter brings home
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- provisions: food stored or carried as supply, especially for a journey
- tsayidצַיִדhunting, and the wild game it yields: the chase itself and the meat a hunter brings home
wild goat1 word
wild olive tree1 word
wild ox1 word
wilderness4 words
- erēmosἔρημοςdeserted: empty of people, whether a wild stretch of country, a quiet out-of-the-way spot, or a place or person left forsaken.
- midbarמִדְבָּרwilderness: the open, unsettled, unwatered country beyond the farms and towns, where flocks graze and travelers cross at risk
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- mouth: the opening one speaks with, named for the act of speech
- aravahעֲרָבָהa dry, treeless lowland plain; with the article, the Arabah, the great rift valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea
- yeshimonיְשִׁימוֹןa barren waste: empty, waterless country where nothing grows and no one lives
wildly1 word
will8 words
- diathēkēδιαθήκηwill: the legal arrangement a person makes for their estate, which takes effect only when they die
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- covenant: a solemn, God-initiated bond that ties God and his people to one another with sworn promises and commitments
- thelōθέλωto will: to want, wish, or be disposed toward something, ranging from casual desire to deliberate purpose
- boulomaiβούλομαιto will, wish, or intend: to settle on what one wants, often as a considered choice or firm purpose.
- thelēmaθέλημαwill: what someone has decided shall be, whether a purpose, a desire, or a command
- ratsonרָצוֹןfavorable pleasure: what pleases someone, and so the acceptance or favor they grant and the will they choose to carry out
- diathēkēδιαθήκηwill: the legal arrangement a person makes for their estate, which takes effect only when they die
willfully1 word
- zudזִידto act presumptuously: to knowingly step past a limit God or lawful authority has set, and to do it with contempt
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- to boil: to cook something in a pot over heat
- zudזִידto act presumptuously: to knowingly step past a limit God or lawful authority has set, and to do it with contempt
willing2 words
- nadivנָדִיבwilling: moved from within to give or act freely, rather than under compulsion or obligation
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- a noble or prince: a person of high rank, of whom the open-handed generosity the title implies is expected
- ḥaphetsחָפֵץdrawn toward something with pleasure or desire: delighting in it, wanting it, or being willing to do it
- nadivנָדִיבwilling: moved from within to give or act freely, rather than under compulsion or obligation
willingly1 word
willingness1 word
- spoudēσπουδήhaste: quick movement that wastes no time getting where it is going
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- eager effort: energy poured promptly and wholeheartedly into something a person takes seriously
- spoudēσπουδήhaste: quick movement that wastes no time getting where it is going
willow2 words
wily1 word
win1 word
- kerdainōκερδαίνωto gain: to get something of value for oneself, by effort or investment
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- to spare oneself a loss, to avoid harm one would otherwise suffer
- kerdainōκερδαίνωto gain: to get something of value for oneself, by effort or investment
win a glorious victory1 word
win over1 word
- peithōπείθωto work on someone until they come around: to persuade, convince, win over
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- to rest your weight on someone or something: to trust, rely on, be confident
- to have been brought to certainty: to be convinced, to be sure
- to let yourself be moved by another: to comply, go along with, obey
- peithōπείθωto work on someone until they come around: to persuade, convince, win over
wind5 words
- pneumaπνεῦμαmoving air: wind, or the breath that comes from a living body
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- the human spirit: a person's own inner life, the breath of life in them and the self that thinks, feels, and turns toward God
- a spirit-being other than God: an unclean or evil spirit, or another non-bodily creature such as an angel or a ghost
- the Spirit of God: God's own active presence and power, given to and at work in his people, and increasingly portrayed as a distinct personal agent
- ru'aḥרוּחַthe unseen moving power felt in wind and breath: the air that blows, the breath that gives life, the inner drive of a person, and the empowering presence of God.
- anemosἄνεμοςwind: naturally moving air, from a light breeze to a driving gale
- pnoēπνοήwind/breathnot studied yet
- ru'aḥרוּחַthe unseen power that moves: the wind outside a person, and inside a person the spirit that carries insight, ability, and temper.
- pneumaπνεῦμαmoving air: wind, or the breath that comes from a living body
window8 words
- thurisθυρίςwindownot studied yet
- lampasλαμπάςa burning light carried or set out to shine: chiefly a torch of open flame, and sometimes an oil lamp
- ḥallonחַלּוֹןa window: an opening cut through a wall to let in light and air and to see or pass through
- tsoharצֹהַרan opening Noah was told to make near the top of the ark, whose exact form (window, roof, or light-shaft) is uncertain.
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- noon: the middle of the day, when the sun stands highest and the light is fullest.
- arubbahאֲרֻבָּהa latticed opening: a framed or slatted hole made in a solid surface so that one particular thing can pass through it
winds1 word
wine6 words
- oinosοἶνοςwine: the fermented drink pressed from grapes
- yayinיַיִןwine: the fermented, alcoholic drink made from grapes, the everyday wine of ancient Israel
- tiroshתִּירוֹשׁnew wine: the freshly pressed juice of the grape harvest, the vintage of the year.
- yeqevיֶקֶבwinepress: the hewn installation for pressing grapes, and especially the lower vat that catches the juice
- ḥamarחֲמַרwinenot studied yet
wine press1 word
winepress4 words
- lēnosληνόςwinepressnot studied yet
- yeqevיֶקֶבwinepress: the hewn installation for pressing grapes, and especially the lower vat that catches the juice
- gatגַּתa winepress: the shallow rock basin where grapes were trodden underfoot at harvest, with the juice running off into a deeper vat alongside
- purahפּוּרָהwinepressnot studied yet
wineskin4 words
- nevelנֵבֶלa large jar or skin for storing liquids, especially a wine container
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- a stringed instrument of the harp or lyre family, used in worship and celebration
- askosἀσκόςa wineskin: a whole animal hide, usually a goat's, sewn shut and sealed to hold liquids, especially wine
- ovאוֹבa wineskin: a leather bag for holding wine
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- a means of consulting the dead: the summoned spirit, the ritual pit or instrument used to reach it, or the medium who conducts the rite
- nodנֹאדwineskinnot studied yet
- nevelנֵבֶלa large jar or skin for storing liquids, especially a wine container
wing4 words
wink1 word
winnow1 word
winnowing fork1 word
winter4 words
wintering1 word
wipe1 word
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
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- to strike against, and so to reach or touch: said of a boundary line that runs up against a landmark.
- to be full of marrow, said of rich, fatty food.
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
wipe away1 word
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
+2 more meanings
- to strike against, and so to reach or touch: said of a boundary line that runs up against a landmark.
- to be full of marrow, said of rich, fatty food.
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
wipe off2 words
wipe out1 word
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
+2 more meanings
- to strike against, and so to reach or touch: said of a boundary line that runs up against a landmark.
- to be full of marrow, said of rich, fatty food.
- maḥahמָחָהto wipe a surface clean, and from that, to blot out: to erase a record, a name, or a person until nothing is left.
wisdom5 words
- sophiaσοφίαwisdom: deep insight into how things truly are, joined to the skill to act rightly on it
- ḥokhmahחׇכְמָהskilled mastery: knowing how to do a thing well, from a craft to a whole life
- binahבִּינָהunderstanding: the ability to tell things apart and grasp what they mean
- tushiyyahתּוּשִׁיָּהsound practical wisdom: the level-headed good sense that knows what will actually work, together with the effectiveness it produces
- ḥokhmahחׇכְמָהwisdom: insight that belongs first to God and is given away by him, seen here as the power to explain what nobody else can explain
wise5 words
- sophiaσοφίαwisdom: deep insight into how things truly are, joined to the skill to act rightly on it
- sophosσοφόςwise: having real skill or sound judgment; a person who truly knows how to live or work well
- 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
- ḥakkimחַכִּיםwise: having the knowledge and skill to explain what other people cannot, used in Daniel almost always as the standing name for the trained specialists on the Babylonian king's staff
wise men3 words
- magosμάγοςan Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
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- a magician: a practitioner of sorcery and the occult arts, often a fraud who claims hidden power
- ḥakkimחַכִּיםwise: having the knowledge and skill to explain what other people cannot, used in Daniel almost always as the standing name for the trained specialists on the Babylonian king's staff
- ḥartomחַרְטֹםa learned priestly expert in sacred and hidden arts, skilled at interpreting dreams, working ritual magic, and divining; the specialist a pagan king keeps on staff.
- magosμάγοςan Eastern sage: a learned man from Persia or Babylon who read the stars, interpreted dreams, and advised kings
wisely1 word
wish6 words
- thelōθέλωto will: to want, wish, or be disposed toward something, ranging from casual desire to deliberate purpose
- boulomaiβούλομαιto will, wish, or intend: to settle on what one wants, often as a considered choice or firm purpose.
- thelēmaθέλημαwill: what someone has decided shall be, whether a purpose, a desire, or a command
- euchomaiεὔχομαιto wish: to long for something the speaker knows lies beyond their power to bring about
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- to pray: to speak to God in earnest petition, often on someone else's behalf
- avvahאַוָּהdesire, wish: what someone wants, nearly always in the set phrase "the desire of your soul," meaning as much and as freely as you please.
wish for1 word
- euchomaiεὔχομαιto pray: to speak to God in earnest petition, often on someone else's behalf
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- to wish: to long for something the speaker knows lies beyond their power to bring about
- euchomaiεὔχομαιto pray: to speak to God in earnest petition, often on someone else's behalf
wishes1 word
witch1 word
witchcraft3 words
- pharmakosφάρμακοςsorcery, and the sorcerer who practices it: forbidden magic worked through drugs, potions, and spells, always bound up with the worship of false gods
- qesemקֶסֶםdivination: the attempt to obtain hidden or future knowledge by working a ritual procedure, and the answer such a procedure delivers
- kashaphכָּשַׁףto practice sorcery: to work forbidden magic meant to harm or control people, using spells, potions, or ritual objects
with11 words
- prosπρόςto/withnot studied yet
- metaμετάwith/afternot studied yet
- paraπαράfrom/with/besidenot studied yet
- imעִםwithnot studied yet
- etאֵתwith: alongside, in the company of, or in dealing with someone or something
with a roar1 word
with all the house1 word
with banners1 word
with child2 words
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
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- a belly in the sense of an appetite: a name thrown at people who live to be fed and will not work
- harahהָרָהpregnant: carrying a child, expecting to give birth
- gastērγαστήρthe womb: a woman's belly as the place where a child is conceived and carried, nearly always inside the everyday phrase for being pregnant
with edema1 word
with me1 word
with one accord1 word
with one mind1 word
with one’s own hand1 word
with sleeves1 word
with understanding1 word
withdraw5 words
- aphistēmiἀφίστημιto move away from a place, person, or commitment: to depart, withdraw, or fall away
- anachōreōἀναχωρέωto withdraw: to leave a place and pull back, often as a deliberate retreat from a threat
- hupostellōὑποστέλλωto withdrawnot studied yet
- ekneuōἐκνεύωto withdrawnot studied yet
- hupochōreōὑποχωρέωto withdrawnot studied yet
wither4 words
- xērainōξηραίνωto dry up: to lose moisture and so wither, shrivel, or run dry
- yaveshיָבֵשׁto dry up or wither: to lose the moisture that keeps something alive or flowing, so that it shrivels, hardens, or runs dry
- 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.
- amalאָמַלto lose vitality and waste away: to wither, droop, and grow feeble
withered1 word
withheld1 word
withhold5 words
- kōluōκωλύωto stop someone or something: to hinder, prevent, or forbid
- manaמָנַעto keep something or someone back: to withhold, deny, or restrain
- ḥasakhחָשַׂךְto hold back: to keep a thing from being handed over, a person from acting, or a blow from falling
- kalaכָּלָאto hold back: to shut in, restrain, or withhold, keeping a person, thing, or force from moving, acting, or being handed over freely
- apostereōἀποστερέωto defraud: to keep back or take away from someone what is rightfully owed to them
within6 words
- tavekhתָּוֶךְthe middle: the central part of something, or the space it encloses
- betenבֶּטֶןthe belly: the rounded inner cavity of the body, and by extension the womb, the appetite, and the deep inner self
- esōthenἔσωθενinside, or out from inside: the interior of something, usually set against the outside that is on view
- esōἔσωinside: in or into an enclosed space, and so also the person on the inside and the people who belong within a group
- gavגַּוthe inside of something: the middle of a place, an object, or a document, used to say that something is in it, goes into it, or comes out of it
without7 words
- ayinאַיִןthere is not: the word that denies that something exists or is present
- chōrisχωρίςwithout, apart from: the thing named is missing or held separate, so whatever depends on it does not follow
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- besides, not counting: naming what is being left out of a count, not what is absent
- separately, by itself: lying or placed in its own spot, apart from the rest
- beliבְּלִיa word that cancels what follows: without, not, for lack of
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- wearing away, decay, the ruin that consumes a thing
- aneuἄνευwithoutnot studied yet
- ephesאֶפֶסan outermost edge: the farthest point something reaches, above all the farthest reaches of the earth
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- nothing, none at all: what has run out or ceased to be, and so no one and nothing besides
- only, however: a small word that limits or pushes back on what was just said
without a cause1 word
without anxiety1 word
without blemish2 words
- amōmosἄμωμοςwithout blemish; free of any flaw that would make an offering or a life unfit to be presented to God
- tamimתָּמִיםwithout blemish: physically whole and sound, with nothing missing, broken, or damaged
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- blameless: whole in character and conduct, undivided in loyalty to God, with nothing false or double held back
- Thummim: the sacred lot used with the Urim to seek God's answer
without cause3 words
- ḥinnamחִנָּםfor nothing: an act done with nothing paid for it, nothing to warrant it, or nothing gained by it
- reqamרֵיקָםempty-handed: with nothing to show for it, whether one comes or goes with no goods, acts to no effect, or acts for no reason.
- eikēεἰκῇfor nothing: without a valid reason behind it, or without any real result from it
without ceasing1 word
without delay1 word
without falling1 word
without favoritism1 word
without form1 word
without fruit1 word
without genealogy1 word
without god1 word
without honor1 word
without hypocrisy1 word
without law1 word
without objection1 word
without reserve1 word
without strength1 word
without the spirit1 word
without understanding1 word
without warning2 words
without witness1 word
withstand2 words
- amadעָמַדto stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
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- to remain: to keep standing over time, and so to last, to hold one's ground, or to be valid rather than fall
- to arise: to come onto the scene and take one's place, as a king coming to power
- to set up: to make something or someone stand, and so to erect, station, appoint, present, or confirm
- anthistēmiἀνθίστημιto set oneself against someone or something: to oppose, resist, or stand firm against
- amadעָמַדto stand: to be on one's feet and in place, and so to take up a position, come to a halt, or wait there on someone
withstood1 word
witness6 words
- marturionμαρτύριονthe thing that proves a point: evidence, attested testimony, the content or token of a witness rather than the act of witnessing
- martusμάρτυςa witness: someone who can testify to what they have seen and know, especially before a court
- edעֵדa witness: someone or something that confirms what is true, especially what happened or what was agreed
- marturiaμαρτυρίαtestimony: the act of bearing witness, or the statement a witness gives.
- edahעֵדָהa witness: an object or act set up to testify to an agreement or a fact
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- the LORD's testimonies: the terms of his covenant, solemnly declared and meant to be kept
wives1 word