Words the Bible translates as back
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- palinπάλινback: returning to a place, person, or condition left earlier
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- again: once more, a second (or further) time, repeating an action
- furthermore: a connecting word that adds a further point or, in turn, a contrasting one
- bamahבָּמָהthe high ground a powerful figure walks or rides over: the back, ridge, or heights of the earth, sea, or sky in poetry
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- an open-air place of sacrifice: a built platform, walled precinct, or small shrine where worship was carried out away from the central temple
- nōtonνῶτονbacknot studied yet
- aḥorאָחוֹרthe back or behind: the rear of something, the direction backward, and (of time) what is still to come
- orephעֹרֶףthe back of the neck; the nape, the side a person shows by turning away
- shekhemשְׁכֶםthe shoulder: the upper back and ridge of muscle where a person carries a load
- gavגַּבa curved, convex, or raised surface: the rounded outer side of a thing, or a raised structure on the ground.
- gevגֵּוa person's back: the side turned away from view, and so the part that takes the blows or hides whatever is thrown behind it
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- the middle of a group of people: the company someone can be driven out of
- gavגַּבbacknot studied yet
- gevahגֵּוָהbacknot studied yet
- rephidahרְפִידָהbacknot studied yet
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