Words the Bible translates as lord
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.
- kuriosκύριοςthe Lord: God himself, and in the New Testament the risen Jesus given that same title
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- a person who holds authority over others or owns property: a master, owner, or (as polite address) sir
- yahwehיהוהthe personal name of the God of Israel: his own name, the name he gives himself, by which his people are to call on him and know him as the God who is with them.
- adonaiאֲדֹנָי"my Lord": the reverent title that names God as the sovereign master to whom his people belong as servants
- adonאָדוֹןlord: the one who rightfully possesses, protects, and commands those under his care
- despotēsδεσπότηςan absolute master: the one who owns you outright and whose authority over you has no limit
- yahיָהּYah: the short form of God's personal name, the form Israel used in song and worship and the piece that gives us the word "hallelujah."
- serenסֶרֶןa lord of the Philistines: one of the five rulers who governed the Philistine city-states
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- an axle: a part of the wheel assembly of Solomon's movable bronze temple stands
- shalishשָׁלִישׁa top-ranking officer: a soldier of the highest grade, serving with a king's chariot force or at the king's own side.
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- a third: a measuring vessel holding a third of some larger unit, used for scooping out dry goods or drink.
- a musical instrument played in a victory celebration; which instrument it was is not known.
- mareמָרֵאlordnot studied yet
- gevirגְּבִירlordnot studied yet
- maran athaμαρὰν ἀθάan untranslated Aramaic prayer to the risen Jesus, "Our Lord, come!"
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