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| WORD | NW + NOTES | REFERENCE | PHONETIC |
| Aaron | Aaron (Aar'on) | Exodus 4:14 (h175) | AIR-uhn, A-ruhn ER-uhn*, AY-ron (¶) |
| abacus* | — | g01 8/22 13 | AB-uh-kuhs, uh-BAK-uhs (¶) |
| Abaddon | A·bad'don | Revelation 9:11 (g3) | uh-BAD-uhn* |
| Abana, Abanah | A·ba'nah | 2 Kings 5:12 (h71) | uh-BAY-nuh* |
| Abba | Abba (Ab'ba) | Mark 14:36 (g5) | AB-uh, AH-buh* (¶) |
| Abdias | Obadiah | Obadiah 1:1 DRB (h5662) | ab-DI-uhs (¶) |
| Abednego | A·bed'ne·go (in some Bibles: Abdenago, Abed-Nego, Abed-nego) |
Daniel 1:7 (h5664) | uh-BED-nih-goh* (not uh-BEN-dih-goh) (¶) |
| Abel | Abel (A'bel) | Genesis 4:2 (h1893) | AY-buhl* (¶) |
| Abel-mizraim | A'bel-miz'ra·im | Genesis 50:11 (h67) | AY-buhl-MIZ-ray-im* |
| Abi | A'bi | 2 Kings 18:2 (h21) | AY-bi* |
| Abiathar | A·bi'a·thar | 1 Samuel 22:20 (h54) | uh-BI-uh-thahr* (not uh-BEE-) |
| Abib | A'bib | Exodus 13:4 (h24) | AY-bib*, also ah-VEEV (¶) |
| Abiezer, Abi-ezer | Abi-e'zer | Judges 8:2 (h44) | ab-ee-EE-zuhr*, ay'bi- |
| Abiezrite, Abi-ezrite | Abi-ez'rite (in some Bibles: Abiezer clan, Abi[-]ezrites, Abiezer's family, Ezrites, family of Ezri) |
Judges 6:24 (h33) | ab'ee-EHZ-rit*, ay'bi-EZ-rit |
| Abigail | Ab'i·gail | 1 Samuel 25:3 (h26) | AB-ih-gayl'*, -uh- (¶) |
| Abihail | Ab'i·ha·il | Esther 2:15 (h32) | AB-uh-hayl* |
| Abihu | A·bi'hu | Exodus 6:23 (h30) | uh-BI-hoo, uh-BI-hyoo* |
| Abihud | A·bi'hud (in Christian Greek Scriptures: Abiud) |
1 Chronicles 8:3 (h31) | uh-BI-huhd* |
| Abilene | Ab·i·le'ne | Luke 3:1 (g9) | ab'uh-LEE-nee* (not AB-uh-leen) |
| Abimael | A·bim'a·el | 1 Chronicles 1:22 (h39) | uh-BIM-ay-uhl, uh-BIM-uh-el* |
| Abimelech | A·bim'e·lech | Genesis 20:2 (h40) | uh-BIM-uh-lek* |
| Abinadab | A·bin'a·dab | 1 Samuel 16:8 (h41) | uh-BIN-uh-dab* |
| Abinoam | A·bin'o·am | Judges 4:6 (h42) | uh-BIN-oh-uhm, uh-BIN-oh-am* |
| Abiram | A·bi'ram | Numbers 16:1 (h48) | uh-BI-ruhm* |
| Abishag | Ab'i·shag | 1 Kings 1:3 (h49) | AB-uh-shag* |
| Abishai | A·bish'ai | 2 Samuel 2:18 (h52) | uh-BISH-i*, uh-BI-shi |
| Abishalom | A·bish'a·lom | 1 Kings 15:2 (h53) | uh-BISH-ah-lahm*, uh-BISH-uh-luhm |
| Abishua | Ab·i·shu'a | 1 Chronicles 6:4 (h50) | ab-ih-SHOO-uh*, uh-BISH-oo-uh |
| Abiud | A·bi'ud (in Hebrew Scriptures: Abihud) |
Matthew 1:13 (g10) | uh-BI-uhd* |
| Abraham | Abraham (A'bra·ham) | Genesis 17:5 (h85) | AY-bruh-ham* (¶) |
| Abram | A'bram | Genesis 11:26 (h87) | AY-bruhm*, AY-bram' |
| abrogate* | — | w95 3/15 27 | AB-ruh-gayt (¶) |
| Absalom | Ab'sa·lom | 2 Samuel 3:3 (h53) | AB-suh-luhm (¶), AB-suh-lahm* |
| abyss | abyss (in some Bibles: deeps, depths, big hole that has no bottom, bottomless pit, deep pit) |
Psalm 88:6 (h4688); Revelation 9:11 (g12) | uh-BIS*, alsoA-bis(') (¶) |
| acacia | acacia (in some Bibles: box, shittah tree, shittam, thorn) |
Isaiah 41:19 (h7848) | uh-KAY-shuh (¶) |
| Accad | Ac'cad (also Akkad) |
Genesis 10:10 (h390) | A-kad*, AK-ad, AH-kahd' (¶) |
| Acco | Ac'co (aka Accho, Acre, Akko, Ptolemais) |
Judges 1:31 (h5910) | AK-oh, AK-koh*, AH-koh (¶) |
| Aceldama | A·kel'da·ma | Acts 1:19 KJ, Da (g184) | uh-KEL-duh-muh, uh-SEL-duh-muh (not as'uhl-DAH-muh) (¶) |
| Achaean* | — (or Achaian) |
it "Greece, Greeks (Roman Rule Over the Greek States)" | uh-KEE-uhn, uh-KI-uhn, uh-KAY-uhn (¶) |
| Achaemenes* | — | it "Cyrus" | uh-KEE-muh-neez', uh-KEM-uh-neez' |
| Achaemenian* | — | it "Cyrus" | ak'uh-MEE-nee-uhn |
| Achaemenid*, Achaemenids*, Achaemenidae* | — | it "Darius" | uh-KEE-muh-nuhd (¶) , uh-KEM-uh-nid; pl. ak'uh-MEN-idz, ak'uh-MEH-nuh-dee' |
| Achaia | A·cha'ia (in some Bibles: Greece) |
Acts 19:21 (g882) | uh-KAY-uh*, -yuh, -KI-uh, also uh-KEE-uh (¶) (¶) |
| Achaian* | — (or Achaean) |
it "Greece, Greeks (Hellenists)" | uh-KAY-uhn, -KI- |
| Achaicus | A·cha'i·cus | 1 Corinthians 16:17 (g883) | uh-KAY-uh-kuhs* |
| Achan | A'chan | Joshua 7:20 (h5912) | AY-kan* |
| Achilles* | — | dp 154; w99 4/15 18 | uh-KIL-eez (not AK-uhl-eez) (¶) |
| Achish | A'chish | 1 Samuel 21:10 (h397) | AY-kish* |
| Achor | A'chor | Joshua 7:24 (h5911) | AY-kohr* |
| Achsah | Ach'sah | Joshua 15:16 (h5915) | AK-suh* |
| Achzib | Ach'zib | Micah 1:14 (h392) | AK-zib* |
| Acre* | — (aka Acco) |
it "Acco" | AH-kuhr, AH-kruh (¶) (¶) |
| Acrocorinthus* | — | it "Corinth" | ak'roh-kuh-RIN-thuhs |
| acropolis* | — | it "Areopagus" | uh-KRAH-puh-luhs, -KROP-uh-, -oh-lis (¶) |
| acrostic* | — | Lamentations 1:1 ftn. | uh-KROS-tik (¶) |
| Actium* | — | dp 231; it "Egypt, Egyptian" | AK-shee-uhm, -tee- (¶) |
| Acts | Acts | Acts of Apostles [Bible book] | akts (¶) |
| Adam | Adam (Ad'am) (man's name; city name |
Genesis 3:17; Joshua 3:16 (h121) | Ad-uhm*, A-duhm (¶) |
| Adamic* | — | it "Sin, I" | uh-DA-mik (¶) |
| Adami-nekeb | Ad'a·mi-ne'keb (in some Bibles: Adami-ha-Negeb, Adami Nekeb, Adaminekeb) |
Joshua 19:33 (h129 + h5346) | ad'uh-mi-NEE-keb* |
| Adar | A'dar | Ezra 6:15 (h144) | AY-dahr*, AH-dahr, ah-DAHR (¶) |
| Adhonai', Adonai, Adonay | Adho·nai'; A·do·nay' | "Adonai" in Exodus 6:3 DRB and 1 Kings 2:26 Da (h113); "Adonay" in Ro | ad'oh-NI, ahd'-, sometimes ad'uh-NOI (¶) (¶), ah-DOH-ni |
| Adonijah | Ad·o·ni'jah | 1 Kings 1:5 (h138) | ad'uh-NI-juh, ad'oh-NI-juh* |
| Adonis | Tammuz | Ezekiel 8:14 DRB (h8542) | uh-DON-is, uh-DOH-nis (¶) |
| Adoptianism*, Adoptionism* | — | — | uh-DAHP-shuhn-ih'zuhm (¶) |
| Adrammelech | A·dram'me·lech (in some Bibles: Adramelech) |
2 Kings 19:37 (h152) | uh-DRAM-uh-lek* |
| Adramyttium | Ad·ra·myt'ti·um | Acts 27:2 (g98) | ad'ruh-MIT-ee-uhm* |
| Adria | [sea of] A'dri·a (in some Bibles: Adrian, Adriatic, Mediterranean) |
Acts 27:27 (g99) | AY-dree-uh* |
| Adriatic | [sea of] A'dri·a (in some Bibles: Adria, Adrian, Mediterranean) |
Acts 27:27 ftn. (g99) | ay'dree-AT-ik, ad'ree-AT-ik (¶) (¶) |
| Adullam | A·dul'lam | 1 Samuel 22:1 (h5725) | uh-DUHL-uhm* |
| adultery | adultery | Exodus 20:14 (h5003) | uh-DUHL-tuh-ree (¶), -DUHL-tree |
| aedile* | — | it "Erastus" | EE-duhl, EE-dil' (¶) |
| Aegean* | — | dp 149; it "Greece, Greeks (The Land and Its Features)" | ih-JEE-uhn, ee- (not ay'JEE-uhn) (¶) |
| Aeneas | Ae·ne'as (in some Bibles: Eneas) |
Acts 9:33 (g132) | uh-NEE-uhs*, ih- (¶) |
| Aenon | Ae'non | John 3:23 (g137) | EE-nuhn, EE-non* |
| aeon*, eon* | — | g77 11/22 27 | EE-uhn, EE-ahn(') (¶) |
| Aesculapius* | — (also Asclepius) |
it "Diseases and Treatment (Influence of Magic and of False Religion)" | es'kyuh-LAY-pee-uhs, Brit., ee'skuh- (¶) |
| Aesop* | — | w00 2/1 6 | EE-sahp', EE-suhp (¶) |
| Agabus | Ag'a·bus | Acts 11:28 (g13) | AG-uh-buhs* |
| Agag | A'gag | 1 Samuel 15:8 (h90) | AY-gag* |
| Agagite | Ag'ag·ite | Esther 3:1 (h91) | AG-uh-git* |
| agape* | a·ga'pe | 1 Corinthians 13:4, 13 ftn. (g26); it "Love" | ah-GAH-pay, AH-guh-pay' (¶) (¶) |
| Agathocles* | — | dp 223 | uh-GA-thuh-kleez' (¶) |
| aggadah*, aggadot* | — | w99 3/15 27 | uh-GAH-duh, Seph. Heb., ah-gah-DAH: Ashk. Heb., uh-GAH-duh; pl. uh-GAH-daht' (¶) (¶) |
| aggadic* | — | w99 3/15 27 | uh-GAH-dik |
| Aggeus | Haggai | Haggai 1:1 DRB (h2292) | AG-ee-uhs, a-GEE-uhs (¶) |
| agnostic* | — | w89 2/15 4–5 | ag-NAHS-tik, uhg- (¶) |
| agnosticism* | — | g84 3/8 8 | ag-NOS-tuh-siz-uhm (¶) |
| agora* | — | it "Athens" | AG-uh-ruh, A-guh-ruh, AG-uhr-uh, also ah'guh-RAH (not uh-GOR-uh) (¶) (¶) |
| Agrapha* | — | — | A-gruh-fuh (¶) |
| Agrippa | A·grip'pa | Acts 25:13 (g67) | uh-GRIP-uh* (¶) |
| Agur | A'gur | Proverbs 30:1 (h94) | AY-guhr* |
| Ahasuerus | A·has·u·e'rus (in some Bibles: Xerxes) |
Ezra 4:6 (h325) | uh-haz'yoo-EE-ruhs, ah-haz'uh-EE-ruhs* (not uh-HAZ-yoo-ruhs) |
| Ahava | A·ha'va | Ezra 8:15 (h163) | ah-HAY-vah*, uh-HAY-vuh |
| Ahaziah | A·ha·zi'ah | 1 Kings 22:51 (h274) | ay'huh-ZI-uh* |
| Ahiah | Ahijah | 1 Samuel 14:18 KJ, Yg (h281) | uh-H |
| Ahijah | A·hi'jah | 1 Samuel 14:18 (h281) | uh-HI-juh* |
| Ahimaaz | A·him'a·az | 1 Samuel 14:50 (h290) | uh-HIM-ay-az, uh-HIM-uh-az(')* |
| Ahimelech | A·him'e·lech | 1 Samuel 21:1 (h288) | uh-HIM-uh-lek* |
| Ahinoam | A·hin'o·am | 1 Samuel 14:50 (h293) | uh-HIN-oh-uhm, uh-HIN-uh-am'* |
| Ahithophel | A·hith'o·phel | 2 Samuel 15:12 (h302) | uh-HITH-uh-fel, ah-* |
| Aholah | Oholah (in some Bibles: Oholah, Oola, Oolla) |
Ezekiel 23:4 KJ, Yg (h170) | uh-HOH-luh |
| Aholiab | O·ho'li·ab (in many Bibles: Oholiab; in some Bibles: Ooliab) |
Exodus 31:6 AMP, Da, KJ, Leeser, LITV, Yg(h171) | uh-HOH-lee-ab |
| Aholibah | Oholibah (in some Bibles: Oholibah, Ooliba) |
Ezekiel 23:4 KJ, Yg (h172) | uh-HOH-lih-buh |
| Ahriman* | — | g84 6/8 6 | AHR-ih-muhn, -mahn' (¶) |
| Ahura Mazda* | — (aka Ohrmazd, Ormazd*) |
dp 151 | ah-hoor'uh MAZ-duh, uh-huhr'uh MAZ-duh, ah- (not MAHZ-) (¶) (¶) |
| Ai | A'i (in some Bibles: Hai) |
Genesis 12:8 (h5857) | AY-i*, ay-I |
| Aijalon | Ai'ja·lon (in some Bibles: Ajalon, Ayalon) |
Joshua 10:12 (h357) | I-juh-lon*, AY-juh-lon, AJ-uh-lon |
| Aijeleth-Shahar | The Hind of the Dawn (in some Bibles: A Deer at Dawn, Aijeleth ha-Shahar, Aijeleth-hash-shahar, Doe/Hind of the Dawn/Morning, for the morning protection, Morning Doe, Sunrise) |
Psalm 22 superscription, Da, KJ, others (h365 + h7837) | ay'juh-leth-SHAY-hahr, aj'uh-leth- |
| Akeldama | A·kel'da·ma (in some Bibles: Aceldama, Akel Dama, Haceldama, Hakeldama) |
Acts 1:19 (g184) | uh-KEL-duh-muh* (not ak'uhl-DAH-muh) |
| Akhenaton* | — (also Ikhnaton) |
it "Egypt, Egyptian" | ahk'NAH-tuhn, ah'kuh- (¶) |
| Akhisar* | — (ancient Thyatira) |
w03 5/15 15 | ahk'hih-SAHR, ah'kih-SAHR (¶) |
| Akiba ben Joseph* | — | w97 11/15 27 | ah-KEE-bah ben JO-zuhf, -suhf, uh-KEE-vuh (¶) |
| Akkad* | — (also Accad) |
it "Accad" | AK-ad, A-kad', AH-kahd' (¶) |
| Akkadian* | — | w06 12/15 12 | uh-KAY-dee-uhn (¶) |
| Akko* | — | — | see Acco |
| Akrabbim | (ascent of) A·krab'bim (see also Maaleh-acrabbim) |
Numbers 34:4 (h4610) | uh-KRAB-im, uh-KRA-bim* |
| Alamoth | Al'a·moth | 1 Chronicles 15:20 (h5961) | AL-uh-moth* |
| Alasehir* | — (ancient Philadelphia) |
it "Philadelphia" | a'luh-shuh-HIHR, ah'luh-, ah-LAH-sheh-heer' (¶) |
| albeit | — | Ezekiel 13:7 AS, JPS, KJ; Philemon 19 (g2443) | awl-BEE-uht, al-, ol- (¶) |
| Albigenses* | — (aka Cathari) |
w95 9/1 28 | al'bih-JEN-seez, al'buh- (not AL-buh-jen'sez') (¶) |
| aleph | ‘A'leph (Hebrew letter) |
Psalm 119:1 (verse heading) | AH-lef'*, -luhf (¶) |
| Aleppo* | — (ancient Beroea or Berea, Syria) |
w00 2/15 29 | uh-LEH-poh(') (¶) |
| Alexander | Alexander; it Al·ex·an'der | Acts 19:33 (g223) | al'ig-ZAN-duhr*, -ZAHN- (¶) |
| Alexandria | Alexandria; it Al·ex·an'dria | Acts 18:24 (g221) | al'ig-ZAN-dree-uh* (¶), -ZAHN- |
| Alexandrinus* | — (Bible codex) |
it "Manuscripts of the Bible (Alexandrine Manuscript)" | al'ig-zan-DRI-nuhs |
| Alexandroúpolis* | — | dp 155 | ah'le-ksahn-DROO-paw-lees |
| algum | algum (in some Bibles: almug, juniper, sandalwood, sandal-wood, thyine) |
1 Kings 10:11 (h484) | AL-guhm |
| Allah* | — | g04 1/22 10 | AH-luh, A-luh, AH-lah', ah-LAH (¶) (¶) (¶) |
| allegory | symbolic drama | Galatians 4:24 AS, DRB, KJ (g238) | AL-uh-gohr'ee, -gawr'-, A-luh-gawr'ee (not uh-LEG-uh-ree) (¶) |
| Alleluia | Praise Jah, YOU people! (in some Bibles: Hallelujah, Halleluyah!, Praise God!, Praise [the] Lord[!]) |
Revelation 19:1 DRB, KJ, Yg (g239) | al'uh-LOO-yuh (¶) |
| almond | almond | Ecclesiastes 12:5 (h8247) | AH-muhnd, AHL-, AM-uhnd, AL-muhnd (¶) |
| almug | algum (in some Bibles: algum, almugwood, juniper, sandal[-]wood, thyine) |
1 Kings 10:11 KJ (h484) | AL-muhg, AWL- |
| aloes | aloes (aloeswood) |
Song of Solomon 4:14; Psalm 45:8 (h174) | AL-ohz |
| Alpha | Al'pha | Revelation 1:8 (g1) | AL-fuh (¶) |
| Alphaeus | Al·phae'us (in some Bibles: Alpheus) |
Acts 1:13 (g256) | al-FEE-uhs* (¶) |
| Altaschith, Al-taschith | Do not bring to ruin (in some Bibles: al tashcheth, Al- tashheth, corrupt not, Destroy not, Do Not Destroy, Don't Destroy) |
Psalms 57, 58, 59, 75 superscription BE, KJ, Webster (h516) | al-TAS-kith |
| Alwand* (Mount) | — | it "Ecbatana" | AHL-wahnd, AH-vahnd |
| Amalek, Amalekite | Am'a·lek; A·mal'ek·ite | Genesis 36:12 (h6002); 2 Samuel 1:8 (h6003) | AM-uh-lek*; uh-MAL-uh-kit* (¶) |
| Amanah | Anti-Leb'a·non (Anti-Lebanon) |
Song of Solomon 4:8 AMP, DRB, KJ (others)(h549) | uh-MAY-nuh* |
| amanuensis* | — | w67 4/15 230 | uh'man-yuh-WEN(T)-suhs, uh-man'yoo-EN-sis (¶) |
| Amariah | Am·a·ri'ah | Zephaniah 1:1 (h568) | am'uh-RI-uh* |
| Amarna, Tel el* | — | it "Egypt, Egyptian" | TEL el' uh-MAHR-nuh (¶) |
| Amasa | A·ma'sa | 2 Samuel 17:25 (h6021) | ah-MAY-suh,* uh- (not uh-MAS-uh) |
| Amaziah | Am·a·zi'ah | 2 Kings 14:1 (h558) | am'uh-ZI-uh* |
| ambidextrous | left-handed (in most Bibles: left-handed) |
Judges 3:15 ftn.; Judges 20:16 MSG (h334 + h3027 + h3225) | am'bih-DEK-struhs (¶) |
| ambiguous | ambiguous | Daniel 8:23 (h2420) | am-BIG-yoo-uhs (¶), am-BIH-gyuh-wuhs |
| Amen | Amen | Psalm 41:13 (h543); Revelation 3:14 (g281) | AY-men', ah-MEN (¶) |
| amerce | fine (in some Bibles: condemn, fine) |
Deuteronomy 22:19 ESV, KJ (h6848) | uh-MUHRS (¶) |
| amethyst | amethyst | Revelation 21:20 (g271) | AM-uh-thist('), -thuhst (¶) |
| Am Haarets* | ‘am ha·’a'rets (Heb., ‘am ha·’a'retz, "people of the land") |
Jeremiah 1:18 ftn. (h5971, h776); g77 5/22 4 | ahm' hah-AHR-ets, ahm'hah(')-AH-rets' |
| Amharic* | — | it "Ethiopia" | am-HER-ik, am-HA-rik, am-HAH-rik , ahm- |
| amicus curiae* | — | g85 9/8 13 | uh-MEE-kuhs, -MI-, KYUR-ee- i', KUR-, -ih-ee' (¶) |
| Amittai | A·mit'tai | Jonah 1:1 (h573) | uh-MIT-ti*, uh-MIT-i |
| Ammiel | Am'mi·el | 2 Samuel 9:4 (h5988) | AM-ee-el*, -uhl |
| Ammon | Am'mon (compare Amon) |
Genesis 19:38 (h5983) | AM-uhn* (not AY-muhn) (¶) |
| Amnon | Am'non | 2 Samuel 13:1 (h550) | AM-non, AM-nuhn* |
| Amon | A'mon (compare Ammon ) |
2 Kings 21:19 (h526) | AY-muhn*, AY-mohn**, AM-uhn |
| Amos | A'mos | Amos 1:1 (h5986) | AY-muhs* (¶) |
| Amoz | A'moz | Isaiah 1:1 (h531) | AY-moz*, -muhz |
| Amphipolis | Am·phip'o·lis | Acts 17:1 (g295) | am-FIP-uh-luhs*, -lis, ahm-FIH-puh-lis |
| Amram | Am'ram | Exodus 6:20 (h6019) | AM-ram* |
| Amraphel | Am'ra·phel | Genesis 14:1 (h569) | AM-ruh-fel* |
| Amurru* | — | it "Amorite (The 'Amurru')" | uh-MOO-roo |
| anachronism* | — | w60 6/1 349 | uh-NAK-ruh-niz'uhm (¶) |
| anagoge*, anagogy* | — | — | AN-uh-goh'jee (¶) |
| Anak, Anakim | A'nak; An'a·kim | Deuteronomy 9:2 (h6062, h6061) | AY-nak; AN-uh-kim* |
| Anammelech | A·nam'me·lech (in some Bibles: Anamelech) |
2 Kings 17:31 (h6048) | uh-NAM-uh-lek* |
| Ananias | An·a·ni'as | Acts 5:1 (g367) | an'uh-NI-uhs* (¶) |
| anaphora* | — | religious definition | uh-NAF-uh-ruh, uh-NA-f(uh-)ruh (¶) |
| Anat* | — | w03 7/15 26 | AH-naht |
| Anathema Maranatha | "accursed" + "O our Lord come!" | 1 Corinthians 16:22 KJ (g331 + g3134) | uh-NATH-uh-muh mar'uh-NATH-uh (¶) |
| Anathoth | An'a·thoth | Jeremiah 1:1 (h6068) | AN-uh-thoth, -thohth |
| Anatolia* | — | g92 1/8 7 | a'nuh-TOH-lee-uh (¶), -TOHL-yuh |
| Andronicus | An·dron'i·cus | Romans 16:7 (g408) | an-DRON-uh-kuhs* |
| angel | angel | Genesis 22:11 (h4397); Matthew 1:20 (g32) | AYN-juhl (¶) (¶) |
| animism* | — | sh 23 | AN-uh-miz'uhm (¶) (¶) |
| ankh* | — (aka crux ansata) |
w68 2/1 95 | ANGK, AHNGK (¶) (¶) |
| Anna | Anna (An'na) (in some Bibles: Hannah) |
Luke 2:36 (g451) | AN-uh* (not AH-nuh) |
| Annas | An'nas | Luke 3:2 (g452) | AN-uhs* (not AY-nuhs) |
| Anshan* | — | dp 149; it "Cyrus" | ahn-shahn |
| antagonist | antagonist | Isaiah 50:8 (h1167) | an-TAG-uh-nist (¶) |
| antediluvian* | — (compare postdiluvian) |
w02 3/1 5 | an'tih-duh-LOO-vee-uhn, an'tee-dih-, -di(')- (¶) |
| anthropomorphic* | — | it "Soul (God as Having Soul)" | at(t)'thruh-puh-MOR-fik (¶) |
| Antigonus Gonatas* | — | dp 215 | an-TIG-uh-nuhs goh-NAY-tuhs (¶) |
| Anti-Lebanon | Anti-Leb'a·non (aka Amanah) |
Song of Solomon 4:8 (h549) | an'tee-LEB-uh-nuhn*, an-tih- (¶) |
| Antilegomena* | — (as opposed to Homologoumena ) |
— | AN-tih-lee-gom'ee-na, an'tih-lee-GOM-eh-nah, an'tih-luh-GOM-uh-nuh, an(')-ti-luh-gah-muh-nuh, -tee- |
| antinomian* | — | — | an'tih-NOH-mee-uhn (¶) |
| antinomianism* | — | — | an'tih-NOH-mee-uh-nih'zuhm (¶) |
| Antioch | Antioch (An'ti·och) | Acts 11:26 (g490) | AN-tee-ahk* (¶) |
| Antiochene* | — (compare Antiochian*) |
— | an-TI-uh-keen', an'tee-ah(')-KEEN (¶) |
| Antiochian* | — (compare Antiochene*) |
w96 3/15 28 | an'tee-OH-kee-uhn, -AH- (¶) |
| Antiochus Epiphanes* | — | dp 13; 1 Maccabees 1:10 | an-TI-uh-kuhs, ayn-, ee-PIF-uh-neez (¶) |
| Antipas | An'ti·pas | Revelation 2:13 (g493) | AN-tuh-puhs, -tee-, AN-tih-puhs*, -pas' (¶) (¶) |
| Antipater* | — | it "Antipas" | an-TIP-uh-tuhr, an-TIH-puh-tuhr (not an'tuh-PAY-tuhr) (¶) |
| Antipatris | An·tip'a·tris | Acts 23:31 (g494) | an-TIP-uh-tris* |
| antithesis*, anthitheses* | — | it "Evil" | an-TIH-thuh-suhs, an-TITH-uh-suhs (¶); pl. an-TIH-thuh-seez' (¶) |
| Antonia* | — | it "Antonia, Tower of" | an-TOH-nee-uh, -TON-yuh |
| Anu* | — | dp 71; it "Gods and Goddesses (Babylonian Deities)" | AY-noo, ah-NOO, UH-NOO |
| Anubis* | — | sh 50 (illustration), 53 | uh-NOO-buhs, -NYOO- (¶) |
| anxiety | anxiety (in some Bibles: anxieties, anxious cares, cares, concern, troubles, worries) | 1 Peter 5:7 (g3308) | ang-ZI-uh-tee** (¶) |
| anxious | anxious (in some Bibles: over-anxious, perpetually uneasy, solicitous, thought, trouble, worry/worrying) |
Matthew 6:25 (g3309) | ANG(K)-shuhs** (¶) |
| aorist* | — | it "Greek" | AY-uh-ruhst, EH-uh- (¶) |
| aoristic* | — | w57 2/15 127 | ay'uh-RIS-tik, eh'uh- (¶) |
| Aphrah | Aph'rah (in some Bibles: Beth-le-aphrah, Beth Leaphrah, house of Dust) |
Micah 1:10 (h1036) | AF-ruh |
| Aphrodite* | — | it "Greece, Greeks (Greek Religion)" | af'ruh-DI-tee (¶) |
| Apis* | — | it "Bull"; dp 158 | AY-pis, -puhs (¶) |
| Apocalypse | Revelation (Bible book) |
it "Revelation to John" | uh-POK-uh-lips', uh-PAH-kuh-lips' (¶) |
| Apocrypha* | — | it "Apocrypha" | uh-POK-ruh-fuh*, uh-PAH-kruh-fuh (¶) |
| apocryphal* | — | dp 24 | uh-PAH-kruh-fuhl (¶) |
| Apollo | A·pol'los | Acts 18:24 DRB (h8625) | uh-POL-oh, -PAH-loh(') (¶) |
| Apollos | A·pol'los | Acts 18:24 (g625) | uh-POL-uhs* |
| Apollonia | Ap·ol·lo'ni·a | Acts 17:1 (g624) | ap'uh-LOH-nee-uh* |
| Apollyon | A·pol'lyon | Revelation 9:11 (g623) | uh-POL-yuhn, -PAHL-, uh-PAH-lee-uhn, uh-POL-ee- ahn* (¶) |
| apologetics* | — | g82 7/8 22 | uh-pah'luh-JEH-tiks, uh-pol'uh-JET-iks (¶) |
| apologia* | — | — | ap'uh-LOH-j(ee-)uh (¶) |
| aposiopesis* | — | 2 Samuel 23:17 ftn. | ap'uh-si'uh-PEE-suhs (¶) |
| apostasy | apostasy (in some Bibles: Hebrew Scriptures: corruption, defilement, godlessness, hypocrisy, lawless deeds, profaneness, ungodliness, wickedness; Greek Scriptures: defection, departing, departure, falling away, Great Rebellion, great revolt, rebellion, revolt) |
Isaiah 32:6; Jeremiah 23:15 (h2612, h2613); 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (g646) | uh-PAHS-tuh-see (¶) |
| apostate | apostate (in some Bibles: evil-doer, godless, hypocrite(s), profane (man), ungodly, wicked) |
Job 8:13 (h2611) | uh-pos'tayt', uh-PAHS-tayt', -tuht (¶) |
| apostatize* | — | it "Apostasy" | uh-PAHS-tuh-tiz' (¶), not uh-PAHS-tuh-siz |
| apostle | apostle | 1 Corinthians 9:1 (g652) | uh-PAH-suhl (silent "t") (¶) |
| apostolic* | — | it "Apostle" | ap'uh-STAH-lik (¶) |
| apothecary | ointment maker (in some Bibles: compounder, perfume-maker, perfumer) |
Exodus 30:35 KJ (h7543) | uh-PAH-thuh-ker'ee (¶) |
| apotheosis* | — | w60 8/1 476 | uh-pah'thee-OH-suhs, a'puh-THEE-uh-suhs (¶) |
| apparition | apparition | Matthew 14:26 (g5326) | ap'uh-RISH-uhn (¶) |
| Apphia | Ap'phi·a | Philemon 2 (g682) | AP-fee-uh*, AF-ee-uh |
| Appian* (Way) | — | it "Highway, Road" | AP-ee-uhn (¶) |
| Appii | Marketplace of Ap'pi·us (forum or market; in some Bibles: Appius) |
Acts 28:15 KJ (g675) | AP-ee-i |
| Appius | Ap'pi·us | Acts 28:15 (g675) | AP-ee-uhs** |
| Apries* | — (aka Hophra) |
it "Hophra" | AY-pree-eez |
| Aqaba*, Aqabah* | — | Deuteronomy 1:1 ftn.; w76 6/15 381 | AK-uh-buh, AHK- (¶) |
| aqueduct | conduit | Isaiah 36:2 Da, HNV (h8585) | AK-wih-dukt('), -wuh-duhkt' (not AHK-) (¶) |
| Aquila | Aq'ui·la | Acts 18:2 (g207) | AK-wih-luh* (not uh-KWIH-luh) (¶) |
| Aquinas* (Thomas) | — | w05 4/1 5 | uh-KWI-nuhs (¶) |
| Arab | Arab (a people) |
Isaiah 13:20 (h6163) | AIR-uhb, dial. AY-rab' (¶) |
| Arab | Arab (A'rab) (a town) |
Joshua 15:52 (h693) | AY-rab |
| Arabah | Ar'a·bah | Joshua 18:18 (h6160) | AIR-uh-bah*, AIR-uh-buh**, AR-uh-buh, AHR-ah-buh (¶), AH-rah-bah |
| Arabia | Arabia | Galatians 1:17 (g688) | uh-RAY-bee-uh* (¶) |
| Arabic*, arabic* | — (language; tree gum) |
it "Arabia" | AIR-uh-bik, A-ruh-bik, ER-uh-bik, (not uh-RAY-bik) (¶) |
| Aram | A'ram | Genesis 10:22 (h758) | AY-ruhm, A-, ER-, AY-ram*, some sources, AIR-uhm |
| Aramaic | Ar·a·ma'ic | Ezra 4:7 (h762) | air'uh-MAY-ik (¶) |
| Aramean | Aramaic (in some Bibles: Aramaic, language of the Aramites, Syrian language/tongue) |
Ezra 4:7 BE, Yg (h762) | a'ruh-MEE-uhn (¶), air'uh-MEE-uhn |
| Aram-naharaim, Aram Naharaim | A'ram-na·ha·ra'im (in some Bibles: Mesopotamia) |
Psalm 60 superscription (or 60:1) (h763) | AY-ruhm-nah-hah-RAY-im*, air'uhm-nay-huh-RAY-im |
| Aram-Zobah | A'ram-Zo'bah | Psalm 60 superscription (h760) | AY-ram-ZOH-bah*, air'uhm-ZOH-buh |
| Ararat | — | Genesis 8:4 (h780) | AIR-uh-rat'* (¶), AR- (¶) |
| Araunah | A·rau'nah (aka Ornan) |
2 Samuel 24:16 (h728) | uh-RAW-nuh, ay-, uh-RAH-nuh* |
| Arcadius* | — | dp 243 | ahr-KAY-dee-uhs |
| archangel | archangel | Jude 9 (g743) | AHRK-ayn(')-juhl (¶), AHRCH- |
| archaeology* | — (variant: archeology) |
it "Archaeology" | ahr'kee-AH-luh-jee (¶), -OL-uh- |
| Archelaus | Ar·che·la'us | Matthew 2:22 (g745) | ahr'kuh-LAY-uhs* |
| archenemy* | — | w06 1/15 21 | ahrch(')-EH-nuh-mee (¶) (¶), not ark(')- |
| Archippus | Ar·chip'pus | Philemon 2 (g751) | ahr-KIP-uhs*, not ahr-CHIP-uhs |
| Areopagus | Ar·e·op'a·gus | Acts 17:19 (g697) | air'ee-OP-uh-guhs*, a'ree-AH-puh-guhs (¶) |
| Ares* | — | Acts 17:19 ftn. for "Areopagus" | AIR-eez (¶) (¶), ER-eez(') |
| Aretas | A·re'tas | 2 Corinthians 11:32 (g702) | uh-REE-tuhs*, Gk., ar-ET-as (¶), AIR-uh-tuhs, -tas (reference |
| Arian*, Arianism* | — | w98 3/15 27, 28 | A-ree-uhn (¶), ER-uh-uhn; A-ree-uh-nih'zuhm (¶) |
| Ariel | Ar'i·el | Isaiah 29:1 (h740) | AIR-ee-uhl, AHR-ee-el, ER-ee-uhl*, A-ree-uhl (¶) |
| Arimathaea, Arimathea | Ar·i·ma·the'a | Matthew 27:57 (g707) | air'uh-muh-THEE-uh*, a'ruh- (¶) |
| Arioch | Ar'i·och | Daniel 2:14 (h746) | AIR-ee-ok** |
| Aristarchus | Ar·is·tar'chus | Acts 20:4 (g708) | air'is-TAHR-kuhs*, a'ruh-STAR-kuhs (¶) |
| Aristobulus | A·ris·tob'u·lus | Romans 16:10 (g711) | air'is-TOB-yuh-luhs* |
| Aristotelean*, Aristotelian* | — | dp 155 | air'uh-stuh-TEEL-yuhn, -TEE-lee-uhn, a'ruh-stuh-TEEL-yuhn (¶) |
| Aristotle* | — | dp 155 | air'uh-STAH-tuhl, ar'ih-STOT-uhl, A-ruh-stah-tuhl (¶) |
| Arius* | — | w98 3/15 28 | AR-ee-uhs, ER- |
| Armada | — | w88 5/15 24; dp 138 | ahr-MAH-duh, -MAY- |
| Armageddon | Har-Magedon (aka Har-Magedon) |
Revelation 16:16 ftn.; Revelation 16:16 KJ(g717) | ahr'muh-GED-uhn (¶) |
| Arminius* | — | dp 236 | ahr-MIN-ee-uhs, -MIH-nee- (¶) |
| Arnon | Ar'non | Numbers 22:36 (h769) | AHR-nuhn, AHR-non** |
| Arpachshad | Ar·pach'shad (in some Bibles: Arphaxad) |
Genesis 10:22 (h775) | ahr-PAK-shad* (ahr-FAK-sad) |
| Artaxerxes | Ar·ta·xerx'es | Ezra 4:7 (h783) | ahr'tuh-ZUHRK-seez* (¶), ahr'tuhg-ZUHRK-seez('), ahr'tak-SUHRK-seez |
| Artemas | Ar'te·mas | Titus 3:12 (g734) | AHR-tuh-muhs**, AHR-tuh-mas* |
| Artemis | Ar'te·mis (in some Bibles: Diana) |
Acts 19:24 (g735) | AHR-tuh-mis*, -muhs (¶) |
| artificer | forger (in some Bibles: forger, made ... tools, manufacturer, smith of ... tools) |
Genesis 4:22 DRB, DRC, KJ, Leeser (h2794) | ahr-TIH-fuh-suhr, AHR-tuh-fuh-suhr (¶) |
| Aryan* | — | it "Origin of Nations" | A-ree-uhn, ER-ee-uhn (¶), AHR-yuhn |
| Asaph | A'saph | Psalm 50 (superscription) (h623) | AY-saf* |
| Asclepius* | — (also Aesculapius, Asklepios) |
it "Diseases and Treatment (Influence of Magic and of False Religion)" | uh-SKLEE-pee-uhs (¶); es'kyuh-LAY-pee-uhs (¶) |
| Asenappar | As'e·nap·par (in some Bibles: Asenaphar, Ashurbanipal, Asnappar, Osnappar) |
Ezra 4:10 (h620) | AS-uh-nap'uhr* |
| Asenath | As'e·nath | Genesis 41:45 (h621) | AS-uh-nath*(') |
| Asgard* | — | g00 12/8 27 | AS-gahrd, AZ- (¶) |
| Asher | Ash'er | Genesis 30:13 (h836) | ASH-uhr*, A-shuhr (¶) |
| Asherah | sacred pole (in some Bibles: grove, holy tree, pillars) |
Deuteronomy 16:21 DRB (h842) | ASH-uh-ruh, uh-SHIHR-uh, -SHEER- |
| Ashkelon | Ash'ke·lon | Judges 14:19 (h831) | ASH-kuh-lon* (¶) |
| Ashkenaz | Ash'ke·naz | Genesis 10:3 (h813) | ASH-keh-naz*, -kuh-not -nahz |
| Ashkenazi* | — | sh 216 | ahsh'kuh-NAH-zee, ash'kuh-NAZ-ee (¶) |
| Ashpenaz | Ash'pe·naz | Daniel 1:3 (h828) | ASH-peh-naz*, -puh- |
| Ashtoreth | Ash'to·reth | Judges 2:13 (h6252) | ASH-tuh-reth*(') (¶) |
| Ashurbanipal | Asenappar (aka Asenappar) |
Ezra 4:8 (10) CEV | ash'uhr-BAN-uh-puhl, ah'suhr-BAH-nuh-pahl' (¶), ah'shuhr-* |
| Ashurnasirpal* | — | w88 2/15 25 | ash'uhr-NAS-uhr-puhl |
| Asia | Asia | 1 Peter 1:1 (g773) | AY-shuh, -zhuh* (¶) |
| Assalam ‘alaikum*, as-salaam alaikum* | — (Arabic, “Peace be with you”; compare Shalom aleichem*) |
w84 8/15 19 | uhs-suh-LAHM-uh-LI-kum (¶) |
| Asshur | As'shur | Genesis 10:22 (h804) | ASH-uhr, AS-shur'* |
| Assos | As'sos (modern Behramköy) |
Acts 20:13 (g789) | AS-ohs |
| assuage | hold back (in some Bibles: asswage, ease, relieve, spare, sparing) |
Job 16:5 KJ (h2820) | uh-SWAYJ (¶), also uh-SWAYZH, -SWAHZH |
| Assyria, Assyrian | As·syr'i·a; As·syr'i·an | Genesis 2:14 (h804); Isaiah 10:5 (h804) | uh-SIHR-ee-uh* (¶); uh-SIHR-ee- uhn* (¶) |
| Astyages* | — | dp 149; it "Cyrus" | as-TI-uh-jeez |
| asunder | asunder | Hebrews 11:37 (g599) | uh-SUHN-duhr (¶) |
| Athaliah | Ath·a·li'ah | 2 Kings 8:26 (h6271) | ath'uh-LI-uh* |
| Athanasian* | — | g94 9/8 11 | ath'uh-NAY-zhuhn (¶), -shuhn |
| Athanasius* | — | w01 4/15 19 | ath'uh-NAY-zh(ee-)uhs (¶), -sh(ee-)uhs |
| atheist*, atheism* | — | w94 12/1 6 | AY-thee-ist (¶); AY-thee-ih'zuhm (¶) |
| Athena* | — (Greek goddess of wisdom; compare Minerva*) |
ip-2 52 | uh-THEE-nuh (¶) |
| Athenian | Athenians | Acts 17:21 (g117) | uh-THEE-nee-uhn (¶), -nyuhn |
| Athens | Athens (Ath'ens) | Acts 17:15 (g116) | A-thuhnz* (¶) |
| Atlas* | — (Mountains; Greek Titan) |
g95 3/22 10 | AT-luhs |
| atone, atonement | make atonement; atonement (in some Bibles: expiation, forgive, [be] merciful, pardoned, peace) |
Numbers 8:12 LITV, Yg (h3722); Deuteronomy 32:43 (h3722) | uh-TOHN (¶); uh-TOHN-muhnt (¶) |
| Attalia | At·ta·li'a (modern Antalya) |
Acts 14:25 (g825) | at'uh-LI-uh, at'tuh-LI-uh* |
| Attalus* | — | dp 227 | AT-uh-luhs |
| audacious | audacious | Job 41:10 (h393) | aw-DAY-shuhs (¶) |
| Augustine* | — | Exodus 20:17 ftn.; it "Apocrypha" | AW-guh-steen, aw-GUHS-tin (¶) |
| Augustus | Au·gus'tus | Luke 2:1 (g828) | uh-GUHS-tuhs*, aw- (¶) |
| Aurelian* | — | dp 240 | aw-REE-lee-uhn, -REEL-yuhn (¶) |
| aurochs* | wild bull (in some Bibles: buffalo, ox, Reem, unicorn, wild-ox) |
(h7214); w92 6/1 31 | OU-rahks (¶), AWR-ahks, -oks |
| authentic* | — | it "Manuscripts of the Bible" | aw-THEN-tik, uh- (¶), not -THEN-ik |
| Autolycus* | — | w96 3/15 28 | aw-TOL-ih-kuhs |
| Ava, Avva | Av'va; Iv'vah (in most Bibles: Ivah, Ivvah) |
(Avva) 2 Kings 17:24 (h5755); (Ivvah) 2 Kings 18:34 (h5755) | (Ava) AY-vuh; (Avva) AV-uh* |
| avatar* | — | sh 103 | AV-uh-tahr' (¶), av'uh-TAHR |
| Avesta* | — | sh 36 | uh-VES-tuh (¶) |
| Avrekh | A·vrékh | Genesis 41:43 (h86) | ah-VREKH* (VR pronounced soft) |
| ayatollah* | — | g87 6/22 14 | ah'yuh-TOH-luh, i'uh-TOH-luh (¶), -TAHL-, I-uh-toh'luh, -tahl'- |
| ayin | ‘A'yin (Hebrew letter) |
Psalm 119:121 (verse heading) | I-yin, -in (¶), -uhn |
| Ayurveda* | — | g93 2/22 24 | I'yuhr-VAY-duh (¶), -VEE- |
| Azariah | Az·a·ri'ah | Daniel 1:6 (h5838) | az'uh-RI-uh* |
| Azazel | A·za'zel (in some Bibles: scapegoat) |
Leviticus 16:8 (h5799) | uh-ZAY-zuhl* (¶) |
baa- bab- bal- bar- bas- be- ben- ber- bet- bez- bi- bo- br- bu- by-
| WORD | NW + NOTES | REFERENCE | PHONETIC |
| Baal | Ba'al | Judges 2:13 (h1168); Romans 11:4 (g896) | BAY-uhl* (¶) |
| Baalath-beer | Ba'al·ath-be'er | Joshua 19:8 (h1192) | bay'uh-lath-BEE-uhr* |
| Baalbek* | — | it "Phoenicia" | BAY-uhl-bek' (¶), BAHL-bek' |
| Baale-judah | Ba'al·e-ju'dah (in some Bibles: Baale of Judah) |
2 Samuel 6:2 (h1184 + h3064) | bay'uh-lee-JOO-duh**, bay'uhl-ee-JOO-duh* |
| Baal-hamon | Ba'al-ha'mon | Song of Solomon 8:11 (h1174) | bay'uhl-HAY-muhn* |
| Baal-meon | Baal-me'on (aka Beth-baal-meon, Beth-meon; in some Bibles: Baal Meon, Baalmeon) |
Numbers 32:38 (h1186) | bay'uhl-MEE-on* |
| Baal-Perazim | Ba'al-pe·ra'zim (aka Perazim) |
2 Samuel 5:20 (h1188) | bay'uhl-puhr-RAY-zim**, -pih- |
| Ba'al Shem Tov* | — | sh 226 | BAY(-uh)L-SHEM-TOV (¶), BAHL-SHEM-TOHV (¶) |
| Baal-zebub | Ba'al-ze'bub (compare Beelzebub) |
2 Kings 1:2 (h1176) | bay'uhl-ZEE-buhb*, not bay-EL-zee-buhb' |
| Baasha | Ba'a·sha | 1 Kings 15:16 (h1201) | BAY-uh-shuh* |
| Babel | Ba'bel | Genesis 10:10 (h894) | BAY-buhl*, BA-buhl (¶) |
| Babylon | Babylon (Bab'y·lon) | Daniel 1:1 (h894); Revelation 14:8 (g897) | BAB-uh-luhn**, -lon'* |
| Babylonian | Babylonians | Ezra 4:9 (h896); dp 7 | bab'uh-LOH-nee-uhn (¶), -LOHN-yuhn |
| baca | ba'ca (in some Bibles: balsam trees, mulberry trees, pear trees, spice-trees, weeping trees) |
2 Samuel 5:23 (h1057) | BAY-kuh* |
| Bacchus* | — (also Dionysus) |
it "Gods and Goddesses (Grecian Deities)" | BAK-uhs, BAH-kuhs (¶) |
| Bactria, Bactrian* | — | it "Sushan"; "Alexander" | BAK-tree-uhn (¶) |
| Bahai*, Baha'i | — | w96 9/15 3 | bah-HI-ee, -HAH-ee' (¶) |
| Balaam | Ba'laam | Numbers 22:5 (h1109) | BAY-luhm* (¶) |
| Balder* | — (mythological Norse god; also Baldr) |
w52 12/15 741 | BAWL-duhr |
| Balak | Ba'lak | Numbers 22:2 (h1111) | BAY-lak* |
| Balthasar*, Balthazar* | — | w88 12/15 2 | bal-THAY-zuhr (¶), -THAZ-uhr, BAHL-thuh-zahr' |
| Baluchistan* | — | w77 11/1 654 | bah-LOO-chih-stan', buh-loo'chuh-STAN (¶), -STAHN |
| balustrade | supports (in some Bibles: pillars, railings, supports) |
1 Kings 10:12 Da (h4552) | bal'uh-STRAYD, BA-luh-strayd' (¶) |
| baptism | baptism | Matthew 3:7 (g908) | BAP-tih'zuhm (¶) |
| Baptist | Baptist (in some Bibles: Baptizer) |
Matthew 3:1 (g910) | BAP-tist (¶) |
| baptistery* | — | g 9/07 12 | BAP-tuh-stree (¶), not bap-TIS-t(uh-)ree |
| baptize | baptize | John 1:26 (g907) | BAP-tiz** (¶), bap-TIZ (¶) |
| baptizer | baptizer | Mark 1:4 (g907) | BAP-ti-zuhr |
| Barabbas | Bar·ab'bas | Matthew 27:16 (g912) | buh-RAB-uhs (¶), bahr-AB-uhs* |
| Barachiah | Bar·a·chi'ah (in some Bibles: Barachias) |
Matthew 23:35 (g914) | bair'uh-KI-uh* (bair'uh-KI-uhs) |
| Barak | Ba'rak | Judges 4:6 (h1301) | BAIR-uhk*, -ak, BAY-rak** |
| Barbarian | Barbarians (Bar·bar'ian) (in some Bibles: foreigners) |
Romans 1:14 (g915) | bahr-BER-ee-uhn* (¶), -BAIR-, -BAR- |
| Baris* | — | it "Antonia, Tower of" | BAIR-is |
| Bar-Jesus | Bar-Je'sus (aka Elymas) |
Acts 13:6 (g919) | bahr JEE-zuhs* |
| Bar Kochba*, Kochbah* | — (also Cochba, Cochbah, Kokhba, Kokhbah; aka Bar Koziba) |
it "Hebrew II" | bahr KOHKH-bah (¶), -vah, KOHK-buh |
| Bar Koziba*, Kozibah* | — (also Cosiba, Cosibah, Coziba, Cozibah, Kosiba, Kosibah; aka Bar Kochba) |
it "Messiah (False Messiahs)" | bahr KOH-zi-buh (KOH-si-buh) |
| Barnabas | Bar'na·bas | Acts 9:27 (g921) | BAHR-nuh-buhs* (¶) |
| Barsabbas, Barsabas | Bar'sab·bas | Acts 1:23 (g923) | BAHR-suh-buhs*, not bahr-SAB-buhs |
| Bartholomew | Bar·thol'o·mew | Matthew 10:3 (g918) | bahr-THOL-uh-myoo* (¶) |
| Bartimaeus | Bar·ti·mae'us | Mark 10:46 (g924) | bahr-tih-MEE-uhs*, -tuh-, -ti- |
| Baruch | Bar'uch | Jeremiah 36:4 (h1263) | BAIR-uhk*, BAY-ruhk, BAHR-ook', buh-ROOK (¶) , not buh-ROOK in NW |
| basanizo* | — | it "Torment"; ba·sa·ni'zo (g928) | bahs-ahn-ID-zo (¶) |
| Basemath | Bas'e·math (in some Bibles: Bashemath, Basmath) |
Genesis 26:34; 1 Kings 4:15 (h1315) | BAS-uh-math** (in some Bibles: BASH-uh-math, BAS-math) |
| Bashan | Ba'shan | Numbers 21:33 (h1316) | BAY-shuhn* (¶) |
| Basil* (the Great) | — | w01 4/15 19 | BAY-zuhl (¶), BAZ-uhl (¶), BAS-uhl |
| basilisk | viper (in some Bibles: adder, cockatrice, viper) |
Proverbs 23:32 DRB, Yg (h6848) | BAS-uh-lisk' (¶) (¶), BAZ-uh-lisk' |
| bas-relief* | — | dp 151 | bah'rih-LEEF (¶), bas'-, bays-; BAH-rih-leef', BAS-, BAYS- |
| Bast*, Bastet* | — (compare Bubastis) |
it "Pibeseth" | BAST; BAH-stet (¶) |
| Bath-sheba | Bath-she'ba (in some Bibles: Bathsheba, Bat-Sheva, Bethsabee) |
2 Samuel 11:3 (h1339) | bath-SHEE-buh* |
| bdellium | bdellium | Genesis 2:12 (h916) | DEL-yum, DEL-ee-uhm** (¶) |
| beatify* | — | g91 6/8 28 | bee-AT-uh-fi (¶) |
| beatitude* | — | Matthew 5:3 ftn. for "Happy" | bee-AT-ih-tood' (¶), -tyood' |
| Beatty* | — (Sir Alfred Chester) |
g72 6/22 6 | BEE-tee |
| Bedouin* | — | g04 1/22 26 | BED-oo-in, BED-win, BEH-duh-wuhn (¶) |
| Beelzebub | Be·el'ze·bub (compare Baal-zebub) |
Matthew 10:25 (g954) | bee-EL-zih-buhb*, BEEL- (¶) |
| Beeri | Be·e'ri | Genesis 26:34; Hosea 1:1 (h882) | bee-EE-ri*, BEE-uhr-i |
| Beeroth Benejaakan | Be·er'oth Ben'e·ja'a·kan | Deuteronomy 10:6 (h885) | buh-EE-roth ben'ih-JAY-uh-kuhn, bee-, ben'ee-JAY-uh-kan, bee'uh-roth ben'ih-JAY-uh-kuhn, beh-ER-oth ben'uh-JAY-uh-kan** |
| Beerothite | Be·er'oth·ite | 2 Samuel 4:2 (h886) | BEE-uh-ruh-thit, bee-ER-uh-thit* |
| Beer-sheba | Be'er-she'ba (in some Bibles: Beersheba, Beer-sheva) |
Amos 8:14 (h884) | bee'uhr-SHEE-buh*, bihr- (¶) |
| Behemoth | Be·he'moth | Job 40:15 (h930) | buh-HEE-muhth*, bih- (¶), BEE-uh-muhth (¶) |
| Behistun* | — | it "Darius" | bay-his-TOON, buh-, bee-HIS-toon (see Answers.com) |
| behth, beth | Behth (Hebrew letter, see also beth) |
Psalm 119:9 (verse heading) | BETH, BET (¶), BAYTH*, BAYT (¶) |
| Bekaa*, Beqa‘* | — (ancient Coele-Syria) |
yb 93 47; it "Anti-Lebanon" | bih-KAH (¶) |
| Bel | Bel (aka Enlil, Marduk) |
Isaiah 46:1 (h1078) | BAYL, BEL* |
| Belial | Be'li·al | 2 Corinthians 6:15 (g955) | BEE-lee-uhl* (¶), also BEEL-yuhl, not buh-LI-uhl |
| Belshazzar | Bel·shaz'zar | Daniel 5:1 (h1113) | bel-SHAZ-uhr* (¶) |
| Beltane* | — (compare Walpurgis Night*) |
g05 4/22 12 | BEL-tayn (¶), -tin |
| Belteshazzar | Bel·te·shaz'zar (compare Belshazzar) |
Daniel 1:7 (h1095) | bel'tih-SHAZ-ahr*, -uhr |
| bema* | — | it "Judgment Seat" | BEE-muh (¶) |
| Benaiah | Be·nai'ah | 1 Kings 2:25 (h1141) | buh-NI-uh*, bih-, bih-NAY-yuh |
| Ben-ammi | Ben-am'mi | Genesis 19:38 (h1151) | ben-AM-i, ben-AM-ee* |
| Benedictus* | — | w99 4/15 24 | ben'uh-DIK-tus (¶) |
| Ben-hadad, Benhadad | Ben-ha'dad | 1 Kings 20:1 (h1130) | ben-HAY-dad* |
| Ben-oni, Benoni | Ben-o'ni | Genesis 35:18 (h1126) | ben-OH-ni* |
| Beor | Be'or | Numbers 22:5 (h1187) | BEE-or* |
| Berechiah | Ber·e·chi'ah | Zechariah 1:1 (h1296) | ber'uh-KI-uh* |
| Berenice* | — | dp 219–20, 231 | ber'uh-NI-see |
| bereshith'* | Heb., Bere`shith' | Genesis 1:1 ftn. (h7225) | ber-uh-SHITH, BER-uh-shith |
| Bernice | Ber·ni'ce | Acts 25:13 (g959) | ber-NI-see, ber-NEES* |
| Beroea | Be·roe'a (in some Bibles: Berea; modern Véroia or Veria, Macedonia) |
Acts 17:10 (g960) | buh-REE-uh* (¶), bih- |
| Berossus, Berosus, Berossos | — | dp 17 | buh-ROS-suhs |
| beryl | beryl | Revelation 21:20 (g969) | BER-uhl (¶) |
| besom | broom (in some Bibles: broom, brush) |
Isaiah 14:23 AS, Douay, DRB, KJ (h4292) | BEE-zuhm (¶) |
| bestiality* | — | it "Bestiality" | bes'chee-AL-ih-tee, bees'- (¶) |
| beth, behth | Behth (Hebrew letter) |
Psalm 119: 9 (verse heading) | BETH, BET (¶), BAYTH*, BAYT (¶) |
| Bethany | Beth'a·ny | Matthew 26:6 (g963) | BETH-uh-nee* (¶) |
| Bethaven, Beth-aven, Beth Aven | Beth-a'ven | Joshua 7:2 (h1007) | beth-AY-vuhn* |
| Beth-baal-meon | Beth-ba'al-me'on (aka Beth-meon, Baal-meon) |
Joshua 13:17 (h1010) | beth-bay'uhl-MEE-on* |
| Beth-eden | Beth-e'den | Amos 1:5 (h1040) | beth-EE-duhn* |
| Bethel, Bethelite | Beth'el (aka Luz) |
Genesis 28:19 (h1008); 1 Kings 16:34 (h1017) | BETH-uhl*, BETH-el**; BETH-uh-lit* |
| Beth-ezel | Beth-e'zel | Micah 1:11 (h1018) | beth-EE-zuhl, beth-EE-zehl* |
| Bethlehem | Beth'le·hem | Genesis 35:19 (h1035); Matthew 2:1 (g965) | BETH-lih-hem(')* (¶), also BETH-lee-huhm, -lee-uhm |
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