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(Last update: 30 March 2006)

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LETTER	SOUND	LETTER	SOUND	LETTER	SOUND
a	at, cat, mat, snap	ihr	ear, fear	p	pat, peer
ah	father, bother	j	join, jeer	r	rain, run
ahr	lard, yard	k	kick, cat, pique	s	less, so
ai	air, care, fair, prayer, there	kh, kh	ch in Ger. ich, Buch	sh	sure, shy, machine
aw	jaw, saw, all, caught	ks	vex	t	late, tie, toe
ay	[long "a"] day, pay, obey, weigh	kw	quill	th	thin, thistle, ether, bath
b	bug, cab	l	love, lily	*th,* or th	then, this, father, either, bathe
ch	chew, chin, rich	m	mat, murmur	ts	tsetse
d	did, do	n	no, not, own	tw	tweak, twin
e, eh	bed, pet, peck	ng	finger, sing, ink	u	book, foot, put, pull, wood
ee	[long "e"] beat, easy, seem, Eve	o	cot, hot, not	uh	[schwa] ago, alone, banana, linen
er	error, ere	oh	[long "o"] bone, go, know, toe	uhr	bird, further, her
f	cuff, fifty, fun	oi	boy, destroy	v	vivid, vow, eve
g	big, gift, good	oo	boot, rule, youth,	w	away, weather
h	ahead, hat, hot	oor	poor, ore, Moor	y	yard, young
hw	when, whether, which	or	for, glory	z	raise, ease, zone, zipper
i	[long "i"] tie, sky, side, buy, eye	ou	how, loud, now, out	zh	vision, azure, pleasure, rouge
i, ih	it, tip, active	x^uh	raised letters, barely pronounced	xⁿ	raised n, pronounced with nasal passages open

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H - KEY

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J - KEY

K - KEY

L - KEY

M - KEY

N - KEY

O - KEY

P - KEY

Q - KEY

R - KEY

S - KEY

T - KEY

U - KEY

V - KEY

W - KEY

X - KEY

Z - KEY

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WORD	PAGE	NW TRANSLATION	PRONUNCIATION

A - KEY
Abednego	35	A·bed'ne·go	uh-BED-nih-goh (not uh-BEN-dih-goh)
Achilles	154	—	uh-KIL-eez (not AK-uhl-eez)
Actium	231	—	AK-shee-uhm, -tee-
Aegean	149	—	ih-JEE-uhn, ee- (not ay'JEE-uhn)
Agathocles	223	—	uh-GATH-uh-kleez'
Ahasuerus	133	A·hasu·e'rus	uh-haz'yoo-EE-ruhs, ah-haz'uh-EE-ruhs, (not uh-HAZ-yoo-ruhs)
Ahura Mazda	151	—	ah-hoor'uh MAZ-duh (listen) (not MAHZ-)
Akkadian	34	—	uh-KAY-dee-uhn
Aku	36	—	?
Alexander	53	Alexander, Al·ex·an'der	al'ig-ZAN-duhr, -ZAHN-
Ammon	160	—	AM-uhn, AM-ahn' (not AY-muhn)
Anshan	149	—	ahn-shahn
Antigonus Gonatas	215	—	an-TIG-uh-nuhs goh-NAY-tuhs
Antiochus Epiphanes	13	—	an-TI -uh-kuhs, ayn-, ee-PIF-uh-neez
Anu	71	—	AY-noo, ah-NOO, UH-NOO
Apis	158	—	AY-pis
apocryphal	24	—	uh-POK-ruh-fuhl
Aramaic	26	Ar·a·ma'ic	air'uh-MAY-ik
Arcadius	243	—	ahr-KAY-dee-uhs
Arioch	48	Ar'i·och	AIR-ee-ok
Aristotelian	155	—	air'uh-stuh-TEEL-yuhn, -TEE-lee-uhn
Armada (Spanish)	138	—	ahr-MAH-duh, -MAY-, -MA-
Arminius	236	—	ahr-MIN-ee-uhs
Arrhidaeus	214	—	(Only one source found, which accents the third syllable) ahr-rih-DEE-uhs
Artaxerxes	52	Ar·ta·xerx'es	ahr'tuh-ZUHRK-seez, ahr'tuh(g)-SERK-seez('), ahr'tak-SUHRK-seez
Ashpenaz	33	Ash'pe·naz	ASH-peh-naz, -puh-
askance	283	—	uh-SKAN(T)S
Astyages	149	—	as-TI -uh-jeez
Athenian	197	—	uh-THEE-nee-uhn (listen), -nyuhn
Attalus	227	—	AT-uh-luhs
Augustus	211	Au·gus'tus	uh-GUHS-tuhs, aw-
Aurelian	240	—	aw-REE-lee-uhn, aw-REEL-yuhn
Azariah	7	Az·a·ri'ah	az'uh-RI -uh

B - KEY
Babylon	7	Babylon, Bab'y·lon	BAB-uh-luhn, -lon'
Babylonian	7	—	bab'uh-LOH-nee-uhn, -LOHN-yuhn
Bactrian	160	—	BAK-tree-uhn
Bardiya	52	—	?
Bel-sal-ussur	15	—	?
Belshazzar (compare Belteshazzar)	8	Bel·shaz'zar	bel-SHAZ-uhr
Belteshazzar (compare Belshazzar)	35	Bel·te·shaz'zar	bel'tih-SHAZ-ahr, -uhr
Berenice	219	—	ber'uh-NI -see
Berossus	17	—	buh-ROS-suhs
Bismarck	259	—	BIZ-mahrk
Borsippa (modern Birs or Birs Nimrud)	100	—	bohr-SIP-puh
Bosnia	261	—	BOZ-nee-uh
Bosporus	167	—	BAHS-pur-uhs, BOS-puh-ruhs
Britannia	57	—	brih-TAN-ee-uh, -TAN-yuh
Byzantium	167	—	bih-ZAN-sh(ee-)uhm, -ZAN-tee-uhm

C - KEY
Caesar	232	Caesar, Cae'sar	SEE-zuhr
Caesarea	224	Caes·a·re'a	ses'uh-REE-uh, sez'uh-, see'zuh-
Caius	231	—	KAY-uhs
Caligula	239	—	kuh-LIG-yuh-luh
caliph	243	—	KAY-luhf, KA-
Cambyses	52	—	kam-BI -seez
Carchemish	31	Car'che·mish	KAHR-kuh-mish'
Cassander	134	—	kuh-SAN-duhr
Cassius	253	—	KA-sh(ee-)uhs, KA-s(ee-)uhs, KASH-uhs
Cestius	196	—	?
Chaldean	7	Chal·de'an	kal-DEE-uhn (not chal-)
chancellor	259	—	CHAN(T)-s(uh-)luhr
charlatan	105	—	SHAHR-luh-tuhn
Charlemagne	243	—	SHAR-luh-mayn(')
chrysolite	202	chrys'o·lite	KRIH-suh-li t', KRIS-uh-li t
Cleopatra	211	—	klee'uh-PAT-ruh, -PAH-truh
Clitus	160	—	?
Codommanus	169	—	koh-duh-MAN-uhs, kah-, kod-uh-
Coele-Syria	221	—	see'lee-SIHR-ee-uh
Constantine	242	—	KAHN(T)-stuhn-teen', -ti n'
Constantinople	243	—	kahn'stan't^uh-NOH-puhl, kon'stan-tn-OH-puhl, kahn'stan'tuhn-OH-puhl
Croesus	150	—	KREE-suhs
crucible	69	—	KROO-suh-buhl
cuneiform	15	—	kyoo-NEE-uh-form('), KYOO-n(ee-)uh-form
Cyrus	9	Cyrus, Cy'rus	SI -ruhs

D - KEY
Daniel	8	Daniel, Dan'i·el	DAN-yuhl
Dardenelles	155	—	dahr'duhn-ELZ
Darius	17	Da·ri'us	duh-RI -uhs, (not DAIR-ee-uhs)
Demetrius	163	De·me'tri·us	duh-MEE-tree-uhs, dih-
Diodorus	197	—	di 'oh-DAWR-uhs, -DOHR-
Diodorus Siculus*	197	—	di 'oh-DAWR-uhs, -DOHR-, SIK-yuh-luhs
Domitian	239	—	duh-MISH-uhn, -MISH-ee-uhn
Dura	72	Du'ra	DUHR-uh, DYUHR-ah

E - KEY
Ea	71	—	AY-ah, EE-ah
Ecbatana	52	Ec·bat'a·na	ek-BAT-uh-nuh
Ecclesiasticus	24	—	ih-klee'zee-AS-tih-kuhs
Elam	166	E'lam	EE-lam, EE-luhm
Eleusis	231	—	ih-LOO-sis, -suhs
Elymais or Elymaïs	226	—	el'uh-MAY-uhs
Emesa	241	—	EM-uh-suh
Enlil	71	—	EN-lil, en-LIL
Entente	260	—	ahn-TAHNT
entente cordiale	260	—	AHN-TAHNT kawr-DYAHL
ephod	203	eph'od	EF-od in NW (same sources EE-fod)
Epiphanes	13	—	ih-PIF-uh-neez
Eros	241	—	ER-ahs', ER-os, EER-os, IR-, AIR-ohs, IHR-ahs
Esagila	89	—	?
Eumenes	227	—	yoo-MEN-eez
Euphrates	100	Eu·phra'tes	yoo-FRAY-tees, -teez
Eusebius	197	—	yoo-SEE-bee-uhs
Evil-merodach	50	E'vil-mer'o·dach	ee'vuhl-MER-oh-dak, -MER-uh-dak, EE-vuhl-MER-uh-dahk'
Ezida	89	—	?

F - KEY
Firth, Solway	138	—	ferth, fuhrth, SAHL-way

G - KEY
Gabriel	166	Ga'bri·el	GAY-bree-uhl (not GAB-ree-el', -uhl)
Gaius	248	Ga'ius	GAY-uhs(') -yuhs (sometimes GI-uhs)
Gallienus	252	—	gal'ee-EE-nuhs, gal'i-EE-nuhs
Gallus	196	—	GAL-uhs
Gaugamela	53	—	gaw'guh-MEE-luh
Gaumata	52	—	?
Gaza	158	Ga'za	GAY-zuh (not GAZ-uh, GAH-zuh)
Germanicus	236	—	juhr-MAN-ih-kuhs
Gnaeus Pompey	216	—	NI-uhs POM-pee
Gonatas	215	—	goh-NAY-tuhs
Goth	242	—	GAHTH
grandee(s)	93	grandees	gran-DEES
grandeur	87	grandeur	GRAN-juhr, GRAN-d(y)uhr
Granicus	157	—	gruh-NI-kuhs
Gubaru	18	—	? (possibly goo-BAHR-roo)

H - KEY
Habakkuk	134	Ha·bak'kuk	huh-BAK-uhk (not huh-BAK-uh)
Hadrian	239	—	HAY-dree-uhn
Hague, The	259	—	hayg, thuh HAYG
Hamitic	136	—	ha-MIT-ik, huh- (not ham-MET-ik)
Hananiah	7	Han·a·ni'ah	han'uh-NI -uh
Hanukkah	227	—	HAH-nuh-kuh, Ashk. Heb. KHAH-nuh-kuh, Seph. Heb. khah-noo-KAH
Hapsburg	244	—	HAPS-berg, Ger. HAHPS-boork'
Heliodorus	227	—	hee'lee-oh-DAWR-uhs
Hellenistic	171	—	hel'uh-NIS-tik
Hellenized	23	—	HEL-uh-nized', HE-luh-nized
Hellespont	155	—	HE-luh-spahnt', HEL-uh-spont'
Heracles (compare Hercules)	162	—	HER-uh-kleez'
Hercules (compare Heracles)	154	—	HUHR-kyuh-leez'
Herodotus	17	—	hih-RAH-duh-tuhs, huh-ROD-uh-tuhs (not -ROH-duh-
Hiddekel	202	Hid'de·kel	HID-uh-kel, HID-ih-kel
Hitzig	14	—	?
Homs	241	—	hawms, hawmz, huhms
Honorius	243	—	hoo-NAWR-ee-uhs, huh-NOHR-ee-uhs
Horace	249	—	HAWR-is, HOR-is
Hystaspes	212	—	his-TAS-peez

I - KEY
Iliad	155	—	IL-ee-uhd, -ad'
Indus	149	—	IN-duhs
Ionian	150	—	i-OH-nee-uhn
Ipsus	215	—	IP-suhs
Iran	145	—	ih-RAN, -RAHN, ee-RAHN, i -RAN
Iraq	90	—	ih-RAK, -RAHK, ee-RAHK
Ishtar	71	—	ISH-tahr
Issus	157	—	IS-uhs
Istanbul	167	—	is'tahn-BOOL, -tan-, IS-tahn-bool', -tan-

J - KEY
Jehoiachin	32	Je·hoi'a·chin	juh-HOI-uh-kin, jih-, jee- (not -HOH-, not -chin
Jehoiakim	18	Je·hoi'a·kim	juh-HOI-uh-kim, jih-
Jehoshaphat	25	Je·hosh'a·phat	juh-HOSH-uh-fat, jih- (not -HOH-shuh-)
Jesus Ben Sirach	24	—	jee'zuhs ben-SI -ruhk, -rak
Josephus	25	—	joh-SEE-fuhs
judicial	—	judicial (Daniel 9:5)	joo-DISH-uhl, -DIH-shuhl
jurisdictional	74	jurisdictional	juhr'uhs-DIK-shnuhl, -shuh-n^uhl, -shuh-nuhl

K - KEY
kaiser	244	—	KI-zuhr
khedive	247	—	kuh-DEEV
Kittim	262	Kit'tim	KIT-im, KIH-tim
Koine	54	koi·ne' (Intro.)	koi-NAY, also KOI-nay; Modern Greek kee-NEE

L - KEY
Laenas	231	—	?
Laodice	219	—	lay-OD-uh-see
Longimanus	53	—	lohn-jim-AY-nus, lawng-juh-MAH-nuhs
Longinus	253	—	lahn-JI-nuhs, lon-
Lusitania	264	—	loo'suh-TAY-nee-uh, -sih-, -TAY-nyuh
Luxembourg	266	—	LUK-suhm-berg, Ger. LOOK-suhm-boorkh
lycanthropy	93	—	li-KAN(T)-thruh-pee
Lysimachus	134	—	li -SIM-uh-kuhs

M - KEY
Maccabaeus (also spelled Maccabeus, Machabeus)	227	—	mak'uh-BEE-uhs
Maccabean	20	—	mak'uh-BEE-uhn
Maccabees	227	—	MAK-uh-beez
Macedonia	134	Mac·e·do'ni·a	mas'uh-DOH-nee-uh, -DOHN-yuh
Macedonian	23	Mac·e·do'ni·an	mas'uh-DOH-nee-uhn
Maedi	155	—	?
Magian	52	—	MAY-jee-uhn
Magnesia	226	—	mag-NEE-she-uh, -zhee-uh
Marduk	8	—	MAHR-dyook, -dook
Mazda, Ahura	151	—	ah-hoor'uh MAZ-duh (listen), (not MAHZ-)
Mede	17	Mede	MEED
Mene, Tekel, Parsin	108	ME'NE, TE'KEL, PAR'SIN	MEE-nee, TEE-kuhl, TEE-kel, PAHR-sin (yoo-FAHR-sin in some Bibles)
Merodach	33	Mer'o·dach	MER-oh-dak, -uh-dahk'
Meshach	35	Me'shach	MEE-shak
Mesopotamia	134	Mes·o·po·ta'mi·a	mes'oh-puh-TAY-mee-uh, mes'uh-
Michael	177	Mi'cha·el	MI-kay-uhl, commonly MI-kuhl
Miletus	172	Mi·le'tus	mi-LEE-tuhs
mina	108	mi'na	MI-nuh
Mishael	7	Mish'a·el	MISH-ay-el, -uhl
Mordecai	25	Mor'de·cai	MOR-duh-ki (not mor'duh-KI-uh)

N - KEY
Nabonidus	15	—	nab'uh-NI-duhs (not na-BON-ih-duhs)
Nabopolassar	31	—	nab'uh-puh-LAS-uhr
Napoleon, Napol�on	244	—	nuh-POH-lee-uhn, nuh-POHL-yuhn
Nazi	211	—	NAHT-see, NAT-see
Nebo	36	Ne'bo (Isaiah 46:1)	NEE-boh
Nebuchadnezzar	7	Neb·u·chad·nez'zar	neb'uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr, ne'byuh-kuh-NEH-zuhr, neb'yoo-kuhd-NEZ-uhr
Nebuchadrezzar	89	Neb·u·chad·rez'zar	neb'uh-kuh-DREZ-uhr, ne'byuh-kuh-DRE-zuhr, -buh-, neb'yoo-kuhd-REZ-uhr
Necho	18	Ne'cho	NEE-koh
Nehemiah	190	Ne·he·mi'ah	nee'huh-MI -uh, nee'hih-, nee'uh-MI -uh
Nerva	239	—	NER-vuh
netherworld	313	—	NEH-thuhr-wuhrld'
Nicaea	242	—	ni-SEE-uh
Nicator	162	—	ni-KAY-tuhr, NI-kay'tuhr
Nineveh	53	Nin'e·veh	NIN-uh-vuh

O - KEY
obelisk	72	—	OB-uh-lisk, AH-buh-lisk', also OH-
Octavian	248	—	ok-TAY-vee-uhn
Odaenathus	252	—	(see Odenathus)
Odenathus	253	—	od-ih-NAY-thuhs
Odoacer	242	—	oh'doh-AY-suhr, OH-duh-way'suhr
Olympias	154	—	uh-LIM-pee-uhs, oh-
Ottoman	61	—	OT-uh-muhn

P - KEY
Palmyra	240	—	pal-MI-ruh (listen)
Palmyrene	211	—	pal'muh-REEN, pal'mi-REEN
Paneas	224	—	?
Parmenio	158	—	pahr-MEE-nih-oh
(sometimes) Parmenion		—	pahr-MEE-nee-uhn
Pasargadae	152	—	puh-SAHR-guh-dee'
Pater Patriae	249	—	PAH-ter PAH-tree-i, Eng. PAY-tuhr PAY-tree-ee'
Pax Romana	250	—	PAKS roh-may'nuh, -mah'-, PAHKS
Paz, Octavio	172	—	ok-TAH-vyoh PAHS
Pella (Macedonia)	155	—	PEL-uh
Peres	109	PE'RES	PEE-res
Pergamum	227	Per'ga·mum	PUHR-guh-muhm
Persepolis	54	—	puhr-SEP-uh-lis
Persia	25	Persia	PUHR-zhuh, -shuh
Persian	9	Persian	PUHR-zhuhn, -shuhn
Phalereus, Demetrius	163	—	fuh-LEER-oos, -ee-uhs
Pharaoh	37	Phar'aoh	FER-oh, FAIR-oh, also FAY-roh (listen) but not FAY-roh in NW
Philippi	224	Phi·lip'pi	fih-LIP-iin NW, also FIL-uh-pi '
Philotas	161	—	fi-LAH-tas
Phoenicia	222	Phoe·ni'cia	fih-NISH-uh, -NEE-, fuh-NEE-shee-uh
Phoenician	224	Phoe·ni'cian	fih-NISH-uhn, -NEE-, fuh-NEE-shun
Phrygia	215	Phryg'i·a	FRIJ-ee-uh, FRIH-jee-uh
Plataea	213	—	pluh-TEE-uh
Plutarch	160	—	PLOO-tahrk
polytheistic	84	—	pah'lee-thee-IS-tik
Pompey, Gnaeus	216	—	PAHM-pee (listen), NI-uhs, not pahm-PAY
Popilius	231	—	?
Porphyry (proper name)	14	— por'phy·ry (stone)	PAWR-f(uh-)ree (listen
Porus	159	—	PAWR-uhs
postexilic	25	—	pohst'eg-ZIL-ik, pohst'ek-SIL-ik
Praetorian	238	prae·to'ri·an	pree-TOR-ee-uhn, -TAWR-, -TOHR-, prih- (listen)
prefect(s)	79	prefects	PREE-fekt(s)'
Ptolemaic	55	—	tol'uh-MAY-ik
Ptolemais, Ptolemaïs (aka Acco)	221	Ptol·e·ma'is	tawl'uh-MAY-uhs, tol-
Ptolemy	134	—	TOL-uh-mee, TAH-luh-mee

Q - KEY
Qumran, Khirbet	27	—	KOOM-rahn, koom-RAHN, koom-RAN, KIHR-bet

R - KEY
Raphia	223	—	ruh-FI-uh, ra-FEE-ah, RA-fee-ah
Reich	259	—	rik, Ger. rikh
Roxana	160	—	rok-SAN-uh

S - KEY
Salamis	213	Sal'a·mis	SAL-uh-mis
Sanhedrin	145	San'he·drin	SAN-heh-drihn, SAN-ih-drihn, SA-nuh-druhn, some sources san-HED-rin, sahn-, san-HEE-druhn, Gr. soon-ED-ree-on (listen)
Saracen	243	—	SAR-uh-suhn
Sarajevo	261	—	sar'uh-YAY-voh
satrap(s)	18, 116	satraps, sa'trap	SAY-trap('), SA-trap', -truhp
Scopas	224	—	SKOH-puhs
Sejanus	239	—	sih-JAY-nuhs
Seleucia	215	Se·leu'cia	suh-LOO-sh(ee-)uh, sih-LOO-shuh, suh-LOO-shee-uh
Seleucid	162	—	suh-LOO-suhd, sih-LOO-sid
Seleucus	162	—	suh-LOO-kuhs
Semitic	136	—	sih-MIT-ik, also sih-MET-ik
Septimia	240	—	sep-TIM-ee-uh
Septuagint	23	—	SEP-too-uh-jint('), -tyoo-, SEP-choo-jint', sep-TOO-uh-juhnt, -TYOO-, SEP-tuh-wuh-jint'
Shadrach	35	Sha'drach	SHAY-drak (not SHAD-rak)
Shamash	71	—	SHAH-mahsh
Shapur	252	—	shah-POOR
Shinar	33	Shi'nar	SHI-nahr
Shushan	166	Shu'shan	SHOO-shan
Siculus	197	—	SIK-yuh-luhs
Sidon	224	Si'don	SI-duhn
Sin	71	—	sin
Stalin	256	—	STAH-lin, STAL-in, STAH-leen
Sumerian	34	—	soo-MEER-ee-uhn, -MER-, -MIR-
Susa	54	Su'sa	SOO-suh, -sah
suzerainty	149	—	SOO-zuh-ruhn-tee, -rayn'tee, SOOZ-ruhn-tee

T - KEY
Tacitus	239	—	TAS-uh-tuhs, -ih-
Tanakh (Tanach)	187	—	TAH-nahk, tah-NAHK, tah-NAHKH
Taurus	226	—	TAWR-uhs
Taxila	159	—	TAK-suh-luh, -sil-uh
Themistocles	197	—	thuh-MIS-tuh-kleez(')
Theodosius	243	—	thee'uh-DOH-shuhs, -shee-uhs, thee-oh-DOHZ-ee-uhs
Thermopylae	213	—	thur'MAH-puh-lee', thuhr-MOP-uh-lee'
Thrace		—	thrays
Thracian	155	—	THRAY-shuhn
Thucydides	197	—	th(y)oo-SIH-duh-deez'
Tiberius	191	Ti·be'ri·us	ti-BIHR-ee-uhs
Tigris	202	—	TI -gris
Titus	196	Titus	TI-tuhs
Tocqueville, Alexis de	270	—	al-lek-sees duh tawk-VEEL, tohk-VEEL, TOHK-vil (listen)
Trajan	239	—	TRAY-juhn
Tyne (River)	138	—	tin

U - KEY
Ulai	166	U'lai	YOO-li
uPharsin (Daniel 5:25 ftn.)	108	—	yoo-FAHR-sin
Uphaz	203	U'phaz	YOO-faz
Ur	15	Ur	UHR, UR, ER (Listen)

V - KEY
Vespasian	239	—	ves-PAY-zhuhn, -zhee-uhn
viceroy	247	—	VIS-roi
Virgil	249	—	VUHR-juhl
von	259	—	von, Ger. fawn, (unstressed) fuhn

W - KEY
Wilhelm	259	—	WIL-helm, Ger. VIL-helm

X - KEY
Xenophon	17	—	ZEN-uh-fuhn, -fon'
Xerxes	53	—	ZERK-seez

Z - KEY
Zabbai	241	Zab'bai	ZAB-i
Zabdas	241	—	?
Zaphenath-paneah	35	Zaph'e·nath-pa·ne'ah	zaf'uh-nath-puh-NEE-uh
Zenobia	240	—	zuh-NOH-bee-uh, zih-
Zerubbabel	96	Ze·rub'ba·bel	zee-RUB-uh-buhl, zuh-RUHB-uh-buhl
Zeus	227	Zeus	ZOOS
ziggurat	70	—	ZIG-oo-rat(')
zither	75	zither	ZITH-uhr (listen), ZITH-
Zoroaster	151	—	zoh'roh-AS-tuhr, ZAWR-oh-as'tuhr, ZOHR-, zawr'oh-AS-tuhr, zohr'- (listen)
Zoroastrian	152	—	zawr'oh-AS-tree-uhn, zohr'-