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ASL Dictionary for Scriptures
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A
abandoned: left, went away from, give up (leave)
abasing: humbling, making worthless (humble)
abduct: kidnap, take captive, hold hostage (capture)
abhorreth: not like (hateful)
abhorrence: to shrink from in disgust or hatred (hate)
abide, abideth: continue, remain (stay)
abode: stay, live in home (live)
abolish: get rid of (destroy)
abominable, abomination: sin, wicked, bad things done (sick in stomach)
abound: many of, lots of something (plentiful)
abridge, abridgement: cut down, summarize (shorten)
abroad: over a wide area, all over (spread out)
abundance, abundantly: lots of it, many (plenty)
abused: hurt or misused
abyss: bottomless, canyon, hole
access: the right to enter, come in (can enter)
accomplish, accomplished: to do or achieve something
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accord: together, united (connected)
according: agreeing, related to (following)
account: story (explain)
accountable: know and understand right and wrong, (responsible)
accusation, accuse: say someone did a crime (blame)
acknowledged: accepted, known (know finish)
acquire: gain, get, receive (get)
adhere: stick to, stay with or follow (obey)
adieu: good-bye, farewell
administer: to perform an ordinance, to be in charge of something, or to do a certain act (give)
admonish, admonitions: to give strong advice, (warn)
adorn: dress up, decorate (fancy dress)
Adulterous: immoral, sinful, misusing good things (adultery)
adversary: Satan, foe (devil)
advocate, advocateth: helper, support person help beg for you
afar: from a distance, something far away (far)
affixed: fastened, connected, set up, attached (chain reaction)
afflict: to give or have afflictions (hurt)
afflictions: troubles, struggles, tests, suffer, grief, trial (problems)
affrighted: scared
agency: the right/ability to choose (free choice)
aggravating: painful, uncomfortable, bothersome (bother)
agony: great pain (big hurt)
ah: word used to show delight or respect
Allegory: story when people, things and happenings have symbolic meanings, comparisons (compare story)
alliance: treaty, agreement, contract (support)
allotted: given
allusions: references to something else (mean something other)
almighty: has all power and might
alms: money, food, clothes, etc. given to poor people
Alpha and Omega: in charge of everything from the beginning to the end
altar: a raised place used to offer sacrifices; in bible times, often made of a pile of stones like a table
alter: change, made different (change)
amazed: surprised and confused (awesome)
amen: word spoken at the end of a prayer to express agreement or approval
amid: in the middle of
anguish: sorrow, sadness (grief)
anti-Christ: one who teach against Christ (opposite christ)
anxiety: grief, eagerness (worry)
apostasy: going away from the truth (stray)
apostle: a person chosen and ordained to be a special witness for God (follow person)
apparel: (clothing)
appear: show up
appease, appeased: satisfy, stop
appellation: name
applied: learn and do, really tried
appointed: to choose someone to do something (call)
apprised: told about
aright: right, proper
arise, arose: get up
arouse: awake
arraigned: put on trial in court
arrayed: dressed in fine clothing
arrogance: thinking they are better than others, proud, stuck up (big head)
art: sometimes means "are"
artificer: skilled craftsman (skilled worker)
ascendeth, ascending: (go up)
ascribing: declare or belong to, blaming
asp: poisonous snake, cobra
assembly: gather together (group)
assurance, assured, assuredly: promise, confident, sure
astonishment: great surprise
astray: gone bad, fall away
asunder: apart
atonement: what Christ did for us (substitute)
atone: pays, satisfies
attain: reach, accomplish, get
attend: go to
attest: show, point out, testify, tell truth of
attributed: belong to, blamed for
attributes: personality, habits, qualities
aught: anything at all
austere: strict, stern, severe
authority: having the power or right to do something
authorize: give permission, allow, approve
availeth: help , be available, ready to help
avenge: get revenge (get back)
B
babbling: foolish talk, jabbering
Babylon: wickedness, used to symbolize something bad, worldly, people who are bad
bade: told, command (asked)
banish: cast out
banner: flag
baptism: putting under water a body as part of an ordinance
Baptist: a person who baptizes
barbarous: very mean, like to hurt others
bare: born, naked, nothing grown, supported, shown
barges: ships
base: low, bad
bath: 8 gallons of liquid
bear, bare: naked, give birth, support, carry, show
bearing: to have children or endure pain
beast: (animal)
beckon: wave, call
becometh: to come to be, to change or develop into, (become)
bedside: side of the bed
befell: happened to
before: (in front of)
beget: to start, be the father (start generate)
begotten: born
beguile: fool, trick, decieve
beheld: observe, view (saw)
behold: pay attention, announce (let you know or inform)
behooveth: is necessary (proper)
believers: people who share the same beliefs
belly: the stomach
beloved: to be loved (precious)
bemoan: to regret, feel guilt
benevolent: to help other people, kind
beseech: ask earnestly (ask serious)
beset: attack from all sides
besom: broom
besought: asked
bestead: to fix, place, situate (help)
bestir: get going
bestow: put upon (give)
betwixt: (between)
bidden: commanded
bids: asks, invites
bishop: person called by God and ordained to take care of a ward
bittern: bird or animal
blasphemy: saying bad things about God and sacred things
blot: get rid of
blotted-out: erased
bondage: be held by something, do something by habit, slavery
bonds: something holding you, forced by something, held like slave
bough: limb, branch, twig, extension of something
bound: tied
bounty: generosity, goodness, kind, have money
bowels: the body, belly, to have mercy
brass: a shiny gold-colored metal made of copper and zinc, metal
brazen: made of brass, metal, shameless, act mean or hard
breach: split, divide, break open or into (broken promise)
breadth: width (distance)
breastwork: a low railing
brethren: two or more people who have same beliefs
bridle: control
brier: (thorny bushes)
brimstone: burning sulfur, fire
broken heart: humbled, saddened (deep grief)
brotherhood: group of brothers
brow: forehead
bruise: hurt, do harm to (crush)
byword: word used to cut others down, swear
C
calamity: deep trouble, problem (disaster)
cankered: pitted, damaged, ruined, made bad
captivate: put in slavery, capture, hold your attention
captured: take power over, get control of
carcasses: dead bodies
carnal: worldly
carnally-minded: intentionally think bad (worldly thoughts)
carnage: bloody, messy injuries, suffering, do a lot of damage
came to pass: happen
cast off, cast out: reject, oust, make go away, not use anymore, driven out (throw out)
cauls: hair nets (net around hair)
cease: dissolve, quit (stop)
celestial: bright like sun, where God lives
censure: scold, find fault with, punish, discipline
certain: sure, to know well
chaff: worthless part of wheat
charity: pure love of Christ (love with C)
chart: map
chaste: sexually clean
chastened: scolded, punished, be humbled
chastity: moral, sexual cleanliness (C clean)
check: control, regulate, find if ok, stop
cimeter: sword, weapon
circumspectly: righteously
cite: refer, tell where from
clave: split, divided
claim: ask for a right to do something
cleanse: make clean
cleave: be faithful, hold to or stay together (join)
clefts: cracks
cockatrice: a deadly poisonous snake
combination: groups of wicked people plot and do evil
comely: good looking, fair, attractive (handsome)
command: tell someone to do something (order)
commandment: law
commence, commencement: start (beginning)
commending: give, refer, recommend (willing submit with trust)
commit: do, promise, pledge, involve (promise)
communion: messages, instruction
compasseth: flow, understand, successful, includes
compassion: care about others , mercy, love
compel, compelled : force to do
compound: put together
comprehend, comprehendeth: (understand)
comprising: made up of, including
conceal: hide
conceive, conceived: be pregnant, establish, think of
concern: care (worry)
concourses: crowds, gatherings
concubines: servant, second class wife
condemn condemned, condemnation: punish, be against, stop from further progress (criticize)
condescension: kindly work with these lower than self (coming down)
conduit: pipe, tube or way to, being used by or going through (fountain)
confederate: a partner with, or joined with, help in a bad way (united)
confer, conferred: give to
confess: to admit doing wrong
confide: trust
confine: limit, hold in
confirm: help know the truth, establish truth
confoundeth: to silence, make ashamed, confuse
conscience: the ability to know what is wrong and what is right
conscious, consciousness: aware, know
consecrate, consecrated: set aside, make holy or sacred (establish with C)
consequence: results, what happens because of what you do (happen)
consider: think about
consign, consignation: give command, trust, assignment
consist: made up of, formed, the parts of (includes)
consoling: comforting, to make feel better
conspire: plot, plan, try to pull down or get something
constellations: star groups or formations
consult: talk or counsel with, get opinions from others (talk )
consume, consuming, consumption: destroy, eat, cover up or fill, finish taking in
contempt: scorn, disrespect, dislike someone
contend: debate, argue, battle (struggle)
content: comfortable, pleased (satisfied)
contentions: fighting, arguing
continually: without stopping, always
contradict: go against, argue or be opposite of
contrary: against, opposite
contrite: sorrowful, humble, sincere, repentant heart (deep crushing)
converse: talk
convey: move or take from one place to another
corrupt: bad, expired, ruined
counsel: to give advice
countenances: look on face that shows his nature or feelings (facial expression)
courage: strength
covenant, covenanted: promise between a person and God (promise)
covert: hidden, sheltered, undercover, behind your back
covet: wanting something unrighteously, jealous of others
craftiness: sneakiness, trickery, clever in a bad way
create, created: organize, form (make)
creature: living things (animals)
creditors: people you owe money to
crisping pins: purses or satchels
critical: serious, important, criticize or make fun of others
cross: trick or confuse
crucify: to kill by nailing the hands and feet on a cross
cry: speak in a loud voice, pray, (call out)
cubit: 18 inches
cumber: obstruct, block
cunning: sly, crafty, clever (trick)
curse, cursed: give trouble, punish from god, swear, say bad things
D
damned: can't progress, stuck (limit)
daunted: scared, threatened
dearth: no rain or food, famine (rain none)
debtors: people who owe you something
decay: to rot or become bad, spoil
deceit: lie, untruth
deceive: trick, lie, try to cover up something
deception: trying to fool, trick
declare: say, tell (announce)
decline: refuse, turn down, say no
decree: an order, rule, law (proclamation)
deed: action that has been done
defer: hold back, pause, turn somewhere else (postpone)
defiance: break the rules on purpose, rebel, resist
defile: pollute, make filthy or dirty, to corrupt, abuse
defy: resist openly and boldly, reject, refuse
degeneracy: evil ways of living
deliberately: on purpose
delight: great joy, pleasure (excite)
denote: say
denounce: put down, blame, criticize
depart: to leave (go away)
depravity: really bad , wicked
deprive: not let you have, keep from, take away
derangement: mess
descend: (come down)
designs: plans
desire: wish or a strong want
desolate, desolation: barren, nothing, waste, no people (empty)
despair: give up, no hope (depress sad misery)
desperately: very hard
despised: hated, not liked, not respected
despisers: people who do not respect others
despitefully: mean, to not care about
destruction: ruin, tear down (destroy)
detect: notice, find
determination: to do something no matter what (motivate)
dethrone: get rid of a king
devise: make-up
devise, devised: make, create, figure out
devote: focus on or pay more attention to, faithful
devourer: eater, destroyer, Devil
dictates: beliefs, rules, commands
dilemma: problem, trouble, hard situation, stuck
diligent, diligently: to doing without stopping faithfully, keep trying (motiviate)
disannul: cancel, stop
disappear: leave
discern: read, can tell what is in your mind (notice with eye)(notice with mind)
disciples: follower of, student (follow person)
discover: found
disfigure: mess up, look like suffering (appearance ruined) (destroyed)
disguise: dressed so other people won’t know who he is (hide identity)
disowned: kicked out, cut off, not claim anymore (disconnect)
dispelled: broken up, moved out of the way, clear away
dispensation: time period with prophets
dispense: give to
disperse, dispersion: scatter, go all different ways
displease: unhappy
disposition: desire, way one feels
dispute, disputing, dissension, disentions: argue, strong disagreement, quarrelling, fighting
distinguish: tell apart from the others (notice different)
distressing: painful, frustrating, cause to feel down
divers: many, various
divulge: tell
doctrine: facts, rules, beliefs (teaching)
doleful: mourning, be sad
dominate: be everywhere, have power over, be stronger (control )
dominion: area you control (control)
dormant: asleep, not active
doth: (do)
draws: come close to
dreary: depressing, sad (lonely)
dregs: the bitter junk/waste that has settled to the bottom, means you have paid a very high price
driven: pushed
droop: bend over
dross: scum, junk
dry-shod: with dry feet
dumb: one who cannot talk
dung: fertilize with animal waste
duration: length of time
durst: (dare)
dwell: (live)
dwindle: get smaller
E
earnestness: seriousness, diligent (serious)
effectual: effective, one that works
elder: a man with the Melchizedek Priesthood
elegant: fancy
eloquent: a good speaker
embark: begin, leave, or go
embassy: person who brings a message for you, (message person)
embrace: welcome, include, hold in arms, love, accept, use
Emmanuel: (Jesus Christ) also spelled Immanuel
employ: use
empowered: given power, able to make something happen
enable: help someone to be able to do something
enacteth: set up, start, put in place
encompassed: surrounded
endeavor: try
endure: to last, put up with, not give up (continune)
engage: start
engrave: to cut or write in metal or wood
engulf: swallow up, consume, completely surround
enjoins: join, command, order
enormity: big, large
enshroud: to cover, put over
ensign: symbol to look up to (flag)
ensnare: trap, catch in a trick
entice, enticed: lure, tempt, get someone to do (attract)
entitle: to have the right to something
entreated: asked to do something
entrench: get well established, refuse to move (establish strong)
enumerate, enumerated: count, tell about, more of, list
envy: jealousy, wish had something, want, admire
ephah: one bushel
epistle: letter, writings of a person
equity: fairness, justice, equal
err, error: make mistakes, wrong, error (mistake)
errand: job, mission, task to do, assignment
essential: absolutely necessary, needed
esteemeth: consider, like, how you feel about
eternal: never ends, forever
evangelist: patriarch, one who gives blessings, ‘father’
everlasting: (forever)
evermore: always
exalt: rise up, make the very best
exalted: very good, the best can be (high in glory)
exceed, exceeding: more than best, greater than, beyond the limit
excommunicate: cut off, kick out of church
exceed: more than
except: unless
execute: do, make happen (act), kill by law
exercise: use, practice
exert: work, try, attempt, make effort
exhort, exhorts: urge, caution, talk seriously, encourage (warn)
exile: a person who is kicked out of his home or country
expedient: necessary, needed
expedite: help make it happen faster (desire fast)
expel: kick out, remove, cast off
expound: tell in detail, make known (explain)
expressly: very, for sure
extinct: cease to exist completely
extol, extolled: praise, tell of, publish, make known
exult: have a lot of joy, lift up, make high better than before, rejoice
F
faction: a breakaway group
faculty: capacity, energy, skill, ability (talent)
faggots: bundles of sticks or twigs used for burning
fain: willingly, gladly
faint: gotten weak, passed out
faint-hearted: cowardly
faired: did
faith: to have confidence in someone or something, strong belief
fall of man: when Adam and Eve ate the fruit and became mortal
famine: when there is no food
famished: (very hungry)
fared: got along
fast: tight, to go without food, quick
fatigued: tired
favored: sustained, supported, blessed, helped, preferred
felled: cut down
feller: tree cutter
fellowshipped: accepted as friends, associate
ferocious: savage, cruel, fierce (mean)
fervent: intense, very much, with great effort
fiery: stinging, hurting like fire
firmament: sky above earth (space)
firstlings: the best ones, first born
flaxen: plant spun into material or cords
flesh: people, children of, or meat (skin)
flint: very hard stone
flounder: to stumble, not succeed, lose ones way
flourish: do well, prosper
folly: foolishness, silly
forasmuch: because (since)
forbid, forbidden: not allow, not to be done
forebear: patient, put up with
foreknowledge: know about it before it happens
foremost: the chief one, first, best of all
foretell, foretold: to tell before it happens
forever: never ends
forgive: excuse, pardoned, forget, clean
formed: created (made)
fornication: sexual sin among unmarried people
forsake, forsaken, forsaking: leave behind, go away from, desert (give up)
forswear: break your promise, make false statement, not keep a covenant
forth: onward, continue
fortify: make strong
foul: bad, not good
founder: one who started it
fowl: any winged animal (different birds)
frailties: weaknesses
fraud: lying, deceiving
frenzied: all excited and mixed up
fret: worry
from the womb: from birth
fruitful: growing, plentiful, multiply, reproduce
frustrate, frustrated: to mess up, confuse, cause to fail
fuller: one who shrinks and thickens wool cloth with water and heat, clean and purify
fulfill: complete, satisfy, do all that is required
furious: very hard, angry, wild
furthermost: farthest away
fury: anger, to be very mad
G
gainsaying: contradicting, speak against, deny
gall: bitter, distasteful, annoy, irritate
garb: covering, clothes
garment: piece of clothing
garners: place where grain is stored
gather: collect, get
gay: happy
generation: people who are born and live at about the same time, from father to son, span of time
gentile: not a member, foreign
ghost: spirit, soul without the body
gin: trap for animals (trap)
gird: put on , put belt around, equip
girdle: belt or something around the waist
glimmer: a little bit of light, small amount
glorified: honored, worshipped, has glory
glorious: deserving glory
glory: light or praise
glut: fill, overeat
gnash: grit or grit your teeth together, strike on
grace: help (kindness)
grafted: hooked up to, joined
grand: large, big
grasp: hold
gratified: taken care of, fulfilled, made happy
graven: make, carve, or sculpt from stone, wood, etc
grieved: sadness, broken hearted
grievously: seriously sad
grosser: worse part
guile: a sly, cunning plan or trap
guilt: bad feelings, proof you did wrong
gulf: deep valley, big hole
H
habitation: house or tent, place where you live
halfhearted: without wanting
hallowed: very holy or sacred
halt: crippled
handmaid: woman servant or attendant
harass: be mean , hassle (bother)
hardly: not really, kinda
harlots: prostitutes, worldly women
harrow up: cause mental/ emotional pain
harvest: to collect fruit or grain from the field
hast: (has)
hath: (have)
haughty: foolish, act better than look good to impress others (great pride)
havoc: great damage
heal: make well
heaps: piles, mounds
heareth: (hear)
hearken: hear, listen, obey
heathen: uncivilized native, not part of accepted culture
heather: a green bush with purple flowers
hedge: block, keep from going
heed, heeded: listen to, do what is said (attention)
heirs: ones who get the reward, people who inherit things (receive person)
help meet: companion (wife) (help together)
hemmed: fenced, surrounded
henceforth: thereafter, also (from now on)
hereafter: (in the future)
hew, hewn: cut with ax or knife
hinderment: problem, something blocking you
hireling: employee, worker
hiss: disapproval, mocking words, sound like snake (show of dislike)
hither: (here)
hoist: lift up
Holy One of Israel: (Jesus Christ)
holy writ: scriptures
honest: truthful, doesn't lie
honor: show respect
honour: honor
hosanna: praise, save us
host: a whole bunch of people or angels (group)
howbeit: how is it, however
humble: not proud, meek, lowly
humiliation: laughed at, ridiculed, etc
hurl: throw, cast
hypocrite: one who says one thing and does another, pretends to be good but is not
I
idle: lazy
idol: a statue made to worship (I shape)
idolatry: worship of idols
ignominious: shameful, disgraceful (not honorable)
ignorance, ignorantly: no knowledge, rude, mean
illuminated: lit up, made known
Immanuel: (Jesus Christ) also spelled Emmanuel
image: the same; or the statue that is worshipped
immerse: bury, dip in completely, put under
immortal: live forever, never die
immortality: resurrection, living forever
impart: give
impede, impeded: stop, get in the way of, slow
impenetrable: can't get through
impenitent: won't repent
importunes: asks, begs
in his stead: in his place
in league with: have joined
inasmuch: if
inasmuch as: (seeing that)
incites: gets people excited or angry
incomprehensible: can't understand
incorruptible: can’t hurt or destroy, never decays
incur: bring upon you, be obligated, receive
indebted: owe
indeed: that is correct, yes (sure truth)
indifference: 'don't care' attitude, ignore
indignation: anger
indolent: lazy
indulge: get involved in, become a part of
inexpressible: can't describe, can’t explain
infidelity: lack of loyalty, not faithful
infinite: never ends (forever)
infirmities: imperfections, weaknesses, sickness, pain
inflame: arouse passions, make short tempered or angry
inflict: to cause or do something to someone
inflicting: causing
infuse, infused: put into, mix together, inspire
inhabitant: (people)
inherit: receive, get
innumerable: a great many, too many to count
impenetrable: can’t get through it
inquire: ask
iniquity: doing bad things, sins (wicked)
injustice: not fair, bad things happen that are not right
innumberable: a great many, too many to count
inquire: ask, try to find out
instruct: tell, give information (teach)
inspire: guide, lead
insurrection: people going against their leaders, (rebel)
intercessions: negotiate, act for, help, stand in for (plead)
intercourse: talk to , travel or associate with
interposition: make excuse for (help)
interpret, interpretation: to tell the meaning of, explain, translate
interpreters: Urim and Thummin, crystals prepared by the Lord to interpret
intrigue: sly planning, sneakiness, make curious or fascinated by
isle: (island)
J
jot: tiny bit
judge: one who judges and decides our righteousness
justified, justify: to balance, answer for, reason for, okay, approve of, accept (balance with F)
K
keep, keeping: follow, obey, do
keepeth: (keep)
kindle: (start)
kindred: families, groups of families, related people, alike
kinsfolk: relative, family
knowledge: things you know (know) (learning)
L
labor: work
laden: loaded down, heavy weight or responsibility
laid siege: surrounded and trying to get them to surrender
Lamb of God: (Jesus Christ)
lame: weak, unable to use an arm or a leg, cripple
lament: weep, cry over, be sad (confess)
lamentation: sadness, mourning, crying, weeping
lasciviousness: unclean thoughts and desires about sex
lash: tie to, connect, whip
latter: recent, not long ago, last
learned: well educated (knows everything)
learning: knowledge, understanding, wisdom
leprosy: sickness that kills skin (skin disease)
leprous: to have leprosy
lest: for fear of, except, in case
liberal, liberally: generous
light: (Jesus Christ)
liken: apply, compare
list, listeth: desire, want
lo: see, look
loathe, loathsome: rotten, awful (sicken with hate)
lofty: high, stuck-up, (pride)
lop: cut off
lovely: beautiful, good, worthy
lowliness: humility, poor (humble)
Lucifer: Satan
lucre: money
lust: want in a wrong way, sexual desire
luster: shine, brightness
M
magistrates: a judge or person with authority
majestic, majesty: great in a wonderful way (very grand and high) (king)
malice: wanting to harm someone, bad feelings
mammon: worldly things, wickedness
manifest, manifested: reveal, make known (show)
manner: habit, custom (way)
mantle: a coat or fancy robe (cape), the look or countenance
marrow: soft inside of the bone that makes blood cells
martyrs: people killed because of their religion
massacre: brutally kill and injure a group of people (kill+++)
master: religious leader, ruler, male teacher
mattock: flat pick (hoe)
meat: substance, a thing (food)
mediator: the Savior, someone who acts for you
meek: gentle, kind, teachable (humble)
melody: (music)
mend: fix
mercy: charity, grace, kindness
merit: deserve, earn (action)
Messiah, Messias: (Jesus Christ)
Messianic, messianically: about the Messiah
mete: give out, share
midst: in between, the middle of, among (center)
mighty: have power (strong)
migrate: travel, move to some other place (travel)
millennial: refers to the 1000 years of Christ’s reign
millenium: Christ's 1000 years reign
mincing: walk with price, act smart in a bad way (tip toe)
mingle, mingleth: mix together, associate with
minister: help, give aid and encourage
ministry: preaching, mission (church service)
miracle, miraculous: (wonderful happening)
mire: deep mud
misery: grief, suffering, trouble (very sad)
mist: cloud, something filling the air (wet fog)
mistress: queen, lady you work for, woman having affair with
mock: make fun of, ridicule
modestly: decent, not show pride
moldering: rotting, destroying
molest: hurt, bother, do bad things (take advantage of)
moor: open, rolling land that is often wet and covered with grass
more tolerable: easier, able to stand it better
moreover: added, and in addition to (also)
mortal: earthly, to do with this life on earth
mote: small chip, splinter of wood
mourned: were sad
muffler: (scarf/shawl worn around throat)
multiples: increase, groups (many many)
multiply: increase, add to, have kids
multitude: many, many people
murmur: gripe, complain
muster, mustereth: gather, get, gain, take hold of, join
N
nativity: place of birth, start or beginning place
naught: nothing, of no account or worth
naval: middle part of belly
negotiate: work out an agreement, bargain, deal
nethermost: lowest, farthest down, far away
nevertheless: however, not matter, even though
nigh: almost, close (near)
not withstanding: no matter, regardless of, besides
notable: worth mentioning, important, better or different
nowise: no way, will not
nurture: training, nourishment, take care of
O
oath: strong promise, to make a promise
obedience: doing and following the laws or the commandments
obligated, obliged: expected to do it (responsible)
oblige: do favor in kindness, willing to do it (obey)
obscurity: no one knows about it, unknown (hide)
observe: understand, see, watch, notice (follow)
obstinate: stubborn, won’t do it
obstruction: something in the way (block)
obtain: get
occasioned: caused, made happen
o'er: (over)
offense: trouble, something done wrong
offering: something given for sacrifice
offspring: children, descendants
omnipotent: full of power, no limit
opposition: opposite, against, the other side, enemy
oppress, opressed: heavy pressure, persecute, worry, hurt (burden)
oppressor: dictator, enemy (harshly ruler)
orator: a speaker, someone giving a speech
ordained: given priesthood authority by the laying on of hands, set apart to a calling (bless with O)
ordinance: special doing done according to law
ornament: a decoration, to decorate
overbearance: bossy, dominating, push people around
overzealous: too excited and eager
P
Pacified, pacify: calm, make peace with
pangs: pain, fear, wanting
partake: eat or drink, share, be part of (take)
partial: favor or like one better than other
particular: very exact, also different, unusual (specific)
passions: strong feelings like hate, joy, fear, sexual desires, love, jealousy, etc.
pastor: teacher, minister in church
penalties, penalty: punishment
penetrate: get through inside (pierce)
penitent: sinner who has repented
peradventure: perhaps, maybe, by chance
perceive: recognize, discern (understand)
perdition: hell, no glory, with Satan
perform: do
perish: die, be gone, destroy (fade away)
perpetrate: make something happen, be guilty, commit
persecute: try to hurt, mock, make fun of, make hard
persist: continue, stick with it, not give up
personage: one who looks like a human being
persuade: get someone to accept (convince)
pertain, pertaining: being part of, relating to (connect)
perverse: stubbornly wicked, distorted
pervert: distort, change in a bad way
pester: keep bothering over and over
pestilence: bad sickness (disease)
petition: ask for help, seek advice
pitch: set up
plague: cause a lot of trouble, also mass sickness
plagued: bothered by constantly
plates: smooth, flat pieces of metal like a book
plow shares: the part of the plow that cuts the dirt
plunder: loot, wreck (steal)
plunge, plunged: throw, force, dive, rush into
plural: more than one, many
pollute, polluted: make dirty, not clean
pomp: proud big fancy celebration
ponder: think about deeply, meditate
pore: small openings in skin for sweat to go through
possess: have (own)
posterity: children, and descendants
praise: worship, show reverence to, thank
precarious: very dangerous, at great risk
preceded: come before
precedence: more important, replace, priority
precept: rule or teaching, principle
precious: very valuable, costly, great (dear)
predicated: depending on
prefigure: suggest or know before hand
preparator: person who prepares or starts (prepare person)
prescribe: recommend, suggest
preservation: keep safe, not let spoil
preside: be in charge, control
prevail: win, endure to end (success)
prey: animal or person being hunted (kill)
priestcraft: things wicked people do to lead people to sin, teaching for money, teach wicked things
primarily: mainly, mostly
primitive: first, original, one that came before
privation: doing without needed things
privily: secretly, privately, not known
probation: trial period, restriction (testing)
proceeding: doings, process (go on)
proclaim, proclamation: preach, tell (announce)
procrastinate: put off, do later (postpone)
profane: misuse or abuse sacred things
proffer: offer, makes available
profess: claim, say, teach, tell what you think
profit: thing gained (benefit) (learned)
profound: wonderful, exceptional, better than expected
prolong: make longer, lengthen, stretch out
prophesy: declare, predict, (see future)
prophet: one who see and talk with God (see future person)
propose: suggest, tell how you think to do something
prosper, prosperous: do all right, well off, blessed (succeed)
prostrate: flat, collapsed, out cold
proverb: wise saying
providence: good luck, divine guidance, gifts from God
provisions: supplies, make way for
provocation: irritation, bother
provoke: make angry, irritate, dare (bother)
prudent, prudently: careful with, don’t waste things (wise)
pruning hooks: tools used in fruit farming
purge: move out, take away, get rid of (clean)
Q
R
quiver: pouch to hold arrows
raca: mocking word, act like you never make mistake and like to embarrass people who do
racked: in pain, torment, terrible depression
radiant: bright, shining, glowing
raging: dangerous, roaring, out of control
Rahab: harlot who helped Joshua’s spies (sea serpent)
railing: punishing, mocking, being mean
raiment: clothing
rallies, rally: gather, encourage
ransom, ransomed: money paid for something captive, to set free
rash: too quickly, done without thinking first
ravening: vicious, mean
ravenous: greedy, hungry (selfish)
ravish: rape, ,capture, carried away
reap: harvest, take in, collect (gather)
rearward: protection
rebuke: scold, punish (blame)
receded: gone away or down, move back or away from
reception: receiving (receive)
reckon: think, figure
reclaim: take back
recompense: to repay (reward) (pay back)
reconcile, reconciled: to go along with, agree, make right, forgive
record: write down, make history (book)
recount, recounting: give in detail, explain the story
redeem: save, trade for (save with R)
Redeemer: Savior, Jesus Christ
redemption: to set free, salvation (save with R)
redouble, redoubled: increase, extra effort
refrain: hold back, avoid, keep from doing
refuge: safety, protection from danger
refuse: worthless, won’t accept
regard: have a liking for, look up to (respect)
regulation: put into order, a rule
reign: control, be responsible for, authority over (rule)
reins: lower back or kidney, symbolic of emotions and affliction
relinquish: get rid of, sacrifice, give up, let go
reluctant, reluctantly: not wanting to
remission: forgiveness, cleansing (remove take away)
remnant: remaining pieces or groups
remorse: regret, sadness for sins
rend, rent: tear apart, rip
render: give up, make into
renown: famous
repentance: turning away from sin and living God's laws, asking God and others for forgiveness of sin
repetition: to do or say again and again
replenish: fill again, get more, do again (expand)
repugnant: disgusting, gross
reproach: accuse, blame, disgrace, shame (criticize)
repulsed: driven back, refused
requisite: required
residue: the rest, left over part
resolve: decide, make right, fix a problem
respecter: prejudiced, play favorites with people (criticize person)
restrain: stop, hold back (limit)
resume: start again
retain: keep
retroactive: going back in time, affects previous things
reveal: show, bring to light (let know)
revel: delight, has much pleasure
revelation: communication with God
revile, reviling: call bad language, make fun of (scold)
revitalize: give new life or energy to, improve, make better
revive: get healthy again, make new, bring back to life
righteousness: good, obey God, live commandments
riotous: wicked, bad, sinful, out of control
roe: deer
rule: guide, preside (control)
S
sackcloth: rough cloth made of goat hair, worn as a sign of sorrow (clothes)
sacred: holy
Saint: member of God’s church (S member)
saith: (say)
sally: go forward, come out of, come down
salvation: saved from sin
sanctified, sanctify: (make clean) (clean with S)
sanctuary: place of safety or protection
satyrs: man-goats or demons, lustful nature in man
savor: flavor, value, of great worth
scantiness: very little
scepter: stick, sign of authority
scoff: make fun of, laugh at
score: 20 years ( three-score = 60 years)
scorn: make fun of, mock, cast out
scourge: cause trouble, mock, whip, flog (punish)
search: seek, hunt
secreted: hidden, under cover
seduce: talk someone into doing something, tempt
seer: prophet
selfsame: exactly the same, identical
sensual: worldly physical pleasures, sexual pleasures
sepulchre: a special cave used to bury someone in
seraphim: a symbolical 6 winged heavenly person
sermon: speech or lecture, talk
several: many
severally: individually, separately
severity: strictness, hardness, hard to endure
shall: (will)
sharpness: exact, blunt talk (strictness)
sheaves: bundles of cut grain stalks
shew, shewest: (show)
shorn: shaved, or cut hair
sickle: a special knife used to harvest grain
signify: show, proof, stand for, symbol
similitude: likeness, same as
sinew: tendon, symbol of physical strenght
slacken: relax, loosen, let go
slain: killed, dead
slew: killed
slothful, slothfully: lazy
slumber: light sleep, or death
sober: serious, not drunk, humble
Sodom: a wicked city destroyed by fire
sole: only one, single
solemn, solemnity: serious, deep in thought
sojourn: travel
soothsayers: fortune tellers
sorceries, sorcery: witchcraft
sore: bad, hard to take, heavy burden
sorrow: (sorry)
sought: wanted, went after, tried to get
soul: eternal spirit of a person
sow: plant, put in mind, live a life of
space: amount of time, area, or distance
spacious: large, lots of room
spake: (spoke)
span, spanned: touch across, covered
sparingly: use with care, not much or often, small amount
spirit: the part of man that existed before mortal birth and that leaves at death
spiritual: relating to the spirit
spoil: taken in war (prize), ruin or commit sin
spurn: to reject, refuse, turn away from
state: condition, case (situation)
statues: laws or rules
stature: body size
steadfast, steadfastly, steadfastness: firm, strong
stiffnecked, stiffneckedness: rebellious (stubborn)
stimulate: cheer on (encourage)
stomacher: fancy piece of clothing
stout, stoutness: bold, courageous, strong
straightway: immediately, next thing, right now
strain: song or part of a song
strait: narrow and straight, hard to go through, not easy
straiten: discipline, correct, make right
stratagem: a plan, clever way to do something
strewed: spread all over the place, scattered
stricken in years: old
strife: arguments
stripes: whippings
stripling: young and strong, firm
strive: struggle, work with (try very hard)
stubble: not worth anything, uncut straw
stupor: confusion, or forget easily, foggy minded
subdue: take cover, get control (overcome)
subject: depend on, take control of (put under)
subjection: slavery, someone rules over you
sublime: wonderful
submissive: humble, give in easily
subsist: survive, keep on going
subtil, subtle, subtlety: sly, sneaky, clever way
succor: aid, take care (help)
suckling: nursing, young
sue: beg, ask for
suffer: let, allow
suffer: hurt
sufficient, sufficieth: is enough (satisfy)
supplicate, supplicating: humble request in prayer
sustain: support
swear, sworn: promise, take oath
synagogues: Jewish church houses
T
tabernacle: tent or building for worship (roof worship)
tabernacle of clay: body
tablet: flat piece of metal, wood, stone with words
tabret: tambourine, musical instrument
tarry: remain, rest (stay)
temperate: careful, wise, mild
tempest: violent storm (bad storm)
temporal, temporally: body, worldly, short (earth)
tender: kind, loving, gentle
testify: tell what you know of truth, declare
thee: (you)
thence: there, therefore, thus
thenceforth: from then on
thereby: in this way, by that
therefore: for that reason, because of that, happen
therein: in there, in that way, because of that
thereof: the same as, after that (afterwards)
thickets: bushes
thine: (your)
thither: there, that place
thou: (you)
thrice: three times
thrive: do very well, prosper, flourish
throne: chair of a king
thrust: push, work
thus: in this way, because of this, so, exactly, example
thy: (your)
thyself: yourself
tidings: greetings, teachings (information) (news)
till: until, plow
‘tis: it is
tittle: tiny part
to and fro: here and there
to dress it: take care of it
to keep it: clean it
toil, toiled: work, labor
tolerable: able to be patient
tongue: a language, people speaking the same language
torment, torments: pain, bother, torture, temptation (suffer)
trample: step on, run over
transcend: go beyond, more than, exceed
transfiguration: body change to a better condition
transform, transformation: (change)
transgress, transgression: break a law (sin)
transgressor: someone who broke the law (sinner)
translate: change from one language to another
transpire: (happen)
travail: trouble, toils (hard work)
treacherous: evil or bad way (dangerous)
tree of knowledge: tree representing good and evil
tree of life: tree representing eternal life
tremble: shake, fear
trench: ditch
trespass: things done when know its wrong (sin)
tribulation: troubles
tribunal: judgement, court
tribute: taxes, attention or honor given
trifle: not take seriously, make fun of
triumphant: victorious (win)
trod: walked, went
tumult, tumultuous: noisy uproar or crowd
twain: together with someone, double (two)
twill: it will
typifies, typify: symbolize, example of
tyrant: a bad or mean king or ruler
U
unalterable: can't change
unauthorized: having no authority to do something
uncircumcised: people who won't follow God
undaunted: won't quit, not afraid
unquenchable: can't stop or satisfy
unstable: not steady, weak, undependable
unto: (to)
unwearyingness: hard work without being tired
upheavals: tearing apart, awful changes
uphold: support, agree with, be loyal, defend
upright, uprightly: righteous, in a good way
uproar: lots of talking and concern
usurped: take by force beyond your authority
utter: speak
utterance: speech
utterly: completely, whole (surely)
uttermost: farthest away
V
vain, vainity: useless, worth nothing (nothing), think of self always, self centered (look at self)
vale: valley
valiant: strong, courageous, do what is right (brave)
vapor: fog, cloud or smoke covering
variableness: not dependable, always different (change+++)
vengeance: seek wicked justice, paying back
venture: risk, decide to take a chance
verified, verify: prove true
verily: attention, really, truly (really true)
vessel: bowl, boat, or person acting for another
vestige: part left over from before
vex: make trouble, annoy (bother)
vicarious: done by another person
vigor: energy, strength
vilest: most evil, worst, awful
vineyard: where grapes grow, symbolic of the world
viol: a harp like musical instrument with 6 strings
virtue: goodness, value, morally clean (V clean)
visage: look on face, countenance (face)
vision: revelation through dreams
visionary: person who has visions
visitations: punishments, events, visited by
vital: necessary, needed, very important
void: empty, nothing there
vouch: guarantee, standing up for (promise)
W
wage, waged: engage, start war, fight (carry on)
wager: enter a bet or war
wages: results, money paid, reward
wail: mourn and cry loudly
wallowing: wading and rolling on
wanton: sexually open and loose, worldly
wax: grow, increase, become
wean: not nurse anymore, break from (disconnect)
weary: weak (tired)
welfare: well being, help (comfort) (need)
whatsoever: what thing
whence: from where
wherefore: for what reason (why)
wherein: how
wherewith: with what
wherewhithal: with what means to do it
whether: either
whims: things want or believe without thinking
whither: to where (where)
whithersoever: wherever (no matter where)
whole: well, complete
whore: prostitute, bad woman, represent evil
whoso: whoever, that person
whosoever: whoever
wield: use
wilderness: waste, barren, empty (land no people)
wiles: tricks
willfully: on purpose
willing: ready, wanting to do
wilt: (will)
wimple: hat with scarf covering for the neck
wine-bibber: person who drinks too much (drunk)
wist: where, to know
wither: dry up, shrink
wizards: sorcerer, magician
wo, woe: warn, sadness, trouble
wondrous: wonderful
Word: (Jesus Christ)
worship: honor and show reverence for
wrath: mad at, anger towards (angry)
wrest: to twist the meaning of something
wretched: unhappy, miserable
writ: scripture
X Y Z
ye: you
yea: truly, or yes
yield, yielding: give in to, crop results
yoke: used across shoulders to carry burden with, symbol of what you are slave to
yore: long ago
zeal: diligent, enthusiasm
Zion: God's people, place where righteous live, homeland for Jews
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