King James Bible Definitions
Revised & Updated



The King James Bible is often criticized because some of the words found in it are words not in common use today. Though these words are relatively few in number and can be readily defined in any good dictionary, many new versions have been published in recent years claiming to “update” the AV’s language. Along with updating the language, however, the new “Bibles” make many other more serious changes. They omit or strongly question many verses; deny Jesus Christ’s deity, virgin birth, blood atonement, and ascension in several places and question or destroy many other precious truths. If one will compare the “archaic” KJV with any of the new translations, he will find the new versions are not updated “Bibles” at all; they are corrupted Bibles.

Of the around 8000 different words found in the KJV, only 300 or so could be considered “archaic” or changed in their meaning; less than 4%. Furthermore, many of these words are only found once in the KJ text. There may be a few other words that some readers may not understand, but this is what dictionaries are for. Even in the new versions there are words many need to have defined. God has used the KJV more than He has used any other Bible in any language (including the originals!), thus it is not the place of man to change any of its words. Its text must be left as it stands.

Below we have compiled 830 of older and less commonly used words from the KJV along with a brief definition and a biblical reference.





Word Definition
Abase To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem; Job 40:11
Abated To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen; Gen 8:3
Abba Aramaic/Hebrew for father; Mar 14:36
Abhor Despise; spurn; regard with horror; Lev 26:11
Abjects Those who strike out with their tongue; Psa 35:15
Acquit To hold guiltless; To free or clear from a charge or accusation; Job 10:14
Adamant An extremely hard substance; Eze 3:9
Adder A venomous snake; Gen 49:17
Addicted Devoted; 1Co 16:15
Adjure To appeal to earnestly; to command; Jos 6:26
Admonish To instruct; advise; warn; To reprove gently but earnestly; Ecc 4:13
Admonition Instruction; Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof; 1Co 10:11
Ado Fuss; bother; tumult; Mar 5:39
Advertise Inform; counsel; Num 24:14
Advise Thyself To reflect; to consider; 1Ch 21:12
Affinity A marriage alliance; 1Ki 3:1
Afoot By feet; performed by foot; Mar 6:33
Afore Before; 2Ki 20:4
Aforetime At a former time; previously; Neh 13:5
Afresh Again; anew; Once more; Heb 6:6
Agar Another name for Hagar, Sarah's maid; Gal 4:24
Agone Gone by; past; ago; 1Sa 30:13
Ague A fever; A febrile condition in which there are periods of chills, fever, and sweating; Lev 26:16
Albeit Even though; although; Eze 13:7
Alleluia Praise ye the LORD!; Rev 19:1
Alms Acts and deeds of mercy; Mat 6:1
Aloof At a distance, but within view; Psa 38:11
Ambassage A group of aged, high ranking men; Luk 14:32
Amen Dependable; faithful; certain; So be it!; Lev 5:16
Amerce To punish by fine; Deu 22:19
Amiable Dear; lovely; beloved; Psa 84:1
Anathema An accursed thing; 1Co 16:22
Angel Messenger; Gen 16:7
Angle A fish hook; Isa 19:8
Anoint To rub in; rub on; Gen 31:13
Anon Immediately; Mat 13:20
Antichrist One opposed to Christ; 1Jo 2:18
Apace At a quick pace; quickly; 2Sa 18:25
Apostle Messenger; one who has been sent; Mat 10:2
Apothecary One who makes perfumes; Exo 30:25
Apple The pupil of the eye; Deu 32:10
Archangel Chief angel; 1Th 4:16
Arcturus A bright star; Job 9:9
Ark Box; chest; Gen 6:14
Armholes Armpits; Jer 38:12
Array To put on; to clothe; Gen 41:42
Art Are; second person singular; Gen 4:6
Asp A snake, serpent; Deu 32:33
Assay To attempt; to undertake; Deu 4:34
Assent To agree upon; 2Ch 18:12
Asswage To settle down; subside; hold back; Gen 8:1
Astonied To be taken by surprise; Ezr 9:3
Asunder Apart from one another; Lev 1:17
Atonement A covering (for sin); Exo 29:33
Austere Harsh; severe; exacting; Luk 19:21
Averse To turn away from; Mic 2:8
Avouch To acknowledge of one's own; Deu 26:17
Axletree Spindle of a wheel; 1Ki 7:32
Backbiteth To slander; to falsely accuse; Psa 15:3
Backbitings Evil speakings; slanders; 2Co 12:20
Bakemeats The works of a baker; Gen 40:17
Balm A medicine; gum/rosin from a bush; Gen 37:25
Banqueting A drinking bout; Son 2:4
Baptize To immerse; to dip or dye a thing; Mat 3:6
Barbarian A non-Greek; Act 28:4
Base Lowly; meek; 2Sa 6:22
Bath A liquid measurement; Lev 15:5
Battlement Retaining wall; Deu 22:8
Bay A reddish-brown color; Jos 15:2
Became Was exactly suited for; was fitting; Gen 2:7
Bedstead An elaborate and rich couch or bed; Deu 3:11
Beeves Horned cattle fit to plough; Lev 22:19
Begat To bear; to bring forth; Gen 4:18
Begotten To have born; brought forth; Gen 5:4
Beguile To deceive; lead astray; Gen 3:13
Behemoth A huge, strong animal; Job 40:15
Behove To be necessary; needful; Luk 24:46
Belied To lie against; to speak falsely; Jer 5:12
Beryl A precious stone; Exo 28:20
Beseech To call upon; appeal; beg; Exo 3:18
Besom A broom or sweep; Isa 14:23
Besought Entreated; asked; called; Gen 42:21
Bestead Hard pressed; oppressed; Isa 8:21
Bestow To gather together; Exo 32:29
Bethink Lay it to heart; consider and repent; 1Ki 8:47
Betimes Early; quickly; Gen 26:31
Betrothed To be engaged; Exo 21:8
Betwixt Between; in an intermediate position; Gen 17:11
Bewitched To fascinate; to mislead with words; Act 8:9
Bewray To make manifest, clear, evident; Pro 27:16
Bier Device on which dead bodies were placed; 2Sa 3:31
Billow A swelling or heap of water; Psa 42:7
Bishop An overseer; Phi 1:1
Bishoprick Guardianship; office of overseeing; Act 1:20
Blains Inflamed skin tumors; Exo 9:9
Blessed Happy; Empowered to prosper; Gen 1:22
Boisterous Strong; mighty; powerful; Mat 14:30
Bolled Blossomed; in the seed/pod; Exo 9:31
Bolster Head-rest; pillow; 1Sa 19:13
Bosses Circular swelling, mid-part of a shield; Job 15:26
Botch An ulcer; Deu 28:27
Bound Landmark; Gen 22:9
Bowels Inward parts; affections; Gen 15:4
Bravery Beauty; splendor; Isa 3:18
Brawler One who is inclined to fight; 1Ti 3:3
Bray To crush as in a mortar; Job 6:5
Brayed To groan, wail; make a foul noise; Job 30:7
Breaches Bays; harbors; creeks; Jdg 5:17
Breeches Trousers; Exo 28:42
Brigandine A coat of armor; Jer 46:4
Brimstone Sulphur; Gen 19:24
Broided Twined; braided; 1Ti 2:9
Brood A group of young animals; Luk 13:34
Bruit News; a rumor; a report; Jer 10:22
Brutish Stupid; Psa 49:10
Buckler A shield; 2Sa 22:31
Buffet To strike with a clenched fist; Mat 26:67
Bullock Bull; steer; ox; Exo 29:1
Bulwark A defensive structure; Deu 20:20
Buttocks The seat; the posteriors; the rear end; 2Sa 10:4
By And By At once; immediately; Mat 13:21
By Course In portion, part; in turn; 1Ki 5:14
Cabins Vaulted cells; Jer 37:16
Caldron A pot; kettle; 1Sa 2:14
Calkers Repairers of seams; Eze 27:9
Candlestick Lampstand; Exo 25:31
Canker A dying or decay of a part of the body; 2Ti 2:17
Carnal Of the flesh; denoting human nature; Rom 7:14
Carriages Baggage; Isa 10:28
Casement A window; Pro 7:6
Cast Worn-out; old; cast-off; Gen 21:10
Cast Angle To fish with a hook; Isa 19:8
Caul A membrane covering (anatomy); Exo 29:13
Cauls Embroidered works, networks; Isa 3:18
Censer An instrument used for burning incense; Lev 10:1
Centurion Commander of a hundred men; Mat 8:5
Chambering Sexual immorality; lewdness; Rom 13:13
Chamberlain Eunuch, or chief servant; 2Ki 23:11
Champaign A plain; level country; Deu 11:30
Chapiter Capital of a column; Exo 36:38
Chapmen Merchantmen; traders; 2Ch 9:14
Chapt To break down, either (literally) by violence, or (figuratively) by confusion and fear; Jer 14:4
Charged Burdened; weighed down; Gen 26:11
Charger Dish; plate; Num 7:13
Chaste Untouched; undefiled; 2Co 11:2
Chasten To discipline; train; educate; Deu 8:5
Chide Contend; strive; Exo 17:2
Choler Anger; Dan 8:7
Chrysoprasus A precious stone; Rev 21:20
Churl A rude, fraudulent person; Isa 32:5
Churlish Cruel; stubborn; 1Sa 25:3
Cieled Interior planking or lining; 2Ch 3:5
Circumspect Take heed; pay strict attention; Exo 23:13
Cistern A pit, or well; 2Ki 18:31
Clamour An outcry or protest; Eph 4:31
Clave To split; to break through; tear; Gen 22:3
Cleanness Of Teeth Famine; Amo 4:6
Cleaveth To stick close to; Deu 14:6
Cleft An opening, break or split; Deu 14:6
Clift An opening, break or split; Exo 33:22
Cloke Raiment; clothing; Isa 59:17
Clouted To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout; Jos 9:5
Clouts Pieces of cloth; patches; Jer 38:11
Cloven Separated; divided up; Deu 14:7
Cockatrice A viper; serpent; Isa 14:29
Cockle A weed resembling wheat; Job 31:40
Cogitation A thought; Dan 7:28
Collop A piece of flesh; Job 15:27
Commend To praise; Gen 12:15
Communicate To share or have things in common; Gal 2:2
Compass To surround; encircle; Gen 2:11
Concision A cutting off; a false circumcision; Phi 3:2
Concluded Shut together; enclosed; Act 21:25
Concord Agreement; unison; 2Co 6:15
Concourse A gathering; a crowd of people; Pro 1:21
Concubine A secondary or inferior wife; Gen 22:24
Concupiscence Strong desire; passion; Rom 7:8
Condescend To go along; to be led; Rom 12:16
Confection An aromatic mixture; Exo 30:35
Confectionaries Ointment makers; perfumers; 1Sa 8:13
Confer To speak or talk together; Gal 2:6
Consecrate To regard as set apart or separate; Exo 28:3
Constrain To compel; 2Ki 4:8
Contemn To despise with mockery; Psa 10:13
Contemptible Despisable; worthy of nothing; Mal 1:7
Contentious Loving quarrel; fond of strife; Pro 21:19
Contrite Crushed, broken or bruised in spirit; Psa 34:18
Convenient Proper; appropriate; Pro 30:8
Conversation One's conduct; manner of walk; Psa 37:14
Convinceth Convict; Joh 8:46
Convocation A calling together; assembly; Exo 12:16
Cornet A wind instrument; horn; trumpet; 2Sa 6:5
Cote 1) Livestock shed; 2) Fold; 2Ch 32:28
Coulter Iron agricultural tool; 1Sa 13:20
Countenance Appearance; Gen 4:5
Countervail To be make equal, offset, compensate; Est 7:4
Covert A hiding place; 1Sa 25:20
Covet To long after; to try to gain; Exo 20:17
Cracknel Small dry cake; cracker; 1Ki 14:3
Crib A place in which cattle are fattened; Pro 14:4
Crisping Pins Money bags or purses, highly ornamented; Isa 3:22
Crop To pluck or break off; Lev 1:16
Cruse A pot; 1Sa 26:11
Cubit A linear measurement; Gen 6:15
Cumbered To be distracted with cares; Luk 10:40
Cumbereth To render useless; to make vain; Luk 13:7
Cummin Plant bearing aromatic seeds; Isa 28:25
Curious Accomplished with skill or ingenuity; Exo 28:8
Curious Arts Magic; Act 19:19
Curiously Accomplished with skill or ingenuity; Psa 139:15
Cut In Sunder To cut into pieces; Isa 45:2
Dam A mother; Gen 24:14
Damnation Condemnation; Mat 23:14
Damned Condemned; judged against; Mar 16:16
Dandled To be soothed; caressed; fondled; Isa 66:12
Darling Only one; beloved; sole; Psa 22:20
Dash To strike against; to beat towards; Exo 15:6
Daub To cover or plaster; Exo 2:3
Daysman A judge; arbitrator; umpire; Job 9:33
Dayspring An up-rising, hence sunrising; Job 38:12
Deacon Servant; attendant; Phi 1:1
Dearth A cutting off of rain; Gen 41:54
Defame To slander; speak evil of; 1Co 4:13
Defer To delay; postpone; Ecc 5:4
Degenerate Having fallen from a desirable state; Jer 2:21
Degree Relative social or official rank, dignity, or position; 2Ki 20:9
Degrees A climactic progression (in certain Psalms); 2Ki 20:9
Derision Ridicule; laughing at enemies' threats; Job 30:1
Descry To spy out; Jdg 1:23
Despite Contempt; Eze 25:6
Destitute Those whose souls have been laid bare; Gen 24:27
Devil Aramaic idiom: is crazy, insane; Lev 17:7
Diadem Turban; crown; Job 29:14
Die The Death Surely die; Num 23:10
Disallowed Rejected; Num 30:5
Disannul To abolish a vow; to break; Job 40:8
Discern To examine, prove or test; scrutinize; Gen 27:23
Discomfit To disturb; Exo 17:13
Disdain To reject; to despise; 1Sa 17:42
Dispensation An arrangement of things; a scheme; 1Co 9:17
Dissemble To use deceit; to feign; Jos 7:11
Dissemblers Pretenders; hypocrites; Psa 26:4
Dissimulation Hypocrisy; Rom 12:9
Divers Some ones; certain ones; Different; unequal; various; Lev 19:19
Doctor Teacher; instructor; Luk 2:46
Doctrine The act or result of teaching; Deu 32:2
Doleful Howling; shrieking; Isa 13:21
Dote To become foolish; Jer 50:36
Doth To do; to produce; make; Gen 3:5
Doting To appear to be ill, or sick over; 1Ti 6:4
Dragon Jackal; wild dog; Deu 32:33
Draught Latrine; toilet; 2Ki 10:27
Drave Drove; had driven; Exo 14:25
Dregs Sediment; Psa 75:8
Dromedary A camel, or steed; Jer 2:23
Dropsy An illness; Luk 14:2
Dross Waste formed by melting metal; Psa 119:119
Drove Flock; company; Gen 3:24
Dryshod Footed with shoes; Isa 11:15
Duke A head of a family or tribe; Gen 36:15
Dureth Endures; lasts; Mat 13:21
Durst To dare; venture; Est 7:5
Ear To work, till, or plough the ground; Gen 20:8
Earing Plowing; tilling the ground; Gen 45:6
Earnest A pledge; Rom 8:19
Easter Passover; Act 12:4
Edify To construct, build up or establish; Rom 14:19
Effectual Effective service; active work; 1Co 16:9
Elder Older; greater in age; Gen 10:21
Elias Elijah; Mat 11:14
Eliseus Elisha; Luk 4:27
Emerods Tumors; hemorrhoids; Deu 28:27
Eminent Something raised up high; Eze 16:24
Emulation Jealousy; Rom 11:14
Engine Warlike invention; 2Ch 26:15
Enjoin To command; charge; Est 9:31
Enmity Hostility; hatred; Gen 3:15
Ensample An example; 1Co 10:11
Ensign A banner; sign; memorial; Num 2:2
Ensue To pursue after; 1Pe 3:11
Entreat To comfort; attempt to reconcile; help; To treat; use; Gen 12:16
Environ To surround; compass; Jos 7:9
Ephah A Hebrew measurement; Gen 25:4
Epistle A letter sent; Act 15:30
Equity Uprightness; Psa 98:9
Ere Before; Exo 1:19
Esaias Isaiah; Mat 3:3
Eschew To avoid; turn aside from; Job 1:1
Espoused To be asked in marriage; 2Sa 3:14
Espy To see; behold; Jos 14:7
Estranged To be a stranger; Job 19:13
Euroclydon A furious, north-easterly wind; Act 27:14
Evangelist Messenger of good tidings; Act 21:8
Eveningtide Evening time; 2Sa 11:2
Eventide Evening time; Gen 24:63
Every Several Each individual; each one separately; 2Ch 11:12
Every Whit Whole; all; Deu 13:16
Exactor Overseer; Isa 60:17
Execration A curse; Jer 42:18
Exhortation Encouragement; Luk 3:18
Expound To set forth; to declare; Jdg 14:14
Extol To lift up; esteem; praise; Psa 30:1
Extortioner A greedy, ravenous person; Psa 109:11
Eyesalve Medicine for the eyes; Rev 3:18
Eyeservice Only while being watched; Eph 6:6
Fain To desire earnestly; long for; Job 27:22
Familiars Intimate friends; Jer 20:10
Famished To have suffered hunger; Gen 41:55
Fan An agricultural tool; winnowing shovel; Isa 30:24
Fare To make merry; rejoice; 1Sa 17:18
Farthing A small coin of little worth; Mat 5:26
Fast Abstaining from food; Gen 20:18
Fathom Approx; 6 feet; Act 27:28
Fatling Fat cattle; 1Sa 15:9
Feign To pretend; Deceitful; false; 1Sa 21:13
Feller One who cuts down; Isa 14:8
Fen Marsh; swamp; Job 40:21
Fetched A Compass Made a circuit; wandered up and down; Jos 15:3
Fetters Bonds; chains; Jdg 16:21
Fillets Curtain rods placed between columns; Exo 27:10
Fining Refining; Pro 17:3
Firebrand Firewood; torch; Jdg 15:4
Firkin Liquid measurement; Joh 2:6
Firmament Expanse or vault over the earth; sky; Gen 1:6
Firstling First offspring; Gen 4:4
Fitches A species of grain; Isa 28:25
Flag Type of marsh grass or reed; Exo 2:3
Flagon Bottle; vessel; 2Sa 6:19
Flags A plant growing in moist places; Exo 2:3
Flay To strip; Lev 1:6
Flowers Menstrual flow, blood; Exo 25:31
Flux An intestinal disease; dysentery; Act 28:8
Folden Interwoven; tangled; Nah 1:10
Forbear To cease; to let alone; to be silent; Exo 23:5
Forbearance Self-restraint; Rom 2:4
Forbearing Patience; slow anger; Pro 25:15
Forborn Ceased; Jer 51:30
Ford Where a river can be crossed by foot; Gen 32:22
Foresaw Beheld; Act 2:25
Fornication Sexual immorality; 2Ch 21:11
Forsaken To leave in an abandoned condition; Deu 28:20
Forsook To have left in an abandoned condition; Deu 32:15
Forswear To swear falsely; Mat 5:33
Forthwith Immediately; Ezr 6:8
Forward To wish; to desire; to purpose; Gen 26:13
Fourscore Eighty; Gen 16:16
Foursquare Squared; four cornered; Exo 27:1
Fowler One who snares birds; Psa 91:3
Fowls Birds; Gen 6:7
Fray To make afraid; to scare; Deu 28:26
Fret To be grieved; troubled; displeased; Lev 13:55
Froward Perverse; deceitful; false; Deu 32:20
Fuller Launderer; one who washes clothes; Mal 3:2
Furbish To scour and cleanse metal; Jer 46:4
Furlong Approximately 1/8 mile (660 feet); Luk 24:13
Furrow Groove in the earth made by a plow; Job 31:38
Gaddest To have roamed; to have gone away; Jer 2:36
Gainsay To answer; to speak against; Luk 21:15
Gape To open wide the mouth; Job 16:10
Garner A barn; storehouse; Psa 144:13
Garrison A guard, watch or patrol; 1Sa 10:5
Gentiles A people; nations other than Israel; Gen 10:5
Gin A noose; snare; Job 18:9
Gird To fasten, secure; to equip; prepare; Exo 12:11
Girdle Belt; Exo 28:4
Girt Belted; wrapped; 2Ki 1:8
Goad A pointed stick; Jdg 3:31
God Speed A greeting; 2Jo 1:10
Gospel Good news; Mat 4:23
Grace Kindness; favor; Gen 6:8
Graven To cut or engrave; Exo 20:4
Gravity Dignity; 1Ti 3:4
Grisled Spotted; speckled; Gen 31:10
Gross Fat; thick; Isa 60:2
Guile Deceit; craftiness; Exo 21:14
Habergeon A coat of armor; Exo 28:32
Haft A handle; Jdg 3:22
Hail A greeting of joy and peace; Exo 9:18
Hale To draw; drag; force; Luk 12:58
Hallow To make holy; to set apart from common; Exo 20:11
Halt Lame; crippled in the feet; Gen 32:31
Haply Perhaps; 1Sa 14:30
Hard By Beside; next to; Lev 3:9
Harrow A sharp, pointed instrument; 2Sa 12:31
Hart A deer; hind; Deu 12:15
Haste To hurry; to urge on quickly; Gen 18:7
Haughty Proud; arrogant; lifted up; 2Sa 22:28
Haunt To inhabit, visit or dwell; 1Sa 23:22
Heady Reckless; hasty; headstrong; 2Ti 3:4
Hearth A furnace; fire; Gen 18:6
Heath A shrub or tree; Lev 25:44
Heathen People; nations; non-Jews; Lev 25:44
Heed To be careful to consider; Gen 31:24
Henceforth From this time forth; from now on; Gen 4:12
Herbs Vegetables; Exo 10:15
Heretick One who causes divisions, factions; Tit 3:10
Heretofore Previously; Exo 4:10
Herewith With this; Eze 16:29
Heritage Allotment; possession; Exo 6:8
Hewn Cut; Exo 20:25
Hin A liquid measurement; Gen 24:56
Hinder Latter; rear; behind; Gen 24:56
Hinds Deer or mountain goats; Job 39:1
Hireling A laborer employed on hire; Job 7:2
Hiss Whistle; 1Ki 9:8
Hoary White colored; Lev 19:32
Holden Held; 2Ki 23:22
Hollow Palm; cup; Gen 32:25
Holpen Helped; Psa 83:8
Hosanna Save now!; Save, I pray!; Mat 21:9
Hosen Tunics; under garments; Dan 3:21
Hough To disable by cutting a leg muscle; Jos 11:6
Hungred To have been hungry; Mat 4:2
Husbandman A farmer; one who tills the ground; Gen 9:20
Hyssop A bitter herb; Exo 12:22
Ignominy Contempt; shame; dishonor; Pro 18:3
Immortal Incapable of corruption; 1Ti 1:17
Immortality Incorruption; an imperishable state; Rom 2:7
Immutable Unchangeable; Heb 6:18
Impenitent Without remorse; Rom 2:5
Imperious Hard-faced; bold; Eze 16:30
Implacable Unyielding; obstinate; Rom 1:31
Implead To bring an accusation against; Act 19:38
Importunity Lack of modesty; shamelessness; Luk 11:8
Impudent Stubborn; hard-faced; Pro 7:13
Impute To reckon or count; Lev 7:18
In Any Wise Surely; Exo 22:23
In No Wise By no means; assuredly not; Lev 7:24
Incontinency Lack of self-control; 1Co 7:5
Incontinent Unbridled; uncontrollable; 2Ti 3:3
Indignation Wrath; anger; Deu 29:28
Inditing Overflowing; boiling over; Psa 45:1
Infamy An evil report; Pro 25:10
Infidel An unbeliever; 1Ti 5:8
Iniquity Sin; wickedness; evil; Gen 15:16
Inordinate Without restraint; immoderate; Eze 23:11
Instant Insistent; steadfast; urgent; Isa 29:5
Instantly Earnestly; Luk 7:4
Intreaties Pleadings, humble requests; Pro 18:23
Jacinth A precious stone; Rev 9:17
Jangling Foolish, empty talk; 1Ti 1:6
Joined Hard To border; to be adjacent to; Act 18:7
Jonas Jonah; Mat 12:39
Jot The smallest Hebrew letter; Mat 5:18
Kerchiefs Veil; covering; Eze 13:18
Kin Family; Gen 1:11
Kindred Tribe; family; Gen 12:1
Kine Cows; cattle; Gen 32:15
Kinsfolk Family; relatives; 1Ki 16:11
Kinsmen Neighbors; relatives; Rth 2:20
Knops Decorative ornaments; Exo 25:31
Lade To burden; to load; Gen 42:26
Laden Loaded; burdened; Gen 45:23
Ladeth Burdens; loads; Hab 2:6
Lading A burden; load; cargo; Neh 13:15
Languish Wither; to be made weak; Isa 16:8
Lasciviousness Unbridled sensuality; excess; Mar 7:22
Latter Last; Exo 4:8
Laud To applaud; praise; Rom 15:11
Laver Wash basin; Exo 30:18
Lawyer Person skilled in the Law of Moses; Mat 22:35
Leasing Falsehood; deceit; Psa 5:6
Leathern Made of skin; Mat 3:4
Lees Sediment; Isa 25:6
Legion An indefinite large number; Mat 26:53
Let To hinder or obstruct; Gen 1:3
Leviathan Crocodile; Job 41:1
Lewdness Villany; wickedness; crime; Jdg 20:6
Listed To have pleased; chosen; Mat 17:12
Listeth To please; to choose; Joh 3:8
Litter A cart carried by others with poles; Isa 66:20
Lively Living; Exo 1:19
Loft Upper floor in a house; 1Ki 17:19
Loins The lower back; waist; Gen 35:11
Lop To cut off; Isa 10:33
Lot Portion; destiny; fate; Gen 11:27
Loweth To moo (cow noise); Job 6:5
Lowing Mooing; making cow noises; 1Sa 6:12
Lowring To appear gloomy; overcast; Mat 16:3
Lucre Gain; 1Sa 8:3
Made Manifest To be made visible; to make clear; Luk 8:17
Maimed Crippled, or deprived of some member; Lev 22:22
Malefactor Evil-doer; Luk 23:32
Malice Ill-will; badness; 1Co 5:8
Mallows A type of plant, or herb; Job 30:4
Mammon Earthly goods; property; riches; Mat 6:24
Mandrake Some lovely fruit or flower; Gen 30:14
Manifest To make openly known; appear; Ecc 3:18
Manifold More Many times more; Luk 18:30
Mansion Abiding place; Joh 14:2
Mantle Garment; covering; Jdg 4:18
Marishes Marshes; ponds; Eze 47:11
Martyr A witness; Act 22:20
Masteries To compete; contend; 2Ti 2:5
Matrix Womb; Exo 13:12
Mattock Hoe; spade; agricultural tool; 1Sa 13:20
Maul A club or mallet; Pro 25:18
Mazzaroth Stars or planets; Job 38:32
Mean Obscure; insignificant; Exo 12:26
Mediator One who intervenes between two parties; Gal 3:19
Meek Gentle; tender; free from pride; Num 12:3
Meet Agreeable; fit; proper; Gen 2:18
Menstealers Kidnapper; 1Ti 1:10
Mess Portion; gift; Gen 32:3
Messias Anointed One; Joh 1:41
Mete To measure; to deal out; Exo 16:18
Meteyard Measures of length; Lev 19:35
Milch Giving suck; milking; Gen 32:15
Millet A grain used for breads and cereals; Eze 4:9
Mincing Taking short, quick steps; tripping; Isa 3:16
Mingle To mix; Exo 9:24
Minish To be made few; diminished; Exo 5:19
Minister Servant; Exo 24:13
Ministration Service; Luk 1:23
Mire Mud; clay-like soil; 2Sa 22:43
Mirth Gladness; rejoicing; Gen 31:27
Miry Muddy; Psa 40:2
Mite A Jewish coin; Mar 12:42
Mitre Turban; Exo 28:4
Mollified To be softened; to be tender; Isa 1:6
Morrow Next day; tomorrow; Gen 19:34
Mortify To put to death; to take away; Rom 8:13
Mote A small dry particle; Mat 7:3
Muffler An ornament worn by women; Isa 3:19
Munition Fortress; stronghold; Isa 29:7
Murrain Pestilence; plague; Exo 9:3
Muster To number; inspect; to assemble troops; 2Ki 25:19
Naught Nothing; vain; bad; 2Ki 2:19
Nay No; Gen 18:15
Necromancer One who inquires of the dead; Deu 18:11
Neesings Sneezings; Job 41:18
Nether Lower; Exo 19:17
Nettle Thorny shrub; prickly weed; Job 30:7
Nigh Near; Gen 47:29
Nitre A mineral; carbonate of soda; Pro 25:20
No Little Kindness Exceptional kindness; Act 28:2
Noisome Bad; foul; Psa 91:3
Not A Whit Not the least bit; 2Co 11:5
Nought Nothing; Deu 13:17
Odious Abhorrent; to stink; loathesome; 1Ch 19:6
Offscouring Scum; filth; Lam 3:45
Oft Often; frequently; 2Ki 4:8
Omnipotent All powerful; all mighty; Rev 19:6
On This Wise In this manner; Num 6:23
Oracle The inner santuary; Holy of Holies; 2Sa 16:23
Oracles A declaration; something uttered; Act 7:38
Ordain To form; appoint; settle; place; Num 28:6
Osee Hosea; Rom 9:25
Ouches Settings for gems; sockets; Exo 28:11
Ought Any one; any thing; Gen 20:9
Outwent To go before in advance; Mar 6:33
Overcharged To be weighed down; loaded; Luk 21:34
Paps Breasts; bosoms; Eze 23:21
Parable An utterance that involves a comparison; Num 23:7
Paramour A male or female lover; Eze 23:20
Pastor One who feeds the flock; shepherd; Jer 2:8
Pate Forehead; crown of the head; Psa 7:16
Pavilion Tabernacle; dwelling; 2Sa 22:12
Peeled Bald; bare; smooth; Isa 18:2
Penury Poverty; need; Pro 14:23
Peradventure Perhaps; Gen 18:24
Perdition Destruction; Joh 17:12
Persecute To pursue after in order to overtake; Deu 30:7
Piety Godliness; 1Ti 5:4
Pilled To have stripped off skin or bark; Gen 30:37
Pinnacle Anything that runs out to a point; Mat 4:5
Pitch A thick, dark, sticky substance; Gen 6:14
Plaiting Braiding; intertwining; 1Pe 3:3
Platted Braided; intertwined; Mat 27:29
Pleiades A cluster of stars; Job 9:9
Poll To cut hair from the head; Num 1:2
Pommel Bowl, or crown (anything round); 2Ch 4:12
Ponder To consider carefully; meditate; Pro 4:26
Porter A doorkeeper; gatekeeper; 2Sa 18:26
Post A runner; courier; Gen 45:7
Potentate One who possesses power; 1Ti 6:15
Potsherd A piece of broken pottery; Job 2:8
Pottage Any boiled dish or food; Gen 25:29
Prating Babbling; chattering; Pro 10:8
Predestinated Determined beforehand; Eph 1:5
Presbytery An assembly of elders; 1Ti 4:14
Prick Rod with a sharp point; Num 33:55
Principality The highest dignitary of the State; Eph 1:21
Privily Secretly; Jdg 9:31
Privy Being aware or knowledgeable of; Deu 23:1
Procureth To seek; Pro 11:27
Profound To go deep into something; Hos 5:2
Progenitors Ancestors; parents; Gen 49:26
Prognosticator Foretellers of the future; Isa 47:13
Propitiation Covering; atoning sacrifice; Rom 3:25
Proselyte Convert; Mat 23:15
Prospect Face; Eze 40:44
Provender Food for livestock or cattle; Gen 24:25
Proverb A dark or puzzling saying; Num 21:27
Psalm A song; a melody; 1Ch 16:9
Psaltery A stringed musical instrument; 1Sa 10:5
Publican A tax collector; Mat 5:46
Pulse Bean or seed used for food; Dan 1:12
Purloining Stealing; pilfering; Tit 2:10
Purtenance Animal intestines; inwards; Exo 12:9
Putrifying Pertaining to gangrene; decaying; Isa 1:6
Quit Blameless; innocent; Gen 31:15
Quit You Like Men To show one's self a man; 1Co 16:13
Rabbi Teacher; master; Mat 23:7
Rabboni My great teacher, master; Joh 20:16
Raca Senseless; vain; empty-headed; Mat 5:22
Rahel Rachel; Jer 31:15
Raiment Clothing; apparel; covering; Gen 24:53
Rampart A low outer wall; fortification; Lam 2:8
Ranging Running to and fro; wandering; Pro 28:15
Rank Fat; Gen 41:5
Rase To demolish; to strip bare; Psa 137:7
Ravening Plundering; Psa 22:13
Ravish To rape; lie with; humble; Pro 5:19
Rebuke To reprimand; strongly warn; restrain; Gen 31:42
Recompense To repay; reward; restore; Num 5:7
Redound To exceed; to be over and above; 2Co 4:15
Reins Innermost parts of man; Job 16:13
Remission Forgiveness; Mat 26:28
Remit To dismiss; set free; Joh 20:23
Rend To divide; break or tear apart; Exo 39:23
Renounce To disown; 2Co 4:2
Renown A great name or well-known; Gen 6:4
Rent Divided; broke or tore apart; Gen 37:29
Repent To lament one's actions; turn again; Gen 6:6
Reproach Disgrace; shame; Gen 30:23
Reprobate Unapproved; rejected after testing; Jer 6:30
Reproof A scolding; rebuke; Job 26:11
Requite Recompense; return; restore; repay; Gen 50:15
Rereward Towards the rear; rear guard; Num 10:25
Revelling A feast resulting in carousing; Gal 5:21
Reverence To show respect or fear; Lev 19:30
Revile To abuse; attack with evil words; Exo 22:28
Ribband Cord; ribbon; Num 15:38
Rie Rye; a grain; Exo 9:32
Rifle To plunder; spoil; Zec 14:2
Rue A plant; Luk 11:42
Rush A reed growing in moist places; Jdg 9:44
Sabbath A rest; cessation from work; Exo 16:23
Sackbut A stringed musical instrument; Dan 3:5
Sacrilege To rob temples; Rom. 2:22
Saints Men and women of God; Deu 33:2
Salutation A greeting; Mar 12:38
Sanctification The act of making a thing pure and holy; 1Co 1:30
Sanctify To be sacred and set apart; Exo 13:2
Sardine A beautiful stone; Rev 4:3
Satiate To satisfy; fill; Jer 31:14
Satyr He-goat; Isa 13:21
Save Except; besides; Gen 12:12
Savour A smell; taste; odor; Gen 8:21
Scabbard A case or covering for a sword; Jer 47:6
Scall A scaly skin eruption; Lev 13:30
Scourge To whip; flog; Lev 19:20
Scrip Bag; sack; wallet; 1Sa 17:40
Sea Large basin; Gen 1:10
Sect A group or division; a party; Act 5:17
Sedition An uproar; insurrection; dissension; Ezr 4:15
Seethe To cook; Exo 16:23
Selvedge End; edge; Exo 26:4
Sepulchre A place of burial; grave; Gen 23:6
Servile Laborious; Lev 23:7
Servitor Attendant; he who performs as a servant; 2Ki 4:43
Settle Ledge; pedestal block; 1Ki 8:13
Sevenfold Multiplied by seven; Gen 4:15
Several House Separated house; segregated place; 2Ki 15:5
Shambles Meat market; 1Co 10:25
Shamefacedness Modesty; 1Ti 2:9
Sheaf Bundle of grain stalks; Gen 37:7
Sheath A case or covering for a sword; 1Sa 17:51
Sheriff One knowledgeable in the law; Dan 3:2
Shivers Pieces; splinters; Rev 2:27
Signet A seal or stamp; Gen 38:18
Similitude A likeness; image; representation; Num 12:8
Single Clear; sound; healthy; Mat 6:22
Sith Since; Eze 35:6
Sleight Trickery; entrapment by deceit; Eph 4:14
Slips Branches; Isa 17:10
Slow Bellies Idle gluttons; Tit 1:12
Sluices Damns; Isa 19:10
Smart To be sore distressed; Pro 11:15
Smite To strike; beat; Gen 8:21
Smote Off To have taken off or away; Jdg 5:26
Sobriety Self-restraint; discretion; prudence; 1Ti 2:9
Sod To cook; boil; Gen 25:29
Solace To delight in; rejoice oneself in; Pro 7:18
Soothsayer A foreteller of the future by astrology; Jos 13:22
Soothsaying Foretune-telling; Act 16:16
Sop A little bit; morsel; Joh 13:26
Sottish Foolish; stupid; Jer 4:22
Spite Vexation; anger; grief; Psa 10:14
Spittle Spit; saliva; 1Sa 21:13
Spoil Booty; prey; Gen 34:27
Spue To vomit out; Lev 18:28
Stablisheth Establishes; makes steadfast; Hab 2:12
Stanched Stopped; stood still; Luk 8:44
Standard Flag; banner; Num 1:52
Stature Maturity of life; age; adultness; Num 13:32
Staves Rods; clubs; Exo 25:13
Stay Support; something one relies upon; Gen 8:10
Stayed Detained; held; Gen 8:10
Stedfast Firm; fixed; steady; Job 11:15
Steward Manager; Gen 15:2
Stirs Noises; tumults; Isa 22:2
Stomacher A fine robe; Isa 3:24
Straightway Immediately; 1Sa 9:13
Strait Narrow; 1Sa 13:6
Straitened Hindered; impeded; Job 18:7
Strawed Scattered; spread (same as STROWED); Exo 32:20
Striker One apt to inflict blows or hit another; 1Ti 3:3
Strowed Scattered; spread; 2Ch 34:4
Suborn To induce; bribe; prompt; Act 6:11
Succour To help; aid; 2Sa 8:5
Succourer Helper; Rom 16:2
Sumptuously Splendidly; Luk 16:19
Sundry Various; many; Heb 1:1
Sup To dine; to make a meal; Lev 21:18
Superfluity Super abundance; overflowing; Jam 1:21
Superfluous Over and above; more than enough; Lev 21:18
Superscription Inscription; title; a writing over; Mar 15:26
Supplant To deceive; defraud; Gen 27:36
Supple To clean by washing; Eze 16:4
Suppliant Worshipper; Zep 3:10
Supplication Petition; an expression of need; 1Sa 13:12
Surfeiting Intoxication; overindulgence; Luk 21:34
Surmisings Suspicions; 1Ti 6:4
Swaddling Clothes Clothes used for wrapping; Luk 2:7
Swellings Puffed-up, inflated attitudes; conceits; 2Co 12:20
Tabering To strike (especially the tabret); Nah 2:7
Tabernacle A tent, booth or dwelling; Exo 25:9
Tabret Tambourine; Gen 31:27
Taches Hooks; fasteners; Exo 26:6
Tale A carefully counted number; Exo 5:8
Talent A 1; weight, 2; money, or 3; gift; Exo 25:39
Tares Weeds found in grain; Mat 13:25
Taunt An object of scorn and derision; Jer 24:9
Teats Breasts; Isa 32:12
Tell To number; count; Gen 12:18
Temper To mingle; sprinkle; moisten; Exo 29:2
Temperance Self-control; Act 24:25
Temperate To exercise power or self-control; 1Co 9:25
Tempest Storm; whirlwind; Job 9:17
Tenon Projection on the end of a wooden board; Exo 26:17
Testament A covenant; an agreement; Mat 26:28
Thence From there; that place; Gen 2:10
Thither To or toward that place; Gen 19:20
Thitherward In that direction; towards; Jdg 18:15
Thrice Three times; Exo 34:23
Tillage Ploughed (plowed) land; 1Ch 27:26
Tire Turban; head ornament; 2Ki 9:30
Tirshatha Title of a Persian governor; Ezr 2:63
Tithe The tenth part; 1/10; Gen 14:20
Tittle A point of a letter of the alphabet; Mat 5:18
Told Out Numbered; tallied; 2Ch 2:2
Tow The short fibers of the flax plant; Gen 11:4
Transgression Wrong-doing; a violation of a law; Exo 23:21
Traversing Turning; interweaving; entangling; Jer 2:23
Trespass Wrong-doing; sin; Gen 50:17
Trodden Trampled; Deu 1:36
Trode Trampled; Jdg 9:27
Trow Think; Luk 17:9
Trump Trumpet; Exo 19:13
Turtle Dove; Gen 15:9
Twain Two; 1Sa 18:21
Tyrus Tyre, city of; Jer 25:22
Unction An anointing; 1Jo 2:20
Unicorn Wild ox; Num 23:22
Unlade To discharge; unload; Act 21:3
Unshod Barefoot; Jer 2:25
Untoward Perverse; bent; Act 2:40
Upbraid To scold; reproach; reprimand; Jdg 8:15
Usurp To seize and take hold of; 1Ti 2:12
Usury Interest; Exo 22:25
Vain Empty; foolish; useless; Exo 5:9
Vale Valley; Gen 14:3
Variance Contention; strife; Mat 10:35
Vehemently Violently; intensely; Mar 14:31
Verily Truly; surely; Gen 42:21
Verity Truth; Psa 111:7
Vermilion Red color; Jer 22:14
Vestments Garments; clothing; 2Ki 10:22
Vestry Wardrobe; 2Ki 10:22
Vesture Garment; cloak; clothing; Gen 41:42
Vex To trouble; disturb; Exo 22:21
Vial Bowl; goblet; 1Sa 10:1
Victuals Food; sustenance; Gen 14:11
Vigilant Watchful; 1Ti 3:2
Vilest Lowest; despised; Psa 12:8
Villany Folly; Isa 32:6
Viol Musical instrument; a kind of harp; Gen 6:11
Viper Snake; Isa 30:6
Visage An appearance; form; Isa 52:14
Vocation A calling; invitation; summons; Eph 4:1
Wallow To roll; 2Sa 20:12
Wanton Excessive; rebellious; Isa 3:16
Wantonness Extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures; Rom 13:13
Ward Prison; custody; Gen 40:3
Waterspout Waterfall; Psa 42:7
Wax To grow; become; advance; Gen 18:12
Wayfaring Man Traveler; passer-by; Jdg 19:17
Wen A running sore; Lev 22:22
Wench Maidservant; 2Sa 17:17
Wert Were; was; Rom 11:17
Whence From where; Gen 3:23
Wherefore Why?; for what reason?; for what cause? Gen 10:9
Whereinsoever In whatever respect; 2Co 11:21
Wherewith The things with which; Gen 27:41
Wherewithal How?; By what means?; Psa 119:9
Whet To sharpen; Deu 32:41
Whit A least bit; Gen 30:35
Whither Where; which place; Gen 16:8
Whithersoever Wherever; Jos 1:7
Whoremonger Sexually immoral person; Eph 5:5
Wiles Cunning devices; methods; Num 25:18
Wimple A woman's garment; shawl; Isa 3:22
Winebibber Drinker of wine; Pro 23:20
Winefat A collection trough beneath a winepress; Mar 12:1
Wist Knew; to have known; Exo 16:15
Wit To know; to become aware of; Gen 24:21
Withal With; Exo 25:29
Without Outside; Gen 1:2
Withs Cords; ropes; Jdg 16:7
Woe An expression of grief or indignation; Num 21:29
Wont To be accustomed to; Exo 21:29
Wormwood A bitter plant; bitterness; Deu 29:18
Wot To know; Gen 21:26
Wrest To wrench; to torture by twisting; Exo 23:2
Wroth To be provoked; angered; Gen 4:5
Wrought Worked; made; Gen 34:7
Yea Yes; certainly; Gen 3:1
Yonder There; in that place; Gen 22:5




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