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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

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abba

father (Aramaic, like "dad")
“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6 (KJV)

abide

stay, remain, live on
“Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.” Acts 15:34 (KJV)

abode

stayed, lived; also: a home
“So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.” Deuteronomy 3:29 (KJV)

abomination

something disgusting to God
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.” Leviticus 18:22 (KJV)

abyss

the deep pit
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.” Revelation 20:1 (KJV)

adder

a poisonous snake
“At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.” Proverbs 23:32 (KJV)

admonish

warn, advise
“Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.” 2 Thessalonians 3:15 (KJV)

advocate

someone who speaks up for you
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:” 1 John 2:1 (KJV)

afore

before, earlier
“(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)” Romans 1:2 (KJV)

alas

cry of grief
“And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!” Numbers 24:23 (KJV)

albeit

although
“Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken?” Ezekiel 13:7 (KJV)

alien

foreigner
“I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother’s children.” Psalms 69:8 (KJV)

aloes

a fragrant wood
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.” Proverbs 7:17 (KJV)

amen

so be it; it is true
“Grace be with you all. Amen.” Hebrews 13:25 (KJV)

anoint

pour oil on someone to set them apart; also to rub with oil
“And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.” Exodus 40:11 (KJV)

anon

at once, right away
“But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.” Mark 1:30 (KJV)

antichrist

one who opposes Christ
“Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.” 1 John 2:22 (KJV)

apostasy

turning away from the faith
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;” 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV)

apostle

one sent out with a message
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,” Colossians 1:1 (KJV)

apparel

clothing
“I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.” Acts 20:33 (KJV)

archangel

chief angel
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:” 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)

ark

a large boat (Noah) or a sacred chest (ark of the covenant)
“And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.” 1 Chronicles 15:23 (KJV)

armour

protective gear for battle
“And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.” 2 Samuel 18:15 (KJV)

art

are (with "thou": "thou art" = "you are")
“But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.” Psalms 92:8 (KJV)

asp

a poisonous snake
“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.” Isaiah 11:8 (KJV)

ass

donkey
“Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.” Deuteronomy 22:10 (KJV)

assessment

a registration for taxes
“(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)” Luke 2:2 (KJV)

astrologer

someone who reads the stars for omens
“The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.” Daniel 2:10 (KJV)

asunder

apart, into pieces
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” Mark 10:9 (KJV)

atonement

being made right with God; covering of sin by sacrifice
“And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you.” Numbers 28:30 (KJV)

avenge

punish to repay a wrong
“And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.” Luke 18:3 (KJV)

B

balm

a healing ointment
“Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.” Jeremiah 51:8 (KJV)

beelzebub

a name for Satan, "lord of flies"
“But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.” Luke 11:15 (KJV)

begat

became the father of
“And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,” 1 Chronicles 2:12 (KJV)

begotten

born as the child of; fathered
“Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?” Job 38:28 (KJV)

beguile

trick, deceive
“And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.” Colossians 2:4 (KJV)

behemoth

a huge land animal
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.” Job 40:15 (KJV)

behold

look! see! (a word to grab attention); also: saw
“Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.” Lamentations 3:50 (KJV)

belial

worthlessness; a name for wickedness or Satan
“Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” 1 Samuel 2:12 (KJV)

beseech

beg, ask earnestly
“And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.” Exodus 33:18 (KJV)

betrothed

promised in marriage, engaged
“For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.” Deuteronomy 22:27 (KJV)

betwixt

between
“Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.” Job 9:33 (KJV)

bewail

cry loudly over
“And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.” Judges 11:37 (KJV)

birthright

the special rights of the firstborn son
“And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.” Genesis 25:31 (KJV)

bishop

overseer, leader of a church
“This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.” 1 Timothy 3:1 (KJV)

blain

sore, blister
“And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.” Exodus 9:9 (KJV)

blaspheme

speak against God with disrespect
“Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?” James 2:7 (KJV)

blasting

crop disease caused by hot wind
“I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.” Haggai 2:17 (KJV)

boil

painful skin sore
“The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,” Leviticus 13:18 (KJV)

bondage

slavery
“Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:” Galatians 4:3 (KJV)

bondman

slave, servant who is owned
“And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.” Deuteronomy 16:12 (KJV)

bosom

chest; a place of closeness
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” Proverbs 6:27 (KJV)

bowels

inner feelings, compassion (KJV sense)
“My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.” Job 30:27 (KJV)

brethren

brothers; fellow believers
“Brethren, pray for us.” 1 Thessalonians 5:25 (KJV)

broidered

embroidered, decorated with stitching
“And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.” Ezekiel 16:18 (KJV)

bruise

crush, injure
“For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous.” Jeremiah 30:12 (KJV)

buckler

small shield
“Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.” Jeremiah 46:3 (KJV)

bulwark

wall for defence
“Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.” Psalms 48:13 (KJV)

burnt offering

an animal offering burned completely on the altar
“And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.” Leviticus 1:6 (KJV)

bushel

a basket for measuring grain
“And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?” Mark 4:21 (KJV)

C

candle

lamp
“For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.” Psalms 18:28 (KJV)

candlestick

lampstand
“He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.” Leviticus 24:4 (KJV)

canker

spreading sore; rust or decay
“And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;” 2 Timothy 2:17 (KJV)

cankerworm

a crop-eating locust
“Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.” Nahum 3:16 (KJV)

canst

can (with "thou")
“If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.” Job 33:5 (KJV)

carnal

of the flesh; driven by human desires instead of God
“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.” Romans 7:14 (KJV)

caterpiller

crop-eating insect
“He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.” Psalms 78:46 (KJV)

censer

a dish for burning incense
“And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.” Numbers 16:18 (KJV)

centurion

Roman army officer over about 100 soldiers
“And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.” Mark 15:45 (KJV)

chaff

the dry husks blown away from grain
“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.” Psalms 1:4 (KJV)

chamberlain

royal servant in charge of rooms or treasury
“Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.” Romans 16:23 (KJV)

charity

love, especially God-given love for others
“Let all your things be done with charity.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 (KJV)

chasten

discipline, correct like a parent
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.” Revelation 3:19 (KJV)

chastisement

discipline, punishment
“Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:” Job 34:31 (KJV)

cherub

a kind of angel guarding God's holiness
“The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.” 1 Kings 6:26 (KJV)

circumcision

cutting away the foreskin, a sign of God's covenant
“What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?” Romans 3:1 (KJV)

citadel

fortress
“Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.” 2 Samuel 5:7 (KJV)

cleave

stick to, hold tight; also split
“But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day.” Joshua 23:8 (KJV)

cleft

a crack or split
“And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.” Deuteronomy 14:6 (KJV)

cockatrice

a poisonous snake
“Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.” Isaiah 14:29 (KJV)

comely

attractive, fitting
“There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:” Proverbs 30:29 (KJV)

comforter

helper; the Holy Spirit
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;” John 14:16 (KJV)

comfortless

without help or comfort; like orphans
“I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” John 14:18 (KJV)

communicate

share, give to others (KJV sense)
“Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.” Philippians 4:14 (KJV)

concubine

a secondary wife
“Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.” 1 Chronicles 2:48 (KJV)

concupiscence

strong wrong desire, lust
“Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:” 1 Thessalonians 4:5 (KJV)

coney

rock badger, a small animal living in rocks
“And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.” Leviticus 11:5 (KJV)

constrain

urge, compel
“As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.” Galatians 6:12 (KJV)

contrite

sorry for sin
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18 (KJV)

conversation

the way you live, your conduct (KJV sense), not just talking
“While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.” 1 Peter 3:2 (KJV)

corn

grain, such as wheat or barley (KJV sense), not American maize
“And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.” Genesis 42:3 (KJV)

couldest

could (with "thou")
“And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?” Mark 14:37 (KJV)

countenance

face, expression
“Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.” Exodus 23:3 (KJV)

covenant

a binding agreement, especially between God and people
“The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.” Deuteronomy 5:2 (KJV)

covet

want badly what belongs to someone else
“Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.” 1 Corinthians 14:39 (KJV)

cruse

a small jar or flask
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.” 2 Kings 2:20 (KJV)

cubit

about 18 inches (45 cm), elbow to fingertip
“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?” Matthew 6:27 (KJV)

custom

tax on goods (KJV sense); also habit
“And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.” Luke 2:42 (KJV)

D

damnation

condemnation, judgment
“Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.” 1 Timothy 5:12 (KJV)

damsel

young woman, girl
“And they said, We will call the damsel, and enquire at her mouth.” Genesis 24:57 (KJV)

dayspring

dawn
“Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,” Luke 1:78 (KJV)

deacon

servant, helper in a church
“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.” 1 Timothy 3:10 (KJV)

dearth

shortage of food, famine
“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.” Jeremiah 14:1 (KJV)

decree

an official order
“By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.” Proverbs 8:15 (KJV)

defile

make dirty or unclean
“All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” Mark 7:23 (KJV)

diadem

crown
“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.” Job 29:14 (KJV)

didst

did (with "thou")
“I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.” Psalms 39:9 (KJV)

disciple

a learner and follower
“The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.” Matthew 10:24 (KJV)

discretion

good judgment
“Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:” Proverbs 2:11 (KJV)

dispensation

management, arrangement
“If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:” Ephesians 3:2 (KJV)

dissemble

pretend, hide true feelings
“And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.” Galatians 2:13 (KJV)

divers

different, various
“Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.” Deuteronomy 25:13 (KJV)

divination

trying to tell the future by signs
“For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.” Ezekiel 12:24 (KJV)

doth

does, do
“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,” Luke 1:46 (KJV)

dregs

the bottom sediment of a drink
“Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out.” Isaiah 51:17 (KJV)

dropsy

swelling from fluid
“And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.” Luke 14:2 (KJV)

E

earnest

a first payment that guarantees the rest
“Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.” 2 Corinthians 1:22 (KJV)

edify

build up, strengthen
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (KJV)

emerods

painful swellings, tumors
“And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.” 1 Samuel 5:12 (KJV)

enchantment

spells, magic
“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.” Ecclesiastes 10:11 (KJV)

entreat

ask earnestly; also: treat someone
“The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.” Jeremiah 15:11 (KJV)

ephah

a dry measure, about 20 litres
“Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.” Exodus 16:36 (KJV)

ephod

a vest-like garment worn by priests
“And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.” Exodus 28:31 (KJV)

epistle

letter
“I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.” Romans 16:22 (KJV)

ere

before
“The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.” John 4:49 (KJV)

espoused

engaged to be married
“To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.” Luke 2:5 (KJV)

eunuch

a man who could not father children, often a royal official
“And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?” Acts 8:34 (KJV)

eventide

evening
“And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.” Acts 4:3 (KJV)

exceeding

very, extremely
“The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:” 2 Samuel 12:2 (KJV)

exhort

urge, encourage strongly
“Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.” Titus 2:6 (KJV)

extol

praise highly
“David’s Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.” Psalms 145:1 (KJV)

F

familiar spirit

a spirit consulted by a medium
“A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.” Leviticus 20:27 (KJV)

fan

a winnowing tool for separating grain
“The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.” Isaiah 30:24 (KJV)

farthing

a very small coin
“And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.” Mark 12:42 (KJV)

fear of the lord

awe and respect for God
“By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.” Proverbs 22:4 (KJV)

fen

marsh
“He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.” Job 40:21 (KJV)

firkin

a liquid measure, about 40 litres
“And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.” John 2:6 (KJV)

firmament

the sky, the expanse above the earth
“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,” Genesis 1:17 (KJV)

firstfruits

the first part of a harvest, given to God
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:” Proverbs 3:9 (KJV)

folly

foolishness
“Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.” Ecclesiastes 10:6 (KJV)

fornication

sexual sin outside marriage
“And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.” Revelation 2:21 (KJV)

fourscore

eighty
“And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.” Genesis 35:28 (KJV)

fowl

birds
“Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:” Psalms 148:10 (KJV)

frankincense

a fragrant resin burned as incense
“And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.” Leviticus 2:15 (KJV)

froward

stubborn, twisted, disobedient
“Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:” Proverbs 2:15 (KJV)

fulness

fullness, completeness
“For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.” 1 Corinthians 10:26 (KJV)

furlong

about 600 feet (185 m)
“Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:” John 11:18 (KJV)

G

gall

bitter poison
“He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.” Lamentations 3:5 (KJV)

generation

people living at one time; also family line
“And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.” Exodus 1:6 (KJV)

gentile

non-Jewish person
“But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:” Romans 2:10 (KJV)

ghost

spirit; the Holy Spirit
“And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.” Mark 15:37 (KJV)

girdle

belt; to put a belt on, get ready
“He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.” Job 12:18 (KJV)

gleaning

picking up leftover grain after the harvest
“If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.” Jeremiah 49:9 (KJV)

gnash

grind the teeth (in anger or pain)
“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.” Psalms 112:10 (KJV)

goad

a pointed stick for driving cattle
“And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.” Judges 3:31 (KJV)

godliness

living in a way that honors God
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV)

goodly

fine, good-looking
“Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.” Genesis 49:21 (KJV)

gospel

good news
“And there they preached the gospel.” Acts 14:7 (KJV)

graven image

a carved idol
“Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?” Isaiah 44:10 (KJV)

greaves

shin armour
“And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.” 1 Samuel 17:6 (KJV)

grove

a sacred pole or tree used in idol worship (KJV sense)
“And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.” Genesis 21:33 (KJV)

guile

trickery, deceit
“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:” 1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)

H

habergeon

a coat of mail armour
“The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.” Job 41:26 (KJV)

hallelujah

praise the LORD
“And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.” Revelation 19:3 (KJV)

hallowed

holy, honored as holy
“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” Matthew 6:9 (KJV)

handmaid

female servant
“And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:” Genesis 35:25 (KJV)

haply

by chance, perhaps
“But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.” Acts 5:39 (KJV)

harlot

prostitute
“Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:” Ezekiel 16:35 (KJV)

hart

male deer
“Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.” Song of Solomon 8:14 (KJV)

hast

have (with "thou")
“Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?” Job 10:4 (KJV)

hath

has
“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.” Psalms 120:6 (KJV)

heathen

nations who did not know God
“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?” Psalms 115:2 (KJV)

heave offering

a part of an offering lifted up and given to God
“Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations.” Numbers 15:21 (KJV)

hell

the place of the dead; the place of judgment
“Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.” Proverbs 5:5 (KJV)

henceforth

from now on
“Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever.” Psalms 131:3 (KJV)

herdman

someone who looks after cattle
“Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:” Amos 7:14 (KJV)

hew

cut, chop
“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.” 1 Kings 5:18 (KJV)

high place

hilltop shrine, often for idol worship
“And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.” 1 Samuel 10:13 (KJV)

hin

a liquid measure, about 4 litres
“And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:” Exodus 30:24 (KJV)

hind

female deer
“Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.” Genesis 49:21 (KJV)

hither

to this place, here
“He said, Bring them hither to me.” Matthew 14:18 (KJV)

hitherto

until now
“But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” John 5:17 (KJV)

ho

hey! listen! (a call)
“Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.” Zechariah 2:6 (KJV)

holpen

helped
“He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;” Luke 1:54 (KJV)

horn

strength, power
“Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.” Psalms 75:5 (KJV)

hosanna

save now! (a shout of praise)
“Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.” Mark 11:10 (KJV)

host

army; a great crowd
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.” Genesis 2:1 (KJV)

howbeit

however, but
“Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.” Acts 27:26 (KJV)

hundredfold

a hundred times as much
“Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.” Genesis 26:12 (KJV)

husbandman

farmer
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.” John 15:1 (KJV)

husbandry

farming; a farm field
“For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” 1 Corinthians 3:9 (KJV)

husks

seed pods fed to animals
“And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.” Luke 15:16 (KJV)

hypocrite

someone who pretends to be good
“That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.” Job 34:30 (KJV)

hyssop

a plant used for sprinkling in cleansing rites
“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” Psalms 51:7 (KJV)

I

importunity

persistence in asking
“I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.” Luke 11:8 (KJV)

indignation

anger at something wrong
“Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.” Psalms 69:24 (KJV)

iniquity

wickedness, sin
“They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.” Psalms 119:3 (KJV)

intercession

praying on behalf of others
“Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 (KJV)

issue

children, offspring; also a flow of blood
“And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,” Mark 5:25 (KJV)

issue of blood

ongoing bleeding
“And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,” Mark 5:25 (KJV)

J

jehovah

the personal name of God (LORD in capitals stands for it)
“And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:” Exodus 17:15 (KJV)

jot

the smallest letter; a tiny detail
“For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” Matthew 5:18 (KJV)

jubile

the fiftieth year, when land returned and slaves went home
“In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.” Leviticus 25:13 (KJV)

judgment

decision of a judge; God's justice
“And he drave them from the judgment seat.” Acts 18:16 (KJV)

justify

declare someone right before God
“But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?” Luke 10:29 (KJV)

K

kine

cows, cattle
“And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:” Genesis 41:20 (KJV)

kinsman

relative, family member
“Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.” Ruth 4:8 (KJV)

L

lasciviousness

shameless, out-of-control sinful behavior
“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:” Mark 7:22 (KJV)

laud

praise
“And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.” Romans 15:11 (KJV)

laver

a large washing basin
“And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.” Exodus 40:11 (KJV)

leaven

yeast; something that spreads through the whole
“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.” Galatians 5:9 (KJV)

lees

sediment of wine
“And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.” Isaiah 25:6 (KJV)

legion

a Roman army unit; a very large number
“And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.” Mark 5:9 (KJV)

leper

person with a serious skin disease
“Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,” Matthew 26:6 (KJV)

letteth

holds back, hinders (KJV sense in 2 Thessalonians 2:7); "let" can also mean "allow"
“For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.” 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (KJV)

leviathan

a huge sea creature
“There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.” Psalms 104:26 (KJV)

libation

wine or drink poured out as an offering
“This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.” Numbers 28:10 (KJV)

lieutenant

governor serving a king (Persian satrap)
“And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.” Esther 9:3 (KJV)

lo

look! see!
“Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,” Job 33:29 (KJV)

loins

hips and waist; strength, descendants
“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;” Luke 12:35 (KJV)

longsuffering

patient for a long time
“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;” Ephesians 4:2 (KJV)

lovingkindness

faithful, loyal love
“We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.” Psalms 48:9 (KJV)

lowly

humble
“When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2 (KJV)

lunatick

someone with seizures or mental illness
“Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.” Matthew 17:15 (KJV)

lust

strong desire, often for something wrong
“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.” Psalms 78:18 (KJV)

M

magi

wise men who studied the stars
“I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.” 1 Corinthians 10:15 (KJV)

magistrate

local official or judge
“When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.” Luke 12:58 (KJV)

maid

young woman; female servant
“And Zilpah Leah’s maid bare Jacob a son.” Genesis 30:10 (KJV)

mammon

money and riches, treated like a master
“If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?” Luke 16:11 (KJV)

manifold

many and varied
“Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.” Luke 18:30 (KJV)

manservant

male servant
“If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;” Job 31:13 (KJV)

mantle

cloak, outer robe
“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.” 1 Samuel 15:27 (KJV)

mar

damage, spoil
“They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.” Job 30:13 (KJV)

maranatha

our Lord, come
“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” 1 Corinthians 16:22 (KJV)

mattock

a digging tool like a pickaxe
“But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.” 1 Samuel 13:20 (KJV)

mayest

may (with "thou")
“But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.” Psalms 130:4 (KJV)

meat

food of any kind (KJV sense), not only animal flesh
“And did all eat the same spiritual meat;” 1 Corinthians 10:3 (KJV)

mediator

go-between who makes peace
“Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.” Galatians 3:20 (KJV)

meek

gentle and humble
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 (KJV)

mercy seat

the gold lid on the ark of the covenant
“The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,” Exodus 39:35 (KJV)

messiah

the Anointed One, the promised king and savior
“Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.” Daniel 9:25 (KJV)

mightest

might (with "thou")
“That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.” Luke 1:4 (KJV)

mildew

crop disease
“I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.” Haggai 2:17 (KJV)

mire

deep mud
“Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water?” Job 8:11 (KJV)

mite

the smallest coin
“I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.” Luke 12:59 (KJV)

morrow

the next day
“And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:” Mark 11:12 (KJV)

mote

a speck, tiny piece of dust
“And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” Luke 6:41 (KJV)

murrain

disease of cattle
“Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.” Exodus 9:3 (KJV)

myrrh

a sweet-smelling tree resin, used in perfume and burial
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.” Proverbs 7:17 (KJV)

N

naught

nothing; worthless
“It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.” Proverbs 20:14 (KJV)

nay

no
“Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.” 1 Corinthians 6:8 (KJV)

necromancer

someone who tries to talk with the dead
“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.” Deuteronomy 18:11 (KJV)

nigh

near, close
“And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.” John 6:4 (KJV)

notwithstanding

even so, nevertheless
“Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.” Numbers 26:11 (KJV)

O

oblation

an offering to God
“All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.” Ezekiel 45:16 (KJV)

ointment

perfumed oil or cream
“And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices.” 1 Chronicles 9:30 (KJV)

omer

a dry measure, about 2 litres
“Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.” Exodus 16:36 (KJV)

omnipotent

all-powerful
“And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” Revelation 19:6 (KJV)

oracle

a message from God
“And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.” 1 Kings 6:23 (KJV)

ordinance

a rule or law
“Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.” Exodus 13:10 (KJV)

P

palmerworm

a crop-eating caterpillar or locust
“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.” Joel 2:25 (KJV)

palsy

paralysis
“And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.” Mark 2:3 (KJV)

penny

a silver coin, about a day's pay (Roman denarius)
“Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.” Matthew 22:19 (KJV)

peradventure

perhaps, maybe
“And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.” Genesis 24:39 (KJV)

perdition

destruction, being lost
“But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” Hebrews 10:39 (KJV)

perfect

complete, mature (often KJV sense)
“Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.” Deuteronomy 18:13 (KJV)

perverse

twisted, wrong
“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?” Job 6:30 (KJV)

pestilence

deadly disease spreading widely
“Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.” Habakkuk 3:5 (KJV)

pharisee

member of a strict Jewish group that kept many rules
“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.” Luke 11:38 (KJV)

plowshare

the blade of a plow
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.” Joel 3:10 (KJV)

porter

doorkeeper, gatekeeper
“And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.” 1 Chronicles 9:21 (KJV)

potentate

ruler
“Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;” 1 Timothy 6:15 (KJV)

pottage

thick soup or stew
“And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:” Genesis 25:29 (KJV)

precept

a rule for living
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.” Mark 10:5 (KJV)

presbytery

the group of elders
“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.” 1 Timothy 4:14 (KJV)

prevent

go before, come first (KJV sense), not "stop"
“For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.” 1 Thessalonians 4:15 (KJV)

principality

ruling power
“And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:10 (KJV)

proconsul

Roman governor of a province ("deputy" in Acts)
“There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.” 1 Kings 22:47 (KJV)

profane

treat holy things as common; disrespect
“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.” 2 Timothy 2:16 (KJV)

progeny

descendants
“This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.” Psalms 49:13 (KJV)

prophesy

speak a message from God
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.” 1 Corinthians 13:9 (KJV)

propitiation

a sacrifice that turns away God's anger and makes peace with him
“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:2 (KJV)

proselyte

convert to the Jewish faith
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.” Matthew 23:15 (KJV)

pruninghook

a knife for trimming vines
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.” Joel 3:10 (KJV)

publican

tax collector
“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.” Luke 18:10 (KJV)

purse

money bag or belt
“Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:” Proverbs 1:14 (KJV)

Q

quick

alive, living (KJV sense: "the quick and the dead")
“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.” 1 Peter 4:5 (KJV)

quicken

make alive, give life to
“Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.” Psalms 119:154 (KJV)

R

raca

empty-head, a word of contempt
“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.” Matthew 5:22 (KJV)

raiment

clothing
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.” 1 Timothy 6:8 (KJV)

ransom

price paid to set someone loose
“Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” 1 Timothy 2:6 (KJV)

rebuke

correct sharply, scold
“Open rebuke is better than secret love.” Proverbs 27:5 (KJV)

recompense

repayment, reward or punishment
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.” Romans 12:17 (KJV)

reconcile

bring back together in peace
“And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:” Ephesians 2:16 (KJV)

redeem

buy back, set someone loose by paying a price
“Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.” Psalms 25:22 (KJV)

reins

the kidneys; inner thoughts and feelings
“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.” Psalms 73:21 (KJV)

remission

forgiveness, cancelling of a debt or sin
“Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.” Hebrews 10:18 (KJV)

rend

tear
“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;” Ecclesiastes 3:7 (KJV)

repent

turn around; change your mind and life away from sin
“Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” Job 42:6 (KJV)

reproach

shame, insult
“Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.” Psalms 119:39 (KJV)

reprobate

rejected; failing the test; morally corrupt
“Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.” Jeremiah 6:30 (KJV)

reveling

wild parties
“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:” 1 Peter 4:3 (KJV)

righteousness

being right with God; doing what is right
“And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.” Romans 4:22 (KJV)

S

sackcloth

rough cloth worn when mourning or sorry
“I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.” Psalms 69:11 (KJV)

sadducee

member of a Jewish priestly group that denied the resurrection
“The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,” Matthew 22:23 (KJV)

saith

says, say
“He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?” Matthew 16:15 (KJV)

sanctify

make holy; set apart for God
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” John 17:17 (KJV)

sceptre

royal staff, sign of rule
“The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.” Isaiah 14:5 (KJV)

scourge

whip, flog
“If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.” Job 9:23 (KJV)

scribe

expert who copied and taught the law of Moses
“And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:” 2 Samuel 20:25 (KJV)

scrip

a small bag for food
“Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.” Luke 10:4 (KJV)

seed

offspring, descendants; also plant seed
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.” Luke 8:11 (KJV)

seemly

fitting, proper
“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.” Proverbs 26:1 (KJV)

seer

prophet, one who sees God's messages
“And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,” 1 Chronicles 21:9 (KJV)

selah

a word in the Psalms, probably a pause or musical sign
“Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.” Psalms 87:3 (KJV)

sentinel

guard; a guard post
“And he put them all together into ward three days.” Genesis 42:17 (KJV)

sepulchre

tomb
“And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.” Luke 24:2 (KJV)

seraphim

six-winged angels around God's throne
“Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:” Isaiah 6:6 (KJV)

shalt

shall, will (with "thou")
“Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13 (KJV)

sheaf

bundle of grain stalks
“They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;” Job 24:10 (KJV)

shekel

a weight, and a silver coin
“And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:” Exodus 30:24 (KJV)

shew

show
“Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.” Psalms 25:4 (KJV)

shewbread

holy bread set out in the tabernacle
“The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,” Exodus 39:36 (KJV)

shouldest

should (with "thou")
“If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?” Psalms 130:3 (KJV)

sickle

curved blade for cutting grain
“And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.” Revelation 14:16 (KJV)

simple

naive, easily led
“A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.” Proverbs 9:13 (KJV)

slay

kill
“The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.” Psalms 37:32 (KJV)

slothful

lazy
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;” Romans 12:11 (KJV)

sluggard

lazy person
“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:” Proverbs 6:6 (KJV)

smite

hit, strike
“Vex the Midianites, and smite them:” Numbers 25:17 (KJV)

sobriety

clear-headed self-control
“Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.” 1 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)

sodomite

a man who practiced sexual sin linked with temple idolatry
“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.” Deuteronomy 23:17 (KJV)

sojourn

live somewhere for a while as a foreigner
“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.” Leviticus 19:33 (KJV)

soothsayer

fortune teller
“Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.” Joshua 13:22 (KJV)

sop

a piece of bread dipped in sauce
“He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.” John 13:30 (KJV)

sorcery

magic, witchcraft
“But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:” Acts 8:9 (KJV)

sore

greatly, very ("sore afraid" = very afraid)
“And the famine was sore in the land.” Genesis 43:1 (KJV)

spake

spoke
“And Job spake, and said,” Job 3:2 (KJV)

spikenard

an expensive perfume
“While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.” Song of Solomon 1:12 (KJV)

statute

a law or decree
“For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.” Psalms 81:4 (KJV)

steadfast

firm, not moving
“For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.” Psalms 78:37 (KJV)

steward

manager of a household or property
“And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,” Genesis 43:19 (KJV)

stewardship

the job of managing for someone else
“I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.” Luke 16:4 (KJV)

stranger

foreigner
“They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.” Psalms 94:6 (KJV)

stripe

a lash from a whip
“Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.” Exodus 21:25 (KJV)

strong drink

alcohol, liquor
“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” Proverbs 20:1 (KJV)

subtil

crafty, sly
“And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.” Proverbs 7:10 (KJV)

succour

help, come to the aid of
“For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.” Hebrews 2:18 (KJV)

suffer

allow, permit (KJV sense: "suffer the little children"); also: to undergo pain
“Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” Exodus 22:18 (KJV)

sundry

various
“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,” Hebrews 1:1 (KJV)

supplication

humble prayer, pleading
“I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication.” Psalms 30:8 (KJV)

surety

someone who promises to pay another person's debt
“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.” Hebrews 7:22 (KJV)

synagogue

Jewish meeting place for prayer and reading Scripture
“For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.” Luke 7:5 (KJV)

T

tabernacle

a tent; especially the holy tent where Israel worshipped
“And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.” Exodus 40:28 (KJV)

talent

a large weight of silver or gold
“Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.” Exodus 37:24 (KJV)

tare

a weed that looks like wheat
“Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.” 2 Samuel 13:31 (KJV)

tarry

stay, wait, linger
“But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.” 1 Corinthians 16:8 (KJV)

temperance

self-control
“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:23 (KJV)

testament

covenant; also a will
“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.” Hebrews 7:22 (KJV)

tetrarch

ruler of part of a province
“At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,” Matthew 14:1 (KJV)

thee

you (used as the object: "I love thee" = "I love you")
“The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:” Numbers 6:24 (KJV)

therein

in it
“Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.” Job 3:7 (KJV)

thereof

of it
“For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.” 1 Corinthians 10:26 (KJV)

thereto

to it
“And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.” Exodus 25:24 (KJV)

thither

to that place, there
“And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.” Luke 21:2 (KJV)

thou

you (one person, as the subject: "thou art" = "you are")
“Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13 (KJV)

threescore

sixty (three times twenty)
“And threescore and one thousand asses,” Numbers 31:34 (KJV)

threshingfloor

place where grain is beaten to loosen it
“And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.” 1 Chronicles 13:9 (KJV)

thy

your, yours
“I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.” Genesis 49:18 (KJV)

tithe

a tenth, given to God
“Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.” Nehemiah 13:12 (KJV)

tittle

a tiny mark on a letter
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.” Luke 16:17 (KJV)

toil

hard work
“And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:” Matthew 6:28 (KJV)

transgression

breaking God's law; sin
“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.” Job 14:17 (KJV)

travail

hard labor; the pains of giving birth
“Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.” Psalms 48:6 (KJV)

trespass

a wrong done against someone; sin
“Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy.” Leviticus 7:1 (KJV)

tribute

tax paid to a ruler
“Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?” Luke 20:22 (KJV)

trow

think, suppose
“Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.” Luke 17:9 (KJV)

twain

two
“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.” Matthew 5:41 (KJV)

U

uncircumcised

not in the covenant; outsider
“Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.” Acts 11:3 (KJV)

unclean

not fit for worship by God's law
“Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.” Mark 3:30 (KJV)

undefiled

pure, clean
“Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.” Psalms 119:1 (KJV)

ungodly

not caring about God; wicked
“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.” Psalms 1:4 (KJV)

unleavened

made without yeast
“Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.” Luke 22:7 (KJV)

unrighteousness

wrongdoing, sin
“All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.” 1 John 5:17 (KJV)

usury

charging interest on a loan
“Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.” Leviticus 25:37 (KJV)

V

vain

empty, useless
“If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?” Job 9:29 (KJV)

vanity

emptiness, something worthless
“Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 4:7 (KJV)

vengeance

punishment repaying a wrong
“To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;” Psalms 149:7 (KJV)

verily

truly, I tell you for sure
“But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.” Matthew 25:12 (KJV)

vial

a bowl or small flask
“And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.” Revelation 16:4 (KJV)

victuals

food, supplies
“And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.” Joshua 9:14 (KJV)

vinedresser

person who tends grapevines
“But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.” 2 Kings 25:12 (KJV)

virtue

goodness; also power
“And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.” Luke 8:46 (KJV)

visage

face, appearance
“As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:” Isaiah 52:14 (KJV)

W

wanton

undisciplined, pleasure-seeking
“But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;” 1 Timothy 5:11 (KJV)

wast

were (with "thou")
“Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?” Job 15:7 (KJV)

watchman

guard on a wall
“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.” Isaiah 21:6 (KJV)

wert

were (with "thou")
“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.” Revelation 3:15 (KJV)

whence

from where
“And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.” Luke 20:7 (KJV)

whereby

by which
“And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?” Genesis 15:8 (KJV)

wherefore

why; for this reason, so
“Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” Matthew 7:20 (KJV)

wherein

in which
“What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?” Ecclesiastes 3:9 (KJV)

whereof

of which, about which
“The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.” Psalms 126:3 (KJV)

whit

the smallest bit
“For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.” 2 Corinthians 11:5 (KJV)

whither

where to
“And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.” John 14:4 (KJV)

whoredom

sexual sin; also unfaithfulness to God
“Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.” Hosea 4:11 (KJV)

wilt

will (with "thou")
“If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.” Luke 4:7 (KJV)

winepress

a pit where grapes are crushed
“The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.” Hosea 9:2 (KJV)

wineskin

leather bag for holding wine (KJV "bottle")
“Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,” Jeremiah 19:10 (KJV)

winnow

toss grain so the wind blows the chaff away
“The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.” Isaiah 30:24 (KJV)

wist

knew
“For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.” Mark 9:6 (KJV)

wizard

someone who practices magic
“Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.” Deuteronomy 18:11 (KJV)

woe

great sorrow; a cry of distress
“Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!” Zephaniah 3:1 (KJV)

wormwood

a bitter plant; bitterness
“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.” Proverbs 5:4 (KJV)

wot

know, knows
“And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.” Acts 3:17 (KJV)

wouldest

would (with "thou")
“If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;” Job 8:5 (KJV)

wrath

strong anger
“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” James 1:20 (KJV)

Y

ye

you (more than one person, as the subject)
“Of all clean birds ye shall eat.” Deuteronomy 14:11 (KJV)

yea

yes; indeed, even
“And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.” Job 30:9 (KJV)

yoke

a wooden bar joining two animals to pull; a burden
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30 (KJV)

yonder

over there
“And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the Lord yonder.” Numbers 23:15 (KJV)