Literal (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) According to the letter; exact; not figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a phrase. ... 5. (n.) Literal meaning. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literal.htm - 7k

Accommodation (1 Occurrence)

... and are worthy of separate treatment: (1) the use or application of a Scripture reference in a sense other than the obvious and literal one which lay in the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/accommodation.htm - 39k

Firstbegotten (1 Occurrence)

... other places in the King James Version, and always in the Revised Version (British and American), by "firstborn." It is used in its natural literal sense of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/firstbegotten.htm - 10k

First-begotten (2 Occurrences)

... other places in the King James Version, and always in the Revised Version (British and American), by "firstborn." It is used in its natural literal sense of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/first-begotten.htm - 10k

Affect (3 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AFFECT; AFFECTION. a-fekt', a-fek'-shun: The literal meaning of "affect" is to act upon (Latin ad, "to," "upon," facio, "to do"). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/affect.htm - 11k

Affection (30 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AFFECT; AFFECTION. a-fekt', a-fek'-shun: The literal meaning of "affect" is to act upon (Latin ad, "to," "upon," facio, "to do"). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/affection.htm - 20k

Hymenaeus (2 Occurrences)

... This contempt for the body led to the denial of the resurrection in its literal sense; and all that Christ had taught on the subject was explained only, in an ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hymenaeus.htm - 13k

Letter (112 Occurrences)

... The "oldness of the letter" (7:6) is a phrase which denotes the old way of literal outward obedience to the law as a system of mere external rules of conduct. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/letter.htm - 40k

Degree (19 Occurrences)

... 8. (n.) State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its literal factors; thus ... biblethesaurus.org/d/degree.htm - 16k

Desire (565 Occurrences)

... James Version). the Revised Version (British and American) frequently renders the more literal meaning of the Hebrew. Compare Job ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desire.htm - 43k

Decay (18 Occurrences)

... DECAY. de-ka': Although this word is still in good use in both its literal sense, of the putrefaction of either animal or vegetable matter, and its derived sense ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decay.htm - 13k

Precious (128 Occurrences)

... presh'-us (stands for 17 different words, chief of which are yaqar; timios): (1) Generally in the literal sense, "of great price," "costly," "expensive," of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/precious.htm - 71k

Bowels (40 Occurrences)

... bou'-elz (me`ah, plural me`im, rechem, plural rachamim; splagchnion): (1) Literal: The literal meaning of these words is intestines, then the abdomen, the womb ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bowels.htm - 20k

Beatitudes

... Another set inclines to theory that Luke's version is the more literal of the two, while Matthew's partakes of the nature of a paraphrase. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beatitudes.htm - 16k

Scales (33 Occurrences)

... There is nothing in the words of the sacred text which compels us to think of literal scales. (In Tobit, however, a literal flaking ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scales.htm - 18k

Conversion (1 Occurrence)

... They are used (1) in the literal sense, for instance, Genesis 14:7 Deuteronomy 17:16 Psalm 56:9 Isaiah 38:8. (2) In the later prophetical writings the verb ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conversion.htm - 21k

Allegory (6 Occurrences)

... This method insists that the literal sense, particularly of historical passages, does not exhaust the divinely purposed meaning of such passages, but that ... biblethesaurus.org/a/allegory.htm - 14k

Songs (100 Occurrences)

... HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION 1. The Allegorical Interpretation 2. The Typical Interpretation 3. The Literal Interpretation V. CLOSING HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ... biblethesaurus.org/s/songs.htm - 62k

Song (207 Occurrences)

... HISTORY OF INTERPRETATION 1. The Allegorical Interpretation 2. The Typical Interpretation 3. The Literal Interpretation V. CLOSING HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ... biblethesaurus.org/s/song.htm - 78k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... The Babylon mentioned in 1 Peter 5:13 was not Rome, as some have thought, but the literal city of Babylon, which was inhabited by many Jews at the time Peter ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Joel (22 Occurrences)

... THE BOOK 1. Literary Form 2. Outline of Contents 3. Interpretation (1) Literal (2) Allegorical 4. Indications of Date (1) Place in the Canon (2) Language and ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joel.htm - 49k

Lit (10 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/l/lit.htm - 9k

Nightmonster

... merely suggestive. The term se`ir is in literal use for "he-goat" (Numbers 15:24, et al.) and is doubtful throughout. Ewald translates ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nightmonster.htm - 17k

Night-monster

... merely suggestive. The term se`ir is in literal use for "he-goat" (Numbers 15:24, et al.) and is doubtful throughout. Ewald translates ... biblethesaurus.org/n/night-monster.htm - 17k

Sin (782 Occurrences)

... The kernel of the prediction is not, any more than in the Old Testament prophecies, dependent on its literal realization in every detail. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sin.htm - 82k

Fear (970 Occurrences)

... we are invited even to come "with boldness unto the throne of grace," with confidence, assurance (parrhesia), which, however, may have its literal meaning of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fear.htm - 50k

Quotations

... We are warned by this passage and many others like it against a too rigid and literal interpretation of any formula implying fulfillment. ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quotations.htm - 40k

Sons (2429 Occurrences)

... SON; SONS. sun, sunz: (1) In Biblical language the word "son" is used first of all in its strictly literal sense of male issue or offspring of a man or woman. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sons.htm - 65k

Heir (20 Occurrences)

... 13, 14 Galatians 3:29 Titus 3:7 Hebrews 6:17; Hebrews 11:7 James 2:5; compare Ephesians 3:6 Hebrews 11:9 1 Peter 3:7. On the other hand, the literal meaning of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heir.htm - 23k

Hosea (6 Occurrences)

... HOSEA. ho-ze'-a: I. THE PROPHET 1. Name 2. Native Place 3. Date 4. Personal History (Marriage) (1) Allegorical View (2) Literal View II. ... (2) Literal View. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hosea.htm - 43k

Baptism (76 Occurrences)

... This was necessarily done by the translators of the Scriptures, for no literal translation could properly express all that is implied in them. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptism.htm - 101k

Body (562 Occurrences)

... Version (British and American), "the very heaven," taking the word `etsem in its idiomatic use as an intensive, which is derived from its literal meaning, "bone ... biblethesaurus.org/b/body.htm - 59k

Testament (13 Occurrences)

... It is important first of all, if we can, to get at what the author meant to describe, and how it is related, if at all, to literal and factual statement. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testament.htm - 101k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... The translation of the New Testament is careful, faithful and literal, and the simplicity, directness and transparency of the style are admired by all Syriac ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Crimes (22 Occurrences)

... In the New Testament, with both the literal and the figurative application, we find porneia, and porneuo (Matthew 5:32; Matthew 15:19 John 8:41 Acts 15:20 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crimes.htm - 44k

Crime (45 Occurrences)

... In the New Testament, with both the literal and the figurative application, we find porneia, and porneuo (Matthew 5:32; Matthew 15:19 John 8:41 Acts 15:20 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crime.htm - 51k

Baruch (24 Occurrences)

... This version is a very literal one based on the Greek It is therefore for that reason the more valuable as a witness to the Greek text. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baruch.htm - 46k

Virgin (62 Occurrences)

... It is affirmed that this reading with the variants represents an original form of the genealogy preserved in the Gospels which affirms the literal sonship of ... biblethesaurus.org/v/virgin.htm - 64k

Kidneys (15 Occurrences)

... and "kidneys" are synonyms, but the King James Version undertook a distinction by using the former word in the figurative, the latter in the literal passages. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kidneys.htm - 16k

Commentaries

... Assuming a threefold sense in Scripture-a literal, a moral, and a spiritual-it gave reins to caprice in foisting imaginary meanings on the simplest historical ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commentaries.htm - 57k

Nakedness (50 Occurrences)

... A slightly different euphemistic usage is that of Leviticus 18:19, which in Ezekiel 16:36, 37 is played off against the literal sense (compare Ezekiel 22:10 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nakedness.htm - 26k

Naked (56 Occurrences)

... A slightly different euphemistic usage is that of Leviticus 18:19, which in Ezekiel 16:36, 37 is played off against the literal sense (compare Ezekiel 22:10 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naked.htm - 29k

Northeast (1 Occurrence)

... north-east and south-east." the Revised Version margin has, "Greek, down the south-west wind and down the north-west wind," which is a literal translation of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/northeast.htm - 8k

Officer (70 Occurrences)

... In Esther 9:3 for the King James Version "officers of the king" the Revised Version (British and American) has (more literal) "they that did the king's business ... biblethesaurus.org/o/officer.htm - 30k

Outlandish (1 Occurrence)

... Outlandish" in modern English is colloquial only and with the sense "utterly extraordinary," but the King James Version uses it in the literal meaning "out of ... biblethesaurus.org/o/outlandish.htm - 7k

Object (76 Occurrences)

... ob-jekt': Now used only in the sense "to make opposition," but formerly in a variety of meanings derived from the literal sense "to throw against." So with the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/object.htm - 31k

Jair (14 Occurrences)

... Havvoth-jair (Judges 10:3, 4). One tradition identifies (a) and (b). Others reconcile the two narratives by interpreting the word "son" in a non-literal sense. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jair.htm - 14k

Lutheran

... the baptism of John and of the disciples of Christ prior to the Day of Pentecost, and the Christian sacrament of baptism, are literal baptisms (baptismus ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lutheran.htm - 35k

Lip (20 Occurrences)

... Besides its literal sense (Isaiah 37:29, etc.), is used in the original (saphah) metaphorically for an edge or border, as of a cup (1 Kings 7:26), a garment ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lip.htm - 18k

Lignaloes

... That the reference is poetical rather than literal may be supposed by the expression in the next verse "cedar-trees beside the waters"-a situation very ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lignaloes.htm - 10k

Literate (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/l/literate.htm - 7k

Liberal (11 Occurrences)

... 4. (a.) Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a classic, or a liberal construction of law ... biblethesaurus.org/l/liberal.htm - 12k

Gog (12 Occurrences)

... and thus not defile the holy land. The fulfillment of this strange prophecy can never be literal. In general it seems to refer to ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gog.htm - 14k

Witchcraft (8 Occurrences)

... is spoken of, English Versions of the Bible translates the Hebrew 'esheth ba`alath 'obh by "a woman that hath a familiar spirit." A literal rendering would be ... biblethesaurus.org/w/witchcraft.htm - 23k

Wages (52 Occurrences)

... against "those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless" (Malachi 3:5). (6) Misthos means either in a literal or figurative sense ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wages.htm - 28k

Intent (37 Occurrences)

... Intend is sometimes used in English in the literal sense of Latin intendere, "to stretch," but in the English Bible it is used only of the direction of the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intent.htm - 20k

Intend (30 Occurrences)

... Intend is sometimes used in English in the literal sense of Latin intendere, "to stretch," but in the English Bible it is used only of the direction of the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intend.htm - 18k

Fatness (17 Occurrences)

... fat'-nes (deshen; piotes): 1. Literal: The translation of deshen (Judges 9:9, "But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness?"; Job 36:16 (of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fatness.htm - 13k

Foreskin (12 Occurrences)

... for'-skin (`orlah; akrobustia, often euphemistically translated "uncircumcision"): (1) In the literal sense the word is frequently mentioned owing to the rite ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foreskin.htm - 14k

Footstool (16 Occurrences)

... FOOTSTOOL. foot'-stool (kebhes; hupopodion, "trodden on"): The 15 Scripture references to this term may be classified as literal or figurative. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/footstool.htm - 14k

Found (3968 Occurrences)

... 5. (vi) To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis, literal or figurative; to fix firmly. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/found.htm - 7k

Figured (4 Occurrences)

... 2. (a.) Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured muslin. 3. (a.) Not literal; figurative. 4. (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/figured.htm - 8k

Fathom (5 Occurrences)

... FATHOM. fath'-um (orguia): The literal meaning is the length of the outstretched arms, and it was regarded as equal to 4 cubits, or about 6 feet. (Acts 27:28). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fathom.htm - 9k

Fuel (13 Occurrences)

... 32. Its general, literal meaning in these connections is "food for fire," and might include any sort of combustible material. The ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fuel.htm - 12k

Figurative (20 Occurrences)

... representative. 2. (a.) Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not literal; -- applied to words and expressions. 3. (a ... biblethesaurus.org/f/figurative.htm - 12k

Fisher (1 Occurrence)

... Besides its literal sense (Luke 5:2), this word is also applied by our Lord to his disciples in a figurative sense (Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fisher.htm - 10k

Forehead (23 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FOREHEAD. for'-ed (metsach; metopon): (1) In a literal sense the word is used frequently in the Scriptures. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forehead.htm - 19k

Farther (33 Occurrences)

... Besides its literal sense, distance in a spiritual sense is expressed by "far," as "Salvation is far from the wicked" (Psalm 119:155; compare Proverbs 15:29 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/farther.htm - 19k

Far (2526 Occurrences)

... Besides its literal sense, distance in a spiritual sense is expressed by "far," as "Salvation is far from the wicked" (Psalm 119:155; compare Proverbs 15:29 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/far.htm - 11k

Torment (19 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TORMENT, PLACE OF. tor'-ment: A literal translation in Luke 16:28 of topos tes basanou. See HELL. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/t/torment.htm - 13k

Tale (7 Occurrences)

... The Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD) render "as a spider's web." The literal and perhaps accurate translation is "as a sigh ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tale.htm - 12k

Trade (33 Occurrences)

... kena`an, and kena`ani "Canaanite," are sometimes used in the sense of "merchant," but it is often difficult to determine whether the literal or the transferred ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trade.htm - 40k

Ruin (135 Occurrences)

... and American) Greek text, ta katestrammena), and of a number of other Hebrew words: in Luke 6:49 rhegma, "breakage," is used both in a literal sense (Isaiah 23 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ruin.htm - 37k

Respect (204 Occurrences)

... A literal translation into Greek gave lambano prosopon (Sirach 35:13 (32:16); Luke 20:21 Galatians 2:6), with the noun prosopolempsia, "face-taking" (Romans 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/respect.htm - 38k

Empty (84 Occurrences)

... emp'-ti, emp'-ti-er (kenos): "Empty," adjective meaning void, etc., as the translation of req, riq, reqam, etc., occurs in the literal sense of "with nothing ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empty.htm - 35k

Emptier

... emp'-ti, emp'-ti-er (kenos): "Empty," adjective meaning void, etc., as the translation of req, riq, reqam, etc., occurs in the literal sense of "with nothing ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emptier.htm - 8k

Endow (3 Occurrences)

... en-dou', en-du': "Endow" meant originally "to provide with a dowry"; "indue" took the meaning "clothe"; the likeness between the literal meanings has confused ... biblethesaurus.org/e/endow.htm - 8k

Earthly (39 Occurrences)

... In the last two passages, the literal local meaning is still evident, but the word shades off into the moral and suggests that which is opposed to the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earthly.htm - 22k

Endue

... en-dou', en-du': "Endow" meant originally "to provide with a dowry"; "indue" took the meaning "clothe"; the likeness between the literal meanings has confused ... biblethesaurus.org/e/endue.htm - 7k

Excellently (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (adv.) In an excellent manner; well in a high degree. 2. (adv.) In a high or superior degree; -- in this literal use, not implying worthiness. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/excellently.htm - 6k