Biblical terms explained, easy reference, Bible dictionary-style. Meaning of words and phrases includes Hebrew and Greek root words where applicable.

The common English rendering of the Tetragrammaton (the four Hebrew letters for the personal name of God), which appears over 7,000 times in this translation. —See App. A4 and A5.

Define ‘Hebrew’ as used in the Bible. Locate examples of ‘Hebrew’ in Bible verses.

The Hebrew word ruʹach and the Greek word pneuʹma, often translated “spirit,” have a number of meanings. All of them refer to that which is invisible to human sight and gives evidence of …

The earliest translations of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, produced for the benefit of Greek-speaking Jews. Translation was begun in Egypt in the third century B.C.E. and was completed …

The traditional rendering of the Hebrew word neʹphesh and the Greek word psy·kheʹ. In examining the way these terms are used in the Bible, it becomes evident that they basically refer to (1) …

The name Mishnah is derived from a Hebrew word that means “repetition” or “instruction.” Orthodox Jews believe that at Mount Sinai, God gave to Moses both the written Law and oral …

‘Torah’ comes from the Hebrew word for ‘instruction,’ ‘teaching,’ or ‘law.’ How is the Torah related to the first 5 books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch?

A word that literally means “four letters” (derived from the Greek te·tra-, meaning “four,” and gramʹma, “letter”). It refers to the four Hebrew consonants יהוה (written from right to left) that …

From the Hebrew Har Meghid·dohnʹ, meaning “Mountain of Megiddo.” The word is associated with “the war of the great day of God the Almighty” in which “the kings of the entire inhabited …