Biblical Words
Understand the meaning of important biblical words, phrases, and theological terms found in Scripture. Learn how these words deepen your understanding of God's message and His plan for humanity.
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All Biblical Words
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Justification
Justification is the biblical doctrine wherein God declares a believing sinner righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. Grounded in Old Testament cove...
Kadosh
Kadosh is the primary Hebrew word for holy, signifying set apart or consecrated. It describes God's absolute purity and transcendent glory, calling Hi...
Kinsman-Redeemer
The kinsman-redeemer, or go'el in Hebrew, was a close relative bound by God's law to protect a family's land, freedom, and lineage in ancient Israel....
Koinonia
Koinonia is a rich Greek term in the New Testament expressing deep Christian fellowship, joint participation, communion with God, spiritual unity, and...
Kyrios
Kyrios is the primary Greek term translated as Lord in the New Testament. Originally denoting one with authority, ownership, or supreme power, it was...
Lake of Fire
The Lake of Fire is the final destination of eternal judgement described in Revelation. Associated with the second death, it represents complete divin...
Light of the World
The phrase 'Light of the World' is a foundational biblical metaphor describing God's holy nature, the messianic mission of Jesus Christ, and the calli...
Living Water
Living water in Scripture refers literally to flowing fresh water and metaphorically to God Himself as the ultimate source of spiritual life, eternal...
Logos
Logos is a Greek term meaning 'word', 'reason', or 'discourse'. In Biblical theology, particularly within John's Gospel, Logos describes the eternal S...
Made Alive
The biblical phrase 'made alive' describes God's act of imparting spiritual and eternal life to humanity, turning individuals from spiritual death to...
Maranatha
Maranatha is an ancient Aramaic expression preserved in the New Testament, used by the early Christian church as a prayer and confession. Occurring in...
Mashiach
Mashiach is the Hebrew term meaning 'anointed one', referring originally to consecrated kings, priests, and prophets in the Old Testament. It develope...
Mercy Seat
The Mercy Seat was the solid gold lid covering the Ark of the Covenant in the Most Holy Place. It served as the earthly location of God's presence and...
Messiah
The term Messiah derives from Hebrew and Greek words meaning 'anointed one'. Throughout Scripture, it denotes God's promised King, Priest, and Redeeme...
Messias
Messias is the Hellenised transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic word Mashiach, meaning Anointed One. Found twice in the New Testament within John'...
Metanoia
Metanoia is a Greek biblical term central to the New Testament understanding of repentance. It signifies a profound, transformative change of mind, pe...
Ministry of Reconciliation
The Ministry of Reconciliation refers to the divine task entrusted to believers to proclaim how God restored fallen humanity to Himself through Jesus...
Mitzvah
Mitzvah is the Hebrew word for commandment, denoting God's covenantal directives to His people. Occurring throughout the Old Testament, it shapes bibl...
Nephesh
Nephesh is a foundational Hebrew term occurring over 750 times in the Old Testament. Commonly translated as soul, life, or person, it signifies an ani...
New Birth
The New Birth, or regeneration, refers to the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit by which spiritual life is imparted to a spiritually dead person. Prom...
New Creation
The 'new creation' (Greek: kainē ktisis) is a foundational biblical theme describing God's comprehensive work of redemption through Jesus Christ. Orig...
New Earth
The New Earth represents the ultimate cosmic restoration in biblical eschatology, where God establishes an eternal, glorified physical creation for Hi...
New Heaven
The term New Heaven refers to the ultimate transformation and qualitative renewal of the cosmos in biblical eschatology. Promised in Isaiah and reveal...
New Jerusalem
The New Jerusalem is the ultimate holy city described in Revelation, representing the perfected dwelling place of God with His redeemed people. It sig...
