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Primary meaning: iniquity, wickedness. Strong's: depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins. Lexical nuances: iniquity , wickedness : Mt 22:18 , Lk 11:39 , Ro 1:29 , Eph 6:12 ; pl. (v. Bl., § 32, 6; WM, 220; Swete, Mk. , 153), Mk 7:22 , Ac 3:26 ; κακία καὶ π. , I Co 5:8 .†

To lift, carry, bear; in soteriological context, to bear away iniquity as substitutionary bearer, hence to forgive ('bearing iniquity and transgression', Exodus 34:7; Isaiah 53:4, 12).

To know, ascertain, experience, perceive; in covenant context denotes experiential intimacy, recognition of authority, and divine election ('You only have I known').

Primary meaning: an image, likeness. Strong's: a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance. Lexical nuances: an image, likeness : Mt 22:20 , Mk 12:16 , Lk 20:24 , Ro 1:23 , I Co 15:49 , Re 13:14 , 15 14:9 , 11 15:2 16:2 19:20 20:4 ; opp. to σκιά , He 10:1 ; of man, εἰ. θεοῦ , I Co 11:7 ; of the regenerate, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ Col 3:10 (v. Lft., in l.); εἰ. τ. υἱοῦ τ. θεοῦ , Ro 8:29 , II Co 3:18 ; of Christ, εἰ. τ. θεοῦ , II Co 4:4 , Col 1:15 .† SYN. : ὁμοίωμα , denoting resemblance, which may however be merel...

Primary meaning: lawlessness, iniquity. Strong's: illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness. Lexical nuances: lawlessness , iniquity : Mt 7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12 , Ro 6:19 , II Co 6:14 , II Th 2:3 , 7 , Tit 2:14 , He 1:9 , I Jo 3:4 ; in pl. (as LXX, Ps 31:1 , al.; v. Bl., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk. , 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Ro 4:7 (LXX) , He 10:17 .†

Crookedness, perversity, iniquity, guilt, and the punishment incurred by twisted rebellion; theological triad with chatta'at and pesha (Exodus 34:7).

To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.

Awe, holy dread, reverence; 'Fear of the LORD' (Yir'at YHWH) is beginning of wisdom, loving submission to God's holiness.

To flee for protection, take shelter under shadow of God's wings; vivid psalmic image of absolute spiritual safety.

To behold, inspect; theologically God's sovereign oversight and gracious provision: Yahweh-Yireh ('The LORD will provide', Genesis 22:14).

Song of praise, adoration; Hebrew title of the Book of Psalms (Tehillim); God inhabits the praises of Israel (Psalm 22:3).

Primary meaning: to fill, make full, fill to the full, to fill. Strong's: to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.. Lexical nuances: to fill , make full , fill to the full , c. acc.; of things: pass. ( σαψήνη , φάραγξ ), Mt 13:48 , Lk 3:5 (LXX) ; fig., Mt 23:32 ; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν , Phl 4:19 ; ἦχος ἐπλήρωσε τ. οἶκον , Ac 2:2 ; c. gen. rei (cl.), Ac 5:28 ; pass., seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν , Jo 16:6 , Ac 5:3 ; metaph., of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Eph 4:10 ; mi...

Primary meaning: to be over and above, to be, remain over, to abound. Strong's: to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel. Lexical nuances: Prop., intrans., of things, to be over and above the number (Hes.), hence, to be or remain over : Mt 14:20 15:37 , Lk 9:17 , Jo 6:12 , 13 ; to abound , be in abundance : Mk 12:44 , Lk 12:15 21:4 , Ac 16:5 , Ro 3:7 5:15 , II Co 1:5 8:2 9:12 , Phl 1:26 . Of persons, to abound in , have in abundance : I Co 14:12 15:58 , Phl 4:12 , 18 ; c. gen., Lk 15:17 T; to be superior or better , to excel : abs...

Prayer, liturgical supplication, intercessory appeal; core genre of Psalms ('A prayer of Moses', Psalm 90:1; Solomon's Temple prayer).

Shelter from storm, fortress of security; God as ultimate hiding place for the vulnerable righteous.

Deliverance, military victory wrought by God, spiritual salvation from judgment (Judges 15:18, Psalm 51:14).

Flesh, physical body, humanity; expresses human kinship ('one flesh') and creaturely transience in contrast to the eternal Spirit of God.

Primary meaning: inspired by God. Strong's: divinely breathed in. Lexical nuances: inspired by God : II Ti 3:16 .†

To make, produce, fashion, perform; broad verb of creative and historical action, describing God making the cosmos and fulfilling covenant.

Prophecy, written or oral prophetic message recorded for covenant instruction (2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezra 6:14, Nehemiah 6:12).

To form, shape, fashion as a potter molds clay; pictures God's intimate crafting of Adam from dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7).

To announce good tidings, herald glad news of victory and redemption; theological root of New Testament euangelion / gospel ('How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings', Isaiah 52:7).

Primary meaning: to reverence, show piety towards. Strong's: to be pious, i.e. (towards God) to worship, or (towards parents) to respect (support). Lexical nuances: to reverence, show piety towards ; c. acc (else­where more freq. seq. εἰς., περί, πρός ): οἶκον , I Ti 5:4 ; θεόν , Ac 17:23 (Cremer, 525).†

Abomination; that which is profoundly offensive to God's holy nature (idolatry, occultism, sexual perversions, dishonest scales, hypocritical worship).

Oath, sworn pledge; divine swearing by which God guaranteed Abrahamic Covenant ('oath which He swore to Abraham', Genesis 26:3).

Primary meaning: to make unseen, hide from sight, to destroy, to disfigure. Strong's: to render unapparent, i.e. (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed). Lexical nuances: to make unseen , hide from sight (Xen., al.).

Salvation, rescue, triumph over enemies; celebrated in Song of Sea ('The LORD has become my salvation', Exodus 15:2) and Isaiah.

Eminence, endurance, everlastingness, perpetuity, truth; unwavering consistency of God ('The Glory of Israel will not lie', 1 Samuel 15:29).

To think, calculate, invent, devise, account; centrally in Genesis 15:6, God reckoned (imputed) Abram's faith to him as righteousness.

Primary meaning: the head. Strong's: the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively. Lexical nuances: the head : Mt 5:36 , Mk 6:24 , Re 1:14 9:7 , al. mult.; fig., ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ. , Ro 12:20 (LXX) ; αἷμα , Ac 18:6 ; metaph., of a husband, c. gen., I Co 11:3 , Eph 5:23 ; of Christ, I Co 11:3 , Eph 4:15 5:23 , Col 1:18 2:10 , 19 ; of things, κ. γωνίας , Mt 21:42 (LXX) .

To be whole, sound, restore, pay vows, make peace; underlying root of shalom, expressing full restitution of broken covenant order.

To gaze intently, contemplate with spiritual eyes, behold the beauty of Yahweh (Psalm 27:4) or divine prophetic visions.

Primary meaning: to make visible, clear, manifest, known. Strong's: to render apparent (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to make visible, clear, manifest or known : c. acc rei, Jo 2:11 17:6 , Ro 1:19 , I Co 4:5 , II Co 2:14 11:6 , Col 4:4 , Tit 1:3 ; pass., Mk 4:22 , Jo 3:21 9:3 , Ro 3:21 16:26 , II Co 4:10 , 11 , Eph 5:13 , Col 1:26 , II Ti 1:10 , He 9:8 , I Jo 3:2 4:9 , Re 3:18 15:4 ; c. acc pers., of Christ, Jo 7:4 21:1 ; pass., II Co 3:3 5:10 , 11 , I Jo 2:19 ; of Christ, Mk 16:12 , 14 , Jo 1:31 21:14 , Col 3...

Primary meaning: to empty, to empty, make empty, vain. Strong's: to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify. Lexical nuances: to empty . Metaph., to empty , make empty , vain or of no effect : καύχημα , I Co 9:15 ; ἑαυτόν , of Christ, Phl 2:7 (v Lft.; ICC , in l, and esp. Gifford, Incarn. , 54 ff.); pass., πίστις , Ro 4:14 ; ὁ σταυρός , I Co 1:17 ; καύχημα , II Co 9:3 .†

Crown of royalty, wreath of honor bestowed by wisdom ('wreath of grace', Proverbs 4:9), and royal crown of David (Psalm 21:3).

Sacrifice, slaughtered animal offering followed by communal sacred meal; common term for bloody sacrifice alongside burnt offerings.