"https://ssl." 2) Bible pronunciation is generally much easier to learn at an early age. Bible readers must learn to recognize the as the sound oy in boy, ee in tree, ou in shout. In Bible Pronunciation, when you use correct tone and know how to pronounce, it tells your listeners that they can trust you for accuracy and truth. Example: “Dog“ sounds a little like DAW- uhg, Gabbatha GAB-uh-thuh, Gabriel GAY-bree-ul, Gadarene GAD-uh-reen, Gaius GAY-yuhs, Galatan GAL-uh-tuhn, Galatia guh-LAY-shih-uh, Galileans gal-ih-LEE-uhnz, Galilee GAL-ih-lee, Gallio GAL-ih-o, Gamaliel guh-MAY-lih-ehl, Gath GATH, Gaza GAH-zuh, Gehazi gee-HAY-zai, Gehenna geh-HEHN-uh, Genesis gehn-NEHS-uh-reht, Gennesaret gehn-NEHS-uh-reht, Gentiles DZHEHN-tailz, Gera DZHEE-ruh, Gerasenes DZHEHR-uh-seenz, Gerizim dzheh-RAI-sihm, Gethesemani gehth-SEHM-uh-nee, Gibeon GIHB-ee-uhn, Gideon GIHD-ee-uhn, Gilead GIHL-ee-uhd, Gilgal GIHL-gal, Girgashites GER-guh-shaits, God gahd, Golgotha GAHL-guh-thuh, Goliath go-LAI-uhth, Gomorrah guh-MAWR-uh, Gonzaga guhn-ZAH-guh, Goshen GO-shuhn, Gozan GO-zan. derogatory)] * [ Amharic* - — - it "Ethiopia" - am-HAR-ik, am-HAH-rik] * [ amicus curiae* - — - g85 9/8 13 - uh-MEE-kuhs, -MI -, KYUR-ee-i ', KUR-, -ih-ee'] * [ Amittai - A•mit'tai - Jonah 1:1 (h573) - uh-MIT-i] * [ Ammiel - Am'mi•el - 2 Samuel 9:4 (h5988) - AM-ee-uhl] * [ Ammon] * [ (compare Amon) - Am'mon - Genesis 19:38 (h5983) - AM-uhn, AM-ahn' not AY-muhn] * [ Amnon - Am'non - 2 Samuel 13:1 (h550) - AM-non, AM-nuhn] * [ Amon] * [ (compare Ammon) - A'mon - 2 Kings 21:19 (h526) - AY-mon, AY-mahn' not AM-uhn] * [ Amos - A'mos (Bible book) - Amos 1:1 (h5986) - AY-muhs] * [ Amoz - A'moz - Isaiah 1:1 (h531) - AY-moz] * [ Amphipolis - Am•phip'o•lis - Acts 17:1 (g295) - am-FIP-uh-lis, am-FIP-uh-luhs] * [ Amram - Am'ram - Exodus 6:20 (h6019) - AM-ram] * [ Amraphel - Am'ra•phel - Genesis 14:1 (h569) - AM-ruh-fel] * [ Amurru* - — - it "Amorite (The 'Amurru')" - uh-MOO-roo] * [ anachronism* - — - w60 6/1 349 - uh-NAK-ruh-niz'uhm] * [ anagoge* or anagogy* - — - — - AN-uh-goh'jee] * [ Anak; Anakim - A'nak; An'a•kim - Deuteronomy 9:2 (h6062, h6061) - AY-nak; AN-uh-kim] * [ Anammelech - A•nam'me•lech - 2 Kings 17:31 (h6048) - uh-NAM-uh-lek] * [ Ananias - An•a•ni'as - Acts 5:1 (g367) - an'uh-NI -uhs] * [ anaphora* - — - religious definition - uh-NAF-uh-ruh, uh-NA-f(uh-)ruh] * [ Anat* - — - it "Gods and Goddesses" - AH-naht] * [ Anathema Maranatha - ("accursed" + "O our Lord come!" (h5971, h776) - ahm' hah-AHR-ets (usu. ; Ezra 2:64 ftn. intonation of a word and what it means. - nab'uh-NI -duhs, not na-BON-ih-duhs] * [ Nabopolassar* - — - it "Chaldea" - nab'uh-puh-LAS-uhr, nab-oh-poh-LAS-er] * [ Naboth - Na'both - 1 Kings 21:1 (h5022) - NAY-both] * [ Nadab - Na'dab - Exodus 6:23 (h5070) - NAY-dab] * [ Naggai] * [ (Nagge in some Bibles) - Nag'ga•i - Luke 3:25 (g3477) - NAG-uh-i, NAG-i (NAG-ee in some Bibles)] * [ Nahash - Na'hash - 1 Samuel 11:1 (h5176) - NAY-hash] * [ Nahbi - Nah'bi - Numbers 13:14 (h5147) - NAH-bi] * [ Nahshon - Nah'shon - Ruth 4:20 (h5177) - NAH-shon, not NAY-shon] * [ Nahum - Na'hum (Bible book) - Nahum 1:1 (h5151) - NAY-huhm, NAY-uhm] * [ Nain - Na'in - Luke 7:11 (g3484) - NAY-in, NAYN] * [ Naioth - Nai'oth - 1 Samuel 19:18 (h5121) - NI -oth, NAY-yoth] * [ Naomi - Na'o•mi - Ruth 1:2 (h5281) - NAY-oh-mee, -mi, commonly nay-OH-mee] * [ Naphtali - Naph'ta•li - Genesis 30:8 (h5321) - NAF-tuh-li] * [ Narcissus - Nar•cis'sus - Romans 16:11 (g3488) - nahr-SIS-uhs] * [ nascent* - — - g92 3/22 6 - NAS-uhnt, NAY-suhnt] * [ Nashim* - — - w97 11/15 26 - NAY-shim] * [ Nathan - Nathan, it Na'than - 2 Chronicles 9:29 (h5416) - NAY-thuhn] * [ Nathanael - Na•than'a•el - John 1:45 (g3482) - nuh-THAN-ay-uhl, nuh-THAN-yuhl] * [ naught, also nought - — - In KJ "naught" is used for many Hebrew and Greek words: (h205; h369; h434; h656; h657; h659; h1697; h2600; h3808; h5034; h6331; h6544; h6565; h7451; h8045; h8414) and (g557; g1432; g1847; g1848; g2049; g2673; g3762) - NAWT, NAHT] * [ Nazarene - Naz•a•rene' - Matthew 2:23 (g3480) - na'zuh-REEN] * [ Nazareth - Naz'a•reth - Matthew 2:23 (g3478) - NAZ-uh-ruhth, not NAZ-uh-rus] * [ Nazirite] * [ (also Nazarite) - Naz'i•rite - Numbers 6:2 (h5139) - NAZ-uh-ri t] * [ Neapolis - Ne•ap'o•lis - Acts 16:11 (g3496) - nee-AP-puh-lis] * [ Nebaioth - Ne•ba'ioth - Isaiah 60:7 (h5032) - nee-BAY-yoth, nih-, nih-BAY-oth] * [ Nebo] * [ (compare Nego) - Ne'bo - Deuteronomy 32:49 (h5015) - NEE-boh] * [ Nebuchadnezzar] * [ (compare Nebuchadrezzar) - Neb•u•chad•nez'zar - 2 Kings 24:1 (h5019) - neb'uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr, ne'byuh-kuh-NE-zuhr, neb'yoo-kuhd-NEZ-uhr] * [ Nebuchadrezzar] * [ (compare Nebuchadnezzar) - Neb•u•chad•rez'zar - Jeremiah 21:2 (h5019) - neb'uh-kuh-DREZ-uhr, ne'byuh-kuh-DRE-zuhr, -buh-, neb'yoo-kuhd-REZ-uhr] * [ Nebuzaradan - Neb•u'zar•ad'an - Jeremiah 39:10 (h5018) - neb-yoo'zuh-RAD-uhn, neb-yoo'zuhr-AD-uhn] * [ Necho - Ne'cho - 2 Chronicles 35:20 (h5224) - NEE-koh] * [ necromancer] * [ (channeling with the dead, consult the dead, consult the spirits of the dead, one inquiring of the dead, that seeketh the truth from the dead in some Bibles) - ("anyone who inquires of the dead" in NW) - Deuteronomy 18:11 AS, KJ (h1875 + h413 + h4191) - NEK-ruh-man(t)'suhr] * [ necromancy* - — - it "Divination" - NEK-ruh-man(t)'see] * [ Negeb] * [ (Negev, South, Southern Desert in some Bibles) - Neg'eb - Genesis 12:9 (h5045) - NEG-eb, NAY-geb, not NEE-geb] * [ Negev] * [ (also Negeb) - ("Negeb" in NW) - Psalm 126:4 GW, HNV, WEB (h5045) - NEG-ev, not NEE-gev] * [ Nego*] * [ (compare Nebo) - — - dp 36 - NEE-goh] * [ Nehemiah - Ne•he•mi'ah (Bible book) - Nehemiah 1:1 (h5166) - nee'huh-MI -uh, nee'hih-, nee'uh-MI -uh] * [ Nehemias - ("Nehemiah" in NW) - Nehemiah 1:1 DRB (h5166) - nee'huh-MI -uhs] * [ Nehiloth - Ne'hi•loth - Psalm 5 superscription (h5155) - NEE-huh-loth, NEE-uh-luhth] * [ Nehushta - Ne•hush'ta - 2 Kings 24:8 (h5179) - nee-HUSH-tuh, nih-HOOSH-,nuh-HUSH-tuh] * [ Nehushtan] * [ (a piece of brass, Nechushtan, Nohestan in some Bibles) - ("copper serpent-idol" in NW) - 2 Kings 18:4 AS, KJ (h5180) - nee-HUSH-tan, nih-HOOSH-tuhn, Heb. PEH-sakh; Ashk. Heb. Digraph --Two or more letters that blend to make one sound, such as th, sh, ch or the ea in bread. (segmentals) SHAYK] * [ shekel - shekel, it shek'el - Exodus 30:13 (h8255) - SHEK-uhl, not SHEE-kuhl] * [ Shekinah*] * [ (also Shechinah, Shekhinah) - — - w81 5/1 19 - shuh-KI -nuh, -KEE-] * [ Shelah] * [ (Sala, Salah in some Bibles) - She'lah - Genesis 10:24 (h7974) - She'lah] * [ Shema] * [ (person) - She'ma - 1 Chronicles 5:8 (h8087) - SHEE-muh, SHEE-mah] * [ Shema*] * [ (Jewish liturgical prayer) - — - (See h8085); it "Synagogue" - shuh-MAH (listen), SHMAH] * [ Sheminith - Shem'i•nith - 1 Chronicles 15:21 (h8067) - SHEM-uh-nith] * [ Sheol] * [ (grave, hell, place/world of the dead in some Bibles) - She'ol - Ecclesiastes 9:10 (h7585) - SHEE-ohl (listen), SHEE-awl] * [ Shephelah] * [ (low country, lowland[s], plain, vale in some Bibles) - She•phe'lah - Deuteronomy 1:7 (h8219) - shih-FEE-luh, shuh-FEE-luh] * [ shepherd - shepherd - Exodus 3:1 (h7462) - SHEP-uhrd] * [ Sheshach - She'shach - Jeremiah 25:26 (h8347) - SHEE-shak] * [ Sheshai - She'shai - Judges 1:10 (h8344) - SHEE-shi] * [ Sheshbazzar - Shesh•baz'zar - Ezra 5:16 (h8340) - shesh(')-BAZ-uhr, shesh-BAZ-ahr] * [ Sheshonk (I)*] * [ (Shishak) - — - it "Egypt, Egyptian" - SHE-shongk] * [ Shethar-bozenai] * [ (Shetharboznai, Shethar-Bozenai, Shethar-boznai, Shethar Bozenai, Stharbuzanai in some Bibles) - She'thar-boz'e•nai - Ezra 5:3 (h8370) - shee'thahr-BOZ-uh-ni] * [ shew] * [ (variant of show) - ("show" in NW) - Genesis 12:1 Da, DRB, KJ (some versions), Yg (h7200) - SHOH, not SHOO] * [ shewbread] * [ (bread of the presence, bread to be set in rows, setting forth of loaves, showbread, show(-)bread in some Bibles) - ("layer bread"; "display of the loaves" in NW) - Nehemiah 10:33 KJ (h3899 + h4635); Hebrews 9:2 (g4286 + g740) - SHOH-bred', not SHOO-bred] * [ Shibboleth] * [ (compare Sibboleth) - Shib'bo•leth - Judges 12:6 (h7641) - SHIB-uh-lith, -leth', -luhth, SHIB-oh-leth] * [ Shiggaion - ("dirge" in NW) - Psalm 7 superscription Da, KJ (h7692) - shuh-GAY-on] * [ Shiloah - Shi•lo'ah - Isaiah 8:6 (7975) - shi -LOH-ah, -LOH-uh] * [ Shiloh - Shi'loh - Genesis 49:10 (h7886) - SHI -loh] * [ Shimei - Shim'e•i - 2 Samuel 16:5 (h8096) - SHIM-ee-i] * [ Shimshai - Shim'shai - Ezra 4:8 (h8124) - SHIM-shi] * [ shin] * [ (Hebrew letter, see also sin) - Shin - Psalm 119:161 (verse heading) - SHIN, SHEEN] * [ Shinar - Shi'nar - Genesis 10:10 (h8152) - SHI -nahr] * [ Shiphrah - Shiph'rah - Exodus 1:15 (h8236) - SHIF-rah, -ruh] * [ Shishak] * [ (Sheshonk) - Shi'shak - 1 Kings 14:25 (h7895) - SHI -shak, not SHIH-shak] * [ shittah (acacia tree)] * [ (plural shittim) - ("acacia" in NW) - Isaiah 41:19 KJ (h7848) - SHIH-tuh, SHIT-uh] * [ Shittim (location); shittim (acacia trees) - Shit'tim (location); "acacia" (tree) in NW - (location) Joshua 3:1 (7851); (tree) Deuteronomy 10:3 KJ (h7848) - SHIH-tim] * [ Shiva*] * [ (See Siva) - — - — - (See Siva)] * [ Shofar or Shophar - ("horn" in NW) - Judges 6:34 HNV (h7782) - SHOH-fahr, Heb. { 2. Examples: dog (1 syllable) mo ney (2 syllable) a part ment (3 syllables) In words with more than one syllable, one of those syllables will be said louder and longer than the others. ftlObj = ml("divStayTopLeft"); ak'uh-MEN-idz] * [ Achaia] * [ (also Achaea) - A•cha'ia - Acts 19:21 (g882) - uh-KAY-uh, uh-KAY-yuh (also uh-KEE-uh)] * [ Achaian*] * [ (also Achaean) - — - it "Greece, Greeks" - uh-KAY-uhn] * [ Achaicus - A•cha'i•cus - 1 Corinthians 16:17 (g883) - uh-KAY-uh-kuhs] * [ Achan - A'chan - Joshua 7:20 (h5912) - AY-kan] * [ Achilles* - — - dp 154; w99 4/15 18 - uh-KIL-eez, not AK-uhl-eez] * [ Achish - A'chish - 1 Samuel 21:10 (h397) - AY-kish] * [ Achor - A'chor - Joshua 7:24 (h5911) - AY-kohr] * [ Achsah - Ach'sah - Joshua 15:16 (h5915) - AK-suh, AK-sah] * [ Achzib - Ach'zib - Micah 1:14 (h392) - AK-zib] * [ Acre*] * [ (aka Acco) - — - it "Acco" - AH-kruh (listen), AH-kuhr] * [ Acrocorinthus* - — - it "Corinth" - ak'roh-kuh-RIN-thuhs] * [ acropolis* - — - it "Areopagus" - uh-KROP-uh-lis] * [ acrostic* - — - Lamentations 1:1 ftn. Qo•he'leth ("congregator" in NW) - Ecclesiastes 1:1 ftn. for "Areopagus" - AR-eez('), AIR-eez, ER-eez(')] * [ Aretas - A•re'tas - 2 Corinthians 11:32 - uh-REE-tuhs, -tas] * [ Arian*; Arianism* - — - w98 3/15 27, 28 - AR-ee-uhn, ER-; AR-ee-uh-nih'zuhm, ER-] * [ Ariel - Ar'i•el - Isaiah 29:1 (h740) - AIR-ee-uhl, AHR-ee-el] * [ Arimathea] * [ (Arimathaea in some Bibles) - Ar•i•ma•the'a - Matthew 27:57 (g707) - air'uh-muh-THEE-uh] * [ Arioch - Ar'i•och - Daniel 2:14 (h746) - AIR-ee-ok] * [ Aristarchus - Ar•is•tar'chus - Acts 20:4 (g708) - air'is-TAHR-kuhs] * [ Aristobulus - A•ris•tob'u•lus - Romans 16:10 (g711) - air'is-TOB-yuh-luhs] * [ Aristotelian* - — - dp 155 - air'uh-stuh-TEEL-yuhn, -TEE-lee-uhn] * [ Aristotle* - — - dp 155 - air'uh-STAH-tuhl, ar'ih-STOT-uhl] * [ Arius* - — - w98 3/15 28 - AR-ee-uhs, ER-] * [ Armada* (Spanish) - — - w88 5/15 24; dp 138 - ahr-MAH-duh, -MAY-] * [ Armageddon] * [ (aka Har-Magedon) - (Armageddon in KJ, DRB, and others) - Revelation 16:16 ftn. stelae) - — - g90 5/8 15, 17 - STEE-luh; pl. And they won't have to ask "How do I pronounce..." any more!!! * [ Rezin - Re'zin - 2 Kings 15:37 (h7526) - REE-zin] * [ Rhegium - Rhe'gi•um - Acts 28:13 (g4484) - REE-gee-ihm (hard "g"), REE-jee-uhm] * [ Rheims* - — - g79 10/8 13 - REEMZ] * [ Rhoda - Rhoda, it Rho'da - Acts 12:13 (g4498) - ROH-duh, ROH-dah] * [ Rhodes - Rhodes - Acts 21:1 (g4499) - ROHDZ] * [ Riblah - Rib'lah - 2 Kings 25:6 (h7247) - RIB-luh] * [ ridicule - ridicule - Luke 14:29 (g1702) - RIH-duh-kyoo(uh)l'] * [ righteous - righteous - Malachi 3:18 (h6662) - RI -chuhs] * [ Rizpah - Riz'pah - 2 Samuel 3:7 (h7532) - RIZ-pah, -puh] * [ Rodanim] * [ (Dodanim, Rhodes in some Bibles) - Ro'da•nim - 1 Chronicles 1:7 (h1721) - ROH-duh-nim] * [ Rogel (see En-rogel) - — - it "En-rogel" - ROH-gehl] * [ Roman; Romans - Roman; Romans (Bible book) - Acts 22:25 (g4514) - ROH-muhn; ROH-muhnz] * [ Rome - Rome - Romans 1:7 (g4516) - ROHM] * [ Rosetta (Stone)* - — - it "Archaeology" - roh-ZET-uh] * [ Rosh - Rosh - Genesis 46:21 (h7220) - ROSH, RAWSH] * [ Rosh Hashanah* - — - it "Calendar" - rahsh'(h)uh-SHAH-nuh, rosh'-, rohsh'-] * [ ruach*] * [ (breath, spirit, wind in some Bibles) - (Heb. Hilkiah - Hilkiah (Hebrew: חִלְקִיָּה ḤilqîyāhÅ«, "my portion is Yah") was a Hebrew priest ("Kohen") at the time of King Josiah (reigned c. Hilkiah Bedford - Hilkiah Bedford (1663–1724) was an English clergyman, a nonjuror and writer, imprisoned as the author of a book really by George Harbin. - ih-klee'zee-AS-teez] * [ ecclesiastic* - — - w89 9/1 4 - ih-klee'zee-AS-tik] * [ Ecclesiasticus* - — - it "Apocrypha - ih-klee'zee-AS-tih-kuhs] * [ ecumenical* - — - w86 5/15 24 - ek'yoo-MEN-ih-kuhl] * [ Edrei - Ed're•i - Numbers 21:33 (h154) - ED-ree-i] * [ Eglaim - Eg•la'im - Isaiah 15:8 (h97) - eeg-LAY-im, ehg-LAY-im] * [ Eglon - Eg'lon - Judges 3:12 (h5700) - EG-lon] * [ Egypt; Egyptian - Egypt; Egyptian - Genesis 39:1 (h4714; h376 + h4713) - EE-jipt; ih-JIP-shuhn] * [ Ehud - E'hud - Judges 3:15 - EE-huhd (rhymes with "bud")] * [ eisegesis* (compare exegesis) - — - — - i'suh-JEE-suhs, I-suh-jee'suhs] * [ Ekron - Ek'ron - Judges 1:18 (h6138) - EK-ruhn, EK-ron] * [ Elam - E'lam - Genesis 10:22 (h5867) - EE-lam, EE-luhm] * [ Elamite - E'lam-ites - Ezra 4:9 (h5962); Acts 2:9 (g1639) - EE-lah-mi t, EE-luh-mi t] * [ Eleazar] * [ (compare Eliezer) - El•e•a'zar - Exodus 6:23 (h499) - el'ee-AY-zuhr, not ee'lee-] * [ electrum - electrum - Ezekiel 1:27 (h2830) - ih-LEK-truhm] * [ El-elohe-Israel] * [ (Elelohe-Israel; El, the God of Israel; God—the God of Israel in some Bibles) - ("God the God of Israel" in NW) - Genesis 33:20 KJ (h415) - el-el'oh-heh-IS-ray-uhl] * [ Elephantine*] * [ (Egyptian island) - — - it "Egypt, Egyptian" - eh'luh-fan'TI -nee (listen), -fuhn-, -TEE-] * [ Eleusinian* - — - w97 2/15 27 - el'yu-SIN-ee-uhn] * [ Eleusis* - — - w97 2/15 27 - ih-LOO-sis, -suhs] * [ Eli - E'li - 1 Samuel 1:9 (h5941) - EE-li] * [ Eliezer] * [ (compare Eleazar) - E•li•e'zer - Genesis 15:2 (h461) - el'ee-EE-zuhr] * [ Elihu - E•li'hu - Job 32:2 (h453) - ih-LI -hoo, -hyoo] * [ Elijah - E•li'jah - 1 Kings 17:1 (h452) - ih-LI -juh] * [ Elimelech - E•lim'e•lech - Ruth 1:2 (h458) - ih-LIM-uh-lek, eh-LIM-uh-lek] * [ Eliphaz - El'i•phaz - Job 2:11 (h464) - EL-ih-faz, EL-uh-faz(')] * [ Eliphelet] * [ (Eliphalath, Eliphalet, Eliphaleth in some Bibles) - E•liph'e•let - 2 Samuel 5:16 (h467) - ih-LIF-uh-let] * [ Eliseus - ("Elijah" in NW) - Luke 4:27 DRB (g1666) - el'uh-SEE-uhs] * [ Elisha - E•li'sha - 1 Kings 19:16 (h477) - ih-LI -shuh] * [ Elishama - E•lish'a•ma - Jeremiah 36:12 (h476) - eh-LISH-ah-muh, ih-LISH-uh-muh, ee-] * [ Elisheba - E•li'she•ba - Exodus 6:23 (h472) - ih-LISH-uh-buh, ih-LI -shuh-buh] * [ Elizabeth - Elizabeth, it E•liz'a•beth - Luke 1:5 (g1665) - ih-LIH-zuh-buhth, ee-LIH-zuh-buhth] * [ Elkanah - El•ka'nah - 1 Samuel 1:1 (h511) - el-KAY-nuh, el-KAY-nah] * [ Elkosh; Elkoshite] * [ (from Elkosh in some Bibles) - El'kosh•ite - Nahum 1:1 (h512) - EL-kosh; EL-kosh-i t] * [ Ellasar - El•la'sar - Genesis 14:1 (h495) - uh-LAY-sahr, EL-uh-sahr] * [ Elmadam] * [ (Elmodam in some Bibles) - El•ma'dam - Luke 3:29 (g1678) - el-MAY-dam, el-MAY-duhm (el-MOH-duhm in some Bibles)] * [ El Shaddai; El Shadday - Heb. Help other readers develop natural sounding intonation by addressing reductions, which are created when people eliminate certain sounds or syllables in words when they speak naturally. mih-DRO-shim] * [ Migdol] * [ (tower in some Bibles) - Mig'dol - Ezekiel 29:10 (h4024) - MIG-dol] * [ miktam] * [ (also michtam)] * [ (michtam, Secret Treasure, writing in some Bibles) - mik'tam - Psalm 16 superscription (h4387) - MIK-tam] * [ Milcah - Mil'cah - Genesis 11:29 (h4435) - MIL-kuh, MIL-kah] * [ milch - ("giving suck" in NW) - Genesis 32:15 AS, DRB, KJ (h3243) - MILCH, MILK, MILKS] * [ Milcom - Mil'com - 1 Kings 11:5 (h4445) - MIL-kuhm, MIL-kom] * [ Miletus - Mi•le'tus - Acts 20:15 (g3399) - mi -LEE-tuhs] * [ millenarianism* - — - w99 12/1 6 - mil'uh-NAIR-ee-uhn-iz'uhm] * [ Millennial*] * [ (Reign of Christ) - — - it "Kingdom of God" - muh-LEN-ee-uhl] * [ millennialism* - — - w99 12/1 6 - muh-LEN-ee-uhl-iz'-uhm] * [ millennium*] * [ (also Millennium) - — - w99 12/1 7 - muh-LEN-ee-uhm] * [ mina] * [ (coin, money, pound in some Bibles) - mi'na - Luke 19:16 (g3414) - MI -nuh] * [ Minerva* - — - g97 11/8 27 - muh-NUHR-vuh] * [ Minuscule* ("cursive" manuscript) - — - si 310 - MIN-uh-skyool, mih-NUHS-kyool] * [ Miriam - Mir'i•am - Exodus 15:20 (h4813) - MIR-ee-uhm] * [ mischievous - — - Psalm 21:11 KJ (h4209); Psalm 38:12 AS, Da, KJ (h1942); Ecclesiastes 10:13 AS, DRB, KJ (h7451)) - MIS-chuh-vuhs, MISH-; (nonstandard spelling and pronunciation: mischievious : mis-CHEE-vee-uhs, mish-)] * [ Mishnah*] * [ (also Mishna) - — - sh 221 - MISH-nuh] * [ Mishael - Mish'a•el - Daniel 1:6 (h4332) - MISH-ay-uhl, MISH-ay-el] * [ Mithra*] * [ (also Mithras) - — - g88 12/8 18 - MITH-ruh; MITH-ras] * [ Mithraic* - — - w94 12/15 5 - mith-RAY-ik] * [ Mithraism* - — - w79 12/15 3 - MITH-ruh-iz'uhm] * [ mitre] * [ (diadem, turban in some Bibles) - ("turban" in NW) - Ezekiel 21:26 AS, Da, Yg (h4701) - MI -tuhr] * [ Mitylene - Mit•y•le'ne - Acts 20:14 (g3412) - mit'uh-LEE-nee, mit'uh-LEE-nuh] * [ Mizpah] * [ (Mizpeh in some Bibles) - Miz'pah - Judges 11:11 (h4709) - MIZ-puh, MIZ-pah] * [ Mizar] * [ (little [hill] in DRB) - ("little" [mountain] in NW) - Psalm 42:6 AS, KJ, Yg (h4706) - MI -zahr] * [ Mizpeh] * [ (see also Mizpah) - Miz'peh - 1 Samuel 22:3 (h4708) - MIZ-puh] * [ Mizraim - Miz'ra•im - Genesis 10:6 (h4714) - MIZ-ree-uhm, MIZ-ray-im, Heb. BIBLE PRONUNCIATION It is important that Bible readers begin to develop their bible pronunciation of names right from the beginning stages. If a syllable ends in a consonant, the vowel in that syllable is short in its pronunciation. Bible Pronunciation--How to pronounce D words in the Bible: [ daemon* - — - g81 12/22 12 - DEE-muhn] * [ Dagon - Da'gon - Judges 16:23 (h1712) - DAY-gon] * [ daleth] * [ (Hebrew letter) - Da'leth - Psalm 119:25 (verse heading) - DAH-leth('), -let', also -luhd (listen)] * [ Dalmanutha - Dal•ma•nu'tha - Mark 8:10 (g1148) - dal'muh-NOO-thuh] * [ Dalmatia - Dal•ma'tia - 2 Timothy 4:10 (g1149) - dal-MAY-shee-uh, dal-MAY-shuh] * [ daman] * [ (see coney) - ("rock badger" in NW) - Leviticus 11:5 JPS (h8227); Leviticus 11:5 ftn. Two major organizing structures are rhythm and intonation. Some readers think they need to say each word separately, but they are wrong. You probably noticed that sometimes your voice went up at the end and ), AS, DRB, KJ, Yg (g2367 + 3586), it GODS AND GODDESSES (Babylonian Deities), Genesis 2:14, BE, DRB, GW, LITV, MKJV (h2313), Tischendorf, Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von*, TISH-uhn-dorf, -dawrf, LOH-buh-got FREE-drikh* KON-stahn-teen fuhn, Matthew 5:18, AS, Da, DRB, KJ, Yg (g2762), tran(t)s-LIH-tuh-rayt', tranz-; tran(t)s(')-lih'tuh-RAY-shuhn, tranz(')-, Exodus 39:20, DRB (39:22 in most Bibles) (h4598), it MANUSCRIPTS OF THE BIBLE (Styles of Writing), Nehemiah 5:7 (h4855); Proverbs 28:8 (h8636), Leviticus 19:18 (h5358); Hebrews 10:30 (g1557), Psalm 111:7, KJ (h571); 1 Timothy 2:7, KJ (g225), Isaiah 52:14, KJ (h4758); Lamentations 4:8, KJ (h8389); Daniel 3:19, KJ (h600), Genesis 32:23 ftn. Rahab's name is presumably the shortened form of a sentence name rāḥāb-N, "the god N has opened/widened (the womb?)". It was created by blending the letters of the tetragrammaton, YHWH, with the vowels from Adonai. (g3807); w02 6/1 15 - PED-uh-gog', -gawg'] * [ Pelatiah - Pel•a•ti'ah - Ezekiel 11:1, 13 (h6410) - pel'uh-TI -uh] * [ Peleg - Pe'leg - Genesis 10:25 - PEE-lig, PEE-leg] * [ Pella* - — - it "Alexander" - PEL-uh] * [ Peloponnese* - — - g84 12/22 26 - PEH-luh-puh-neez', -nees', peh'luh-puh-NEEZ] * [ Peloponnesus* - — - it "Greece, Greeks" - peh'luh-puh-NEE-suhs] * [ Peloponnisos* - — - w97 3/1 21 - peh'luh-PAW-nee-saws'] * [ Penates* - — - pm 286 - puh-NAY-teez, -NAH-] * [ Peninnah - Pe•nin'nah - 1 Samuel 1:2 (h6444) - pih-NIN-uh, pee-, peh-NIN-ah] * [ Pentateuch* - it Pen'ta•teuch - it "Pentateuch" - PEN-tuh-t(y)ook', PEN-tah-took'] * [ Pentecost - Pentecost - Acts 2:1 (g4005) - PEN-tih-kost] * [ penury - ("want" in NW) - Proverbs 14:23 KJ (h4270); Luke 21:4 KJ (g5303) - PEN-yuh-ree] * [ Peor - Pe'or - Numbers 23:28 (h6465) - PEE-or, PEE-awr] * [ peradventure] * [ (if, if by chance, perhaps, though, what if in some Bibles) - ("maybe," "perhaps," or "suppose" in NW) - Genesis 18:24 KJ (h194); Romans 5:7 KJ (g5029) - puhr'uhd-VEN-chuhr, per'-, PUHR-uhd-ven'chuhr, PER-] * [ Perazim] * [ (Mount, aka Baal-Perazim) - Pe•ra'zim - Isaiah 28:21 (h6556) - puh-RAY-zim, pih-] * [ perdition] * [ (destruction in some Bibles) - ("destruction" in NW) - John 17:12 AS, DRB, KJ (g684) - puhr-DIH-shuhn] * [ Perea* - — - ip-1 100 - puh-REE-uh] * [ Peres] * [ (see Mene, Mene, Tekel and Parsin) - PE'RES - Daniel 5:28 (h6537) - PEE-res] * [ Perez] * [ (Phares, Pharez, Pherez in some Bibles) - Pe'rez - Genesis 38:29 (h6557) - PEE-riz, PEE-rehz, not PER-ez] * [ Perez-uzzah - Pe'rez-uz'zah - 2 Samuel 6:8 (h6560) - pee'rez-UH-zuh, pee'riz-] * [ perfunctory* - — - ip-2 121 - puhr-FUHN(K)-t(uh-)ree, not puhr-FUHN(K)-tuh-tor'ee] * [ Pergamum (Pergamos in some Bibles) - Per'ga•mum - Revelation 1:11 (g4010) - PUHR-guh-muhm] * [ perineal - perineal - Genesis 38:29 (h6556) - per'uh-NEE-uhl] * [ Peripatetic* - — - w92 3/15 28; it "Athens (Cultural and Religious Center)" - per'uh-puh-TET-ik] * [ pernicious [ways] - ([acts of] "loose conduct" in NW) - 2 Peter 2:2 KJ (g684) - puhr-NI -shuhs] * [ Persepolis* - — - dp 54 - puhr-SEP-uh-lis] * [ Persia; Persian - Persia; Persian - Ezra 1:1 (h6539); Nehemiah 12:22 (h6542) - PUHR-zhuh; PUHR-zhuhn] * [ Pesach] * [ ("Passover") - ("passover" in NW) - Exodus 12:11 HNV (h6453) - PAY-sakh' (listen), Seph. Following these the name is syllabified and marked for pronunciation, thus: ze-rub'-ba-bel. by Joanne Kenworthy, (Longman Handbooks for Language Teachers), Longman Publishing, 1987. ", Ebed-Melech EE-behd-MEE-lehk , Ebenezer eh-behn-EE-zer, Ecbatana ehk-BAT-uh-nuh, Ecclesiastes eh-klee-sih-AS-teez, Eden EE-dn, Edom EE-duhm, Elamite EE-luh-mait, Eldad EHL-dad, Eleazar ehl-ee-AY-zer, Electrum ee-LEHK-truhm, Eli EE-lai, Eli Lema Sabachthani AY-lee_luh-MAH_sah-BAHK-tah-nee, Eliab ee-LAI-ab, Eliakim ee-LAI-uh-kihm, Eliezer ehl-ih-EE-zer, Elihu ee-LAI-hyoo, Elijah ee-LAI-dzhuh, Elim EE-lihm, Elimelech ee-LIHM-eh-lehk, Eliphaz EHL-ee-fahz, Elisha ee-LAI-shuh, Eliud ee-LAI-uhd, Elizabeth ee-LIHZ-uh-bth, Elkanah el-KAY-nuh, Elnathan el-NAY-thn, Eloi Lama Sabechthani AY-lo-ee_LAH-mah_sah-BAHK-tah-nee, Elymais ehl-ih-MAY-ihs, Emiliani eh-MIL-ee-an, Emmanuel eh-MAN-yoo-ehl, Emmaus eh-MAY-uhs, Enoch EE-nawk, Epaenetus ee-PEE-nee-tuhs, Epah EE-puh, Epaphras EH-puh-fras, Epaphroditus ee-paf-ro-DAI-tuhs, Ephah EE-fuh, Ephesians eh-FEE-zhuhnz, Ephesus EH-fuh-suhs, Ephphatha EHF-uh-thuh, Ephphathy EHF-uh-thee, Ephraim EE-fray-ihm, Ephraimite EE-fray-ihm-ait, Ephratha EHF-ruh-thuh, Ephrathah EHF-ruh-thuh, Ephrem EHF-rehm, Ephron EE-frawn, Epiphanes eh-PIHF-uh-neez, Erastus ee-RAS-tuhs, Esau EE-saw, Esther EHS-ter, Ethanim EHTH-uh-nihm, Ethiopia ee-thee-O-pee-uh, Ethiopian ee-thee-O-pee-uhn, Eunuch YOO-nuhk, Euodia yoo-O-dee-uh, Euphrates yoo-FRAY-teez, Eusebius yoo-SEE-bee-uhs, Evangelist eeVAN-dzhuh-lihst, Exodus EHK-so-duhs, Exorcised EHK-sawr-saizd, Expiate EHKS-pee-ayt, Ezechiel eh-ZEE-kee-uhl, Ezra EHZ-ruh, Fabian FAY-bih-uhn, Felicity feh-LIHS-ih-tee, Felix FEE-lihks, Festus fih-DAY-lihs_of_sihg-muh-RIHNG-ehn, Fidelis of Sigmaringen fih-DAY-lihs_of_sihg-muh-RIHNG-ehn, Frankincense FRANGK-ihn-sehns, Words are made up of sections called syllables. Brit. for Aramaic, (Gk.) A Reminder" in NW) - Psalm 80 superscription or 80:1 Da, KJ (h7802) - shoh-shan'im-EE-duhth] * [ Shuhite - Shu'hite - Job 2:11 (h7747) - SHOO-hi t] * [ Shulammite - Shu'lam•mite - The Song of Solomon 6:13 (h7759) - SHOO-luh-mi t, SHOO-lah-mi t] * [ Shunem - Shu'nem - 2 Kings 4:8 (h7766) - SHOO-nuhm] * [ Shur - Shur - Genesis 16:7 (h7793) - SHOOR, SHUHR] * [ Shushan - Shu'shan - Esther 1:2 (h7800) - SHOO-shan] * [ Shushan-eduth] * [ (Lily of the Covenant / Promise, Concerning / On the Lily of Testimony in some Bibles) - ("The Lily of Reminder" in NW - Psalm 60 superscription KJ (h7802) - shoo'shan-EE-duhth] * [ Sibboleth] * [ (compare Shibboleth) - Sib'bo•leth - Judges 12:6 (h5451) - SIB-uh-lith, -leth', SIB-oh-leth] * [ Sibylline* - — - g80 7/22 17 - SIB-uh-leen] * [ Sicarii or sicarii] * [ (armed terrorists, Assassins, cut-throats, murderers, terrorists, thugs in some Bibles) - ("dagger men" in NW) - Acts 21:38 Sd (g4607) - sih-KAHR-ee-i] * [ Siddhartha Gautama* - — - g00 7/8 15 - sih-DAHR-tuh GAU-tuh-muh] * [ siege] * [ (attack, besiege, blockade in some Bibles) - siege - Ezekiel 4:2 (h4692) - SEEJ, also SEEZH] * [ Sikh* - — - g87 12/22 19 - SEEK] * [ Sikhism* - — - sh 120 - SEE-kih'zuhm] * [ Siloam - Si•lo'am - Luke 13:4 (g4611) - si -LOH-uhm, suh-LOH-uhm] * [ Silvanus - Sil•va'nus - 1 Thessalonians 1:1 (g2331) - sil-VAY-nuhs] * [ Simeon - Sim'e•on - Genesis 29:33 (h8095) - SIM-ee-uhn] * [ similar] * [ (likeness, looked like, similitude in some Bibles) - similar - Daniel 10:16 (h1823) - SIM-uh-luhr, SIM-luhr, not SIM-yoo-luhr] * [ simile] * [ (compare metaphor) - ("proverbial saying" in NW) - Psalm 44:14 Yg (h4912) - SIM-uh-lee] * [ similitude - ("likeness" in NW) - Daniel 10:16 KJ (h1823); James 3:9 KJ (g3669) (other places h8403, h8544, g3665, g3667 in KJ) - suh-MIL-uh-tood, -tyood] * [ Simon - Simon, it Si'mon - Matthew 4:18 (g4613) - SI -muhn] * [ sin] * [ (Hebrew letter, see also shin) - Sin - Psalm 119:161 (verse heading) - SIN, SEEN] * [ Sinai] * [ (aka Horeb) - Si'nai - Exodus 19:1 (h5514) - SI -ni (also -nee-i ')] * [ Sinaitic* - — - it "Manuscripts of the Bible" - si 'nee-IT-ik, not -AT-ik] * [ Sinaiticus* - — - it "Manuscripts of the Bible" - si 'nee-IT-uh-kuhs, not -AT-uh-kuhs] * [ sinew - sinew - Isaiah 48:4 (h1517) - SIN-yoo('), also SIH-noo(')] * [ Sirach* - — - it "Apocrapha" - SI -ruhk, -rak, also suh-RAHK] * [ Sisera - Sis'e•ra - Judges 4:2 (h5516) - SIS-uh-ruh] * [ sistrum] * [ (castanets, cornets, rattles, sistra in some Bibles) - sistrums - 2 Samuel 6:5 (h4517) - SIS-truhm, -troom, pl.