I have found some help in the pronunciation guides built into holman bible dictionary and ungers bible dictionary, but havent found any resources dedicated to helping us pronounce bible names and places correctly. Open a bible containing the interlinear option such as the esv, leb, nasb, or nkjv g navigate to a passage containing biblical names such as isaiah 8. A simple form lists biblical words alphabetically, with indications to enable the inquirer to find the passages of the bible where the words occur. When you read how they would appear in english, there actually is no argument that asher, daniel, jeremiah, joel, dan, has a meaning. From bible commentaries, to study tools, be sure to check out our complete reference list of books that will help you as you study and teach gods word. Webbs easy bible names pronunciation guide is available as a downloadable pdf, as a paperback book.
A bible concordance is a concordance, or verbal index, to the bible. Jun 06, 2016 since the the genesis of this guide was for the douayrheims audio bible, which is a catholic bible, names included in the apocrypha appear here as well. This book was originally begun as a pronunciation guide for myself as i was recording the douayrheims audio bible. Bible in basic english below is a list of the books of the bible. Bible audio pronunciation lite similar to websites with audio pronunciation helps, this app contains audio clips pronouncing tricky bible names and other terms. Alphabetical order of bible books acts amos 1 chronicles 2 chronicles colossians 1 corinthians 2 corinthians daniel deuteronomy ecclesiastes ephesians esther exodus ezekiel ezra galatians genesis habakkuk haggai hebrews hosea isaiah james jeremiah.
I installed the competing product on my fathers computer just so my mom and dad would have this audio version of thats easy for you to say and strongs talking concordance. It was while recording the daily installments of this podcast that he began to feel the need for an easytouse bible names pronunciation guide. Names in the bible pronunciation, spelling and meaning. The following website will give you both the phonetic pronunciation and an audio. Bible names s of christian name meaning and definitions. How to pronounce bible in english cambridge dictionary.
Bible pronunciation site how to say how to pronounce. Youve made me so veeeey happy that i posted yesterday bc had i not then i wouldnt have thought of the audio cd bible as another resource in learning how to. Biblespeak offers the most comprehensive resource on the web for bible name pronunciation. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. Old testament genese genesis exode exodus levitique leviticus nombres numbers deuteronome deuteronomy josue joshua juges judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 rois 1 kings 2 rois 2 kings 1 chroniques 1 chronicles 2 chroniques 2 chro. This word first occurs as given to abram by the canaanites, genesis 4. Youve made me so veeeey happy that i posted yesterday bc had i not then i wouldnt have thought of the audio cd bible as another resource in learning how to pronounce the biblical names. It is a compound of quotations from the old and new testaments, the talmud, and the gospel of st. Murray severance or his revised edition thats easy for you to say, which includes a cdrom with pronunciation sounds. All the names are searchable and alphabetized, making this a valuable tool for preparation for public readings of scripture.
The new testament is a collection of 27 books, usually placed after the old testament in most christian bibles. Webbs easy bible names pronunciation guide home facebook. Our processing time may require an additional 2448 hours since staffing is more limited at our warehouse facilities. Anyone who desires to pronounce the names of people and places in the bible with confidence. Biblespeak bible name pronunciation tool grace online library. I hadnt thought of listening to audio cds of the bible for this cause but im liking the idea veeery much. I figured it would be easy to find a book that would list all the names and. Hitchcocks bible names dictionary bible study tools. Pronounce unfamiliar names with confidence by using this valuable resource. The old testament was originally written in hebrew, so these titles are just the common english versions as opposed to the authentic hebrew. If youre a bible teacher, pastor or christian who wants to know how to pronounce those difficult bible names correctly, look no further. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament.
Free download e books preferably choose videos that lack noise and severe video degradation whenever possible to ensure the highest quality recordings. Hebrew place names and personal names and some hebrew words that appear in the king james and other versions of the bible were transliterated according to an often incorrect and arbitrary method, and sometimes several words were run together either in the hebrew original or gratuitously in the translation. As part of the bible study tools study library, hitchcocks bible names is linked to torreys new topical textbook, bakers evangelical dictionary, eastons bible dictionary, smiths bible dictionary, and naves topical bible. These 14 books there are 155,683 words in over 5,700 verses in 168 chapters of the apocrypha had been part of the kings bible since 1611.
Learn how to pronounce hundreds of bible names and words with our audio pronunciation tool and phonetic guide. In 2008 steve became a professional voiceover artist. Here well teach you how to properly pronounce the books of the bible in englishamerican accent. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. This page has links to search the bible in various versions and languages.
The story that is told in these books is the same story that is told in i and ii chronicles, but from a different perspective. However, although i can read other languages, i didnt know the names of the bible books in those languages. I cant tell you how many times i run across names in the bible, especially in the old testament, that totally confuse me. Great effort has been made to include every english bible translations names and places in this work.
How to pronounce bible books new testament youtube. It contains more than 2,500 bible and biblerelated proper names and their meanings. Concordances may be for the original languages of the biblical books, or more commonly they are compiled for translations. In the hebrew canon, the books of samuel, joshua, judges, and kings make up the former prophets and provided a history of the times from a prophetic point of view. The new testament chronicles the life and ministry of jesus, the growth and impact of the early church. An outgrowth of that podcast was another, on which steve read the bible through in a year. An awesome prophecy emerges when the meanings of all 72 names in the genealogy from adam to jesus are read sequentially the meaning of a name was very important in bible days. Page 256 zendavesta, and the scriptures of the christians. Learn how to pronounce difficult biblical names logostalk. Guidelines are based on hebrew, greek, and aramaic speech and the most widely accepted modern english usage. The name is also derived from eber, beyond, on the other side, abraham and his posterity being called hebrews in order to express a distinction between the races east and west of the euphrates. Remarkably, the godly and ungodly up to noah use similar or same names.
Guide to pronouncing biblical names book by craig scott. As a pastor i personally deal with people all the time who want to know how to pronounce biblical names. The name refers to the new covenant or promise between god and humanity through the death and resurrection of jesus christ. Buy a cheap copy of guide to pronouncing biblical names book by craig scott. Why does the old testament in the english versions use. Sometimes the bible itself informs the reader what a name means. Having an extensive library of christian reference books in his home, and with the added benefit of the internet, steve carefully researched each name to arrive at. Do you ever stumble over all those tonguetwisting biblical names. So, i figured okay, ill look it up in other languages. This striking similarity is the logic behind inserting cains line alongside seths. Jerome downward to satan in his fall from heaven, arises probably from the fact that the babylonian empire is in. A phd provides audio bible snippets for how to pronounce, and how do you pronounce, and how do i pronouce biblical names. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Harpercollins bible pronunciation guide during these current events we are processing orders and shipments as quickly as we can. In addition to helping you pronounce over 7000 words, thats easy for you to say has a section that give the meaning of bible names for which the meaning. How to pronounce bible books old testament youtube. It provides currrently preferred and permissible pronunciations for 3,000plus names.
Bible name pronunciation is easy with webbs easy bible names. This easytouse guide lists all the names and places in the bible from aaron to zuzim and shows you the actual word, both the preferred and permissible pronunciations, as well as the syllables that should be stressed. The bible is full of words and names that many people do not know how to pronounce properly without some assistance. Since the the genesis of this guide was for the douayrheims audio bible, which is a catholic bible, names included in the apocrypha appear here as well. Bible names pronunciation guide download bible names pronunciation guide.
In 1880 the american bible society voted remove the apocrypha books from the king james version. Page viii again, some names are capable of being derived, with equal accuracy, from two, or even three different roots, as eg, when the root is one with a feeble radical, or doubles the second radical, the inflection of such verbs being to some extent similar. Thats easy for you to say includes the acceptable pronunciation of every proper name in every major english translation of the bible. In the above simplified rendering of the bible names code, the first paragraph is the line of cain who perished in noahs flood. The koran is the most recent of these seven bibles, and not older than the seventh century of our era. Featuring every proper name in the english bible including the apocrypha webb, steven k on. Abaddon uhbaduhn abimelech uhbimuhlek abram aybruhm absalom absuhluhm abu ahboo admah admuh aegean ihjeeuhn agrippa uhgripuh ahimelech uhhimuhlek alphaeus alfeeus ammonite amuhnit amnon amnon amorite amuhrit antipas antuhpuhs apostate uhpahsstate apostolic uhpahstahlick. Pronouncing bible names logos bible software forums. With some searching i managed to find the names, so here is a crosslisting in the foreign languages most commonly known by americans. See for most recent articles biblenames code is now on youtube. Featuring every proper name in the english bible including the apocrypha. Anyone who desires to pronounce the names of people and places in. The name is also derived from eber, beyond, on the other side, abraham and his posterity being called hebrews in order to express a distinction between the races.
If you prefer the latter method i would highly recommend the complete pronunciation guide to bible names by w. Along with our online pronunciation guide, biblespeak also provides links to some of the best resources for bible study available today. In this passage it is a symbolical representation of the king of babylon, in his splendor and in his fall. That cd you are referring to is the version that works with a competing product.
We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. For 275 years there were efforts to purge these the apocrypha from the bible. With complete pronunciation guide to bible names by merrill f unger online at alibris. Names in the bible pronunciation, spelling and meaning of. Hebrew smiths bible names dictionary bible gateway.
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