With some searching i managed to find the names, so here is a crosslisting in the foreign languages most commonly known by americans. Apocrypha, that is, books which are not to be esteemed like the holy scriptures, and yet which are useful and good to read. However, although i can read other languages, i didnt know the names of the bible books in those languages. How to pronounce bible books old testament youtube. A phd provides audio bible snippets for how to pronounce, and how do you pronounce, and how do i pronouce biblical names.
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. If youre a bible teacher, pastor or christian who wants to know how to pronounce those difficult bible names correctly, look no further. It contains more than 2,500 bible and biblerelated proper names and their meanings. The name refers to the new covenant or promise between god and humanity through the death and resurrection of jesus christ. 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. 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. The koran is the most recent of these seven bibles, and not older than the seventh century of our era. Names in the bible pronunciation, spelling and meaning of. Jerome downward to satan in his fall from heaven, arises probably from the fact that the babylonian empire is in.
Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. 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. Guidelines are based on hebrew, greek, and aramaic speech and the most widely accepted modern english usage. 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. See for most recent articles biblenames code is now on youtube. Featuring every proper name in the english bible including the apocrypha.
Murray severance or his revised edition thats easy for you to say, which includes a cdrom with pronunciation sounds. It was while recording the daily installments of this podcast that he began to feel the need for an easytouse bible names pronunciation guide. Along with our online pronunciation guide, biblespeak also provides links to some of the best resources for bible study available today. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. 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. Bible pronunciation site how to say how to pronounce. Guide to pronouncing biblical names book by craig scott. Bible names pronunciation guide download bible names pronunciation guide. 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. Because the hebrew names are not pronounceable when literally translated from hebrew to english letterforletter. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament.
Pronounce unfamiliar names with confidence by using this valuable resource. Webbs easy bible names pronunciation guide home facebook. Free download e books preferably choose videos that lack noise and severe video degradation whenever possible to ensure the highest quality recordings. Bible in basic english below is a list of the books of the bible. Remarkably, the godly and ungodly up to noah use similar or same names. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Biblespeak the best bible name pronunciation tool available. In this passage it is a symbolical representation of the king of babylon, in his splendor and in his fall.
Buy a cheap copy of guide to pronouncing biblical names book by craig scott. This page has links to search the bible in various versions and languages. It has hundreds of audio pronunciations for bible names and words. The following website will give you both the phonetic pronunciation and an audio. As a pastor i personally deal with people all the time who want to know how to pronounce biblical names. Bible audio pronunciation lite similar to websites with audio pronunciation helps, this app contains audio clips pronouncing tricky bible names and other terms. Hebrew smiths bible names dictionary bible gateway. A handy appendix includes explanations of hebrew, aramaic, and greek terms. The old testament was originally written in hebrew, so these titles are just the common english versions as opposed to the authentic hebrew. When you read how they would appear in english, there actually is no argument that asher, daniel, jeremiah, joel, dan, has a meaning. In 1880 the american bible society voted remove the apocrypha books from the king james version. With complete pronunciation guide to bible names by merrill f unger online at alibris.
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. The new testament chronicles the life and ministry of jesus, the growth and impact of the early church. Biblespeak bible name pronunciation tool grace online library. I cant tell you how many times i run across names in the bible, especially in the old testament, that totally confuse me. 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. All the names are searchable and alphabetized, making this a valuable tool for preparation for public readings of scripture.
In the above simplified rendering of the bible names code, the first paragraph is the line of cain who perished in noahs flood. 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. Bible names s of christian name meaning and definitions. Here well teach you how to properly pronounce the books of the bible in englishamerican accent. The new testament is a collection of 27 books, usually placed after the old testament in most christian bibles. It is a compound of quotations from the old and new testaments, the talmud, and the gospel of st. Names in the bible pronunciation, spelling and meaning. 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. Hitchcocks bible names dictionary bible study tools.
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. How to pronounce bible books new testament youtube. 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. Concordances may be for the original languages of the biblical books, or more commonly they are compiled for translations. In 2008 steve became a professional voiceover artist.
It also has the names of the books of the bible in english, spanish, french and german. Harpercollins bible pronunciation guide during these current events we are processing orders and shipments as quickly as we can. Pronouncing bible names logos bible software forums. The bible is full of words and names that many people do not know how to pronounce properly without some assistance. A bible concordance is a concordance, or verbal index, to the bible. I figured it would be easy to find a book that would list all the names and. Providing free web pages for churches, ministries, and charities since 1995. This book was originally begun as a pronunciation guide for myself as i was recording the douayrheims audio bible. Learn how to pronounce difficult biblical names logostalk. Anyone who desires to pronounce the names of people and places in the bible with confidence.
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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. Biblespeak offers the most comprehensive resource on the web for bible name pronunciation. Great effort has been made to include every english bible translations names and places in this work. Biblespeak bible name pronunciation tool grace online. 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. 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 word first occurs as given to abram by the canaanites, genesis 4. How to pronounce bible in english cambridge dictionary. 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. Learn how to pronounce hundreds of bible words with the click of a button all for free.
Our processing time may require an additional 2448 hours since staffing is more limited at our warehouse facilities. A simple form lists biblical words alphabetically, with indications to enable the inquirer to find the passages of the bible where the words occur. It provides currrently preferred and permissible pronunciations for 3,000plus names. For 275 years there were efforts to purge these the apocrypha from the bible. 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. 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. 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. Anyone who desires to pronounce the names of people and places in. Why does the old testament in the english versions use. 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. This site contains recordings and written phonetic pronunciation guides for hundreds of bible names. Sometimes the bible itself informs the reader what a name means. Bible name pronunciation is easy with webbs easy bible names. This striking similarity is the logic behind inserting cains line alongside seths. Featuring every proper name in the english bible including the apocrypha webb, steven k on.