grave, pit. It is a translation of the Hebrew sheol or the Greek hades or Gehenna. Sheol and hades both mean ‘grave’. Gehenna was the name of the valley south of Jerusalem which was used for burning the bodies of criminals and other rubbish.

"Seeing what was ahead, [David] spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that he was not abandoned to hell, nor did his body see decay." (Acts 2:31)

sacred, set apart, separate

"Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy’ ". (Leviticus 19:2)

the worship of idols or gods supposedly dwelling in images or represented by them.

"Therefore my dear friends, flee from idolatry." (1 Cor 10:14)

undying, not subject to death, everlasting

"[God] who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honour and might forever. Amen. (1 Timothy 6:16)

Greek form of Hebrew name Joshua; meaning "Yahweh is salvation"

"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins". (Matthew 1:21)

the act of God declaring men free from guilt and acceptable to him

"Just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men." (Romans 5:18)

In the Old Testament, a translation of the Hebrew "adonai", meaning master.

In the Old Testament only. A translation of the Hebrew "YHWH" known as the Tetragrammaton. It means "He who was and is and is to come".

occurs only in the King James (Authorised) version, and only in Isaiah 14:12. It means "morning-star" and is a title given the King of Babylon (see Isaiah 14:4).

"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!" (Isaiah 14:12 KJV)

"How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!" (Isaiah 14:12 NIV)

One who intervenes between two to restore peace and friendship

"For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 2:5)

Humble, lowly, teachable

"But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace." (Psalm 37:11)

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." (Matthew 5:5)

anointed; Hebrew form of Greek word Christ

"Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be 7 weeks, and 62 weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times." (Daniel 9:25)