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| Macedonia | A district of Greece visited by Paul because of a vision from God. |
| Machpelah | A field containing a cave where Abraham buried Sarah. Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah and Jacob were also buried there. |
| mad | Insane. |
| Madian | Midian. |
| Madon | A northern Canaanite city, taken by Joshua. |
| Magdala | A small town of Galilee on the west shore of Lake Gennesaret. |
| magi | The wise men who came to worship Jesus, the newborn king. |
| magistrate | An inferior officer that deals with lesser offenses. |
| magnified | Glorified, or made well known, or increased the size or appearance. |
| magnify | Glorify, or make well known, or increase the size or appearance. |
| Mahalaleel | Grandson of Enos, grandfather of Enoch, lived 895 years. |
| Mahanaim | A place east of the Jordan where Jacob met the angels. |
| maiden | A young girl, possibly a servant. |
| maidservant | Female servant. |
| Coat of mail, a breastplate made of sheets of metal overlapped like fish scales. | |
| maim | Take away the full or partial use of a limb by injury. |
| maimed | Crippled. |
| majesty | One enthroned in power and glory. |
| Makkedah | Where the 5 Amorite Kings hid in a cave from Joshua, and were later buried. |
| Malachi | "Messenger of Jehovah", a prophet, writer of Malachi, during the closing period of the old testament. |
| malefactor | Someone who commits a crime. |
| Maleleel | Mahaleleel, son of Cainan, lived 895 years. |
| malice | The will to do harm to another person. |
| maliciousness | The sin of doing harm to someone else. |
| malignity | Acting with extreme ill will towards someone else. |
| mammon | Someone that has great wealth. |
| Mamre | A plain in Hebron, where Abraham built an altar. |
| Manaen | The foster brother of Herod Antipas. |
| Manasseh | 1. "One who makes to forget", son of Joseph. 2. 14th King of Judah, son of Hezekiah. |
| Manasses | Manasseh, 14th King of Judah. |
| mandrakes | A plant native to the Mediterranean region, whose roots have narcotic qualities. |
| maneh | A unit of weight measurement equal to from 60 to 100 shekels (about 2 pounds). |
| manger | Trough used to feed animals. |
| manifest | Known, or make known. |
| manifestation | Making known, a revealing. |
| manifold | Many, numerous and varied. |
| manna | A food miraculously supplied to the Israelites during their wanderings in the desert. |
| Manoah | The father of Samson. |
| mansion | A very large and impressive house. |
| manslayer | Murderer. |
| mantle | A loose outer garment or a sleeveless cloak. |
| marah | Bitter. |
| Maranatha | Our Lord come. |
| Marcus | John Mark. |
| Marduk | A false god of the Babylonians. |
| Mark | "Polite or shining", John Mark, who traveled with Paul and Barnabas, writer of the gospel Mark. |
| marred | Ruined. |
| Martha | "Lady", sister of Lazarus and Mary, friend of Jesus. |
| martyr | One who gives his life rather than renounce his faith. |
| martyrdom | To give one's life for a cause. |
| Marvel | To be filled with amazement or astonishment. |
| Mary | 1. "Rebellion", mother of Jesus. 2. Mother of James. 3. Mother of Mark. |
| Mary Magdalene | The first person to whom Christ appeared after his resurrection. |
| Mary Magdelene | The first person to whom Christ appeared after his resurrection. |
| Mary of Bethany | Sister of Martha. |
| Masada | A three teared fortification in Israel with shear 1000 foot cliffs. |
| Massah | "To test", where the people complained to Moses for their lack of water. |
| Mathusala | Methuselah, lived 969 years. |
| matrix | The place in a woman's body where a baby forms and develops. |
| Mattaniah | Zedekiah, 20th (last) King of Judah. |
| Matthew | "Gift of God", Levi, an apostle of Christ, writer of the gospel Matthew. |
| Matthias | An apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. |
| maw | The fourth chamber of the stomach. |
| meat offering | A meal offering made of flour mixed with oil, offered as a tithe of the first fruits. |
| Medes | Inhabitants of Media. |
| Media | An ancient name for NW Iran, west of the Caspian Sea and south of the Zagros mountains. |
| mediator | Someone who brings about an agreement, settlement or reconciliation. |
| meditate | Spend time thinking about a religious subject. |
| Mediterranean Sea | A large sea enclosed by Europe, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Africa. |
| medium | A person who communicates with the dead. |
| meek | Gentle. |
| meekness | Humbly submissive. |
| meet | Proper, fitting. |
| Megiddo | The chariot city, an ancient fortified town in northern Israel. |
| Melchisedec | Melchizedek, "King of righteousness", King of Salem, the one to whom Abraham tithed. |
| Melchizedek | "King of righteousness", King of Salem, the one to whom Abraham tithed. |
| Melita | Malta, an Island in the center of the Mediterranean, 60 miles south of Sicily. |
| Mem | The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| memorial | Something to cause one to remember an event from the past, or the part of the meat offering that was burned on the altar. |
| Memphis | Ancient capital city of Egypt, 14 miles south of Cairo on the Nile. |
| Menahem | "Consoler", 16th King of Israel. |
| MENE | Numbered. |
| menservant | Male servant. |
| Mephibosheth | "One who blows upon shame", crippled son of Jonathan, cared for by David. |
| Merari | Third son of Levi. |
| merciful | Showing or feeling compassion towards someone rather than giving them what they deserve. |
| Mercurius | The divine wayfarer and messenger of Jupiter. |
| mercy | Compassion rather than severe behavior towards someone. |
| mercy seat | The solid gold lid of the ark of the covenant with a cherub mounted on each end. |
| Meribah | "To strive or find fault", the place where Moses struck the rock and water came out, rather than speak as God had commanded. |
| Merom | A place between Lake Huleh and the Sea of Galilee, 10 miles west of the Jordan, where Hazor and his confederacy were defeated by Joshua. |
| Meshach | Hebrew name was Mishael, one of the three friends of Daniel. |
| Mesopotamia | A country between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| Messiah | "The anointed One", the prophesied leader and deliverer of the Jews. |
| messianic | Refers to the Messiah. |
| mete | Distribute. |
| meteyard | Act of measurement. |
| Methuselah | Son of Enoch, lived 969 years, longest of any human being. |
| Micah | "Who is like Jehovah", a minor prophet, and the book that records his messages of doom and hope. |
| Michael | The archangel. |
| Michal | "Rivulet", Saul's daughter that married king David. |
| Michmash | A city of Benjamin, E of Bethel and 7 miles N of Jerusalem on the pass from Bethel to Jericho. |
| midday | Noon. |
| Midian | Son of Abraham and Keturah. |
| Midianite | Descendant of Midian. |
| Midianites | Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham and his concubine Keturah. |
| midst | Center, middle. |
| midwife | Woman that assists in giving birth. |
| mighty men | Warriors. |
| Milcah | Wife of Abraham's brother Nahor, mother of Huz, Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel. |
| milch | Milk. |
| Miletus | The southernmost of the great Greek seaport cities on the W coast of Asia Minor, near Ephesus. |
| millennium | 1000 years. |
| millstone | Cylindrical stone used to crush grain to make flour. |
| minded | Disposed, inclined. |
| mine | My. |
| mingled | Mixed. |
| minish | Diminish, to decrease. |
| minister | Servant, to meet the need. |
| ministration | The action of ministering to someone's needs. |
| ministry | The office and duties of a minister. |
| minstrels | Musicians. |
| mint | An aromic herb that was used as a flavoring, also as a tithe. |
| miracle | "Wonderful", a supernatural event, usually a healing. |
| mire | Mud. |
| Miriam | "Bitterness", sister of Moses and Aaron. |
| mirth | Joyous, laughter. |
| mischief | Annoying but not seriously harmful behavior. |
| missionary | A person on a religious mission. |
| mite | A very small part. |
| mitre | Crown or headdress worn by the priests. |
| Mitylene | The principle city of the island of Lesbos. |
| mixt | Mixed. |
| Mizpah | "Watchtower", where Laban and Jacob made a covenant. |
| Mizpeh | "Watchtower", where Jacob and Laban made a covenant. |
| Mnason | Paul's host on his way to Jerusalem. |
| Moab | "Of his father", Lots son. |
| Moabites | Descendants of Moab. |
| mock | Ridicule, imitate. |
| moderation | Doing without excess. |
| Molech | A god of the Ammonites to which they often sacrificed their own children. |
| Moloch | Molech. |
| molt | Shed feathers, fur or skin. |
| molten | Melted by a high heat. |
| moneychangers | People who exchanged foreign curency with local currency for a profit. |
| monogamy | Marriage to only one wife. |
| month 1. | Abib or Nisan, our March-April (Passover, Unleavened bread, Firstfruits). |
| month 2. | Zif, our April-May (Later Passover). |
| month 3. | Sivan, our May-June (Pentecost, Feast of Weeks, Harvest). |
| month 4. | Tammuz, our June-July. |
| month 5. | Ab, our July-August. |
| month 6. | Elul, our August-September. |
| month 7. | Ethanim or Tisri, our September-October (Trumpets, Day of Atonement, Tabernacles, Solomn Assembly). |
| month 8. | Bul, our October-November. |
| month 9. | Chisleu, our November-December (Dedication). |
| month 10. | Tebeth, our December-January. |
| month 11. | Sabat, our January-February. |
| month 12. | Adar, our February-March. |
| Mordecai | "Consecrated to Merodach", a captive Jew, relative of Esther that raised her. |
| Moreh | A plain in Canaan where God appeared to Abraham and promised to give him this land. |
| moreover | Furthermore, besides what has already been said. |
| Moriah | The mountain in Jerusalem where the temple is built, where Abraham offered Isaac. |
| morrow | Next day. |
| mortality | Subject to death. |
| mortify | Subdue passions by discipline. |
| mortise | Hole, to receive an object. |
| Moses | "Drawn forth", leader that led the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, lived 120 years. |
| mote | A small speck, such as a small particle of dirt that gets in your eye. |
| mount Abarim | "The parts beyond", a mountain range near Jericho including Mount Nebo. |
| mount BaalHazor | A 3333 foot high mountain, 9 miles NNW of Bethel where Absalom killed Amnon. |
| mount Carmel | Mountain where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal. |
| mount Ebal | A 3077 foot high mountain, north and higher than Gerizim, where the curses on the disobedient were pronounced. |
| mount Ephraim | Refers to the elevated hill country of Ephraim. |
| mount Ephron | A hill or hilly area between Nephtoah and Kiriath-jearim on the border of Judah. |
| mount Gerizim | A mountain, south and lower than Ebal, where the blessings on the obedient were pronounced. |
| mount Gilboa | Mountain where Saul and Jonathan were killed. |
| mount Gilead | The hilly area occupied by the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half-Manasseh. |
| mount Halak | "Bald", a mountain in Judaea which marked the southern limit of Joshua's conquests. |
| mount Hermon | "Sanctuary", a 9100 foot high mountain, the highest in Palestine. |
| mount Hor | Mountain on the border of Edom where Aaron went to die. |
| mount Jearim | Mount Chesalon. |
| mount Lebanon | "White", a mountain range in Syria, north of Galilee. |
| mount Moriah | Mountain where Abraham took Isaac and God appeared to David at the threashing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. |
| mount Naphtali | Refers to the hilly country of the tribe of Naphtali, W of the Sea of Galilee and the upper Jordan. |
| mount Nebo | Mountain, also called mount Abarim, where Moses went to view the promised land and then to die. |
| mount of Ephraim | Refers to the elevated hill country of Ephraim. |
| mount of Gilead | The hilly area occupied by the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half-Manasseh. |
| mount of God | Mount Horeb, also called Mount Sinai. |
| Mount of Olives | A mile long ridge on the otherside of the Kidron Valley, east of Jerusalem. |
| mount of Olives | A small range of 4 summits overlooking Jerusalem from the East. |
| mount of the LORD | Mount Horeb, also called Mount Sinai. |
| mount Olivet | Mount of Olives, a small range of 4 summits overlooking Jerusalem from the East. |
| mount Paran | A mountain in the wilderness of Paran, in the east central region of the Sinai peninsula. |
| mount Seir | A mountain in the general area of old Edom. |
| mount Sinai | Mount Horeb, the mount of God. |
| mount Sion | Mount Herman. |
| mount Tabor | An 1843 foot high mountain rising from the Plain of Jezreel. |
| mount Zalmon | The names of two mountains, one in the vicinity of Shechem, and another E of the Jordan in Bashan. |
| mount Zemaraim | A mountain in Ephraim, near the town of Zemaraim. |
| mount Zion | A ridge inside the city of Jerusalem. |
| mourn | Express or feel grief, especially for one who has died. |
| multiply | Increase, to have many descendants. |
| multitude | A large crowd. |
| murmur | A subdued grumble, complaint or objection. |
| murrain | Any of several infectious diseases in cattle or plants. |
| muse | Meditate or think about. |
| musick | Music. |
| mutual | Having in common. |
| muzzle | Wires or straps put over the mouth to prevent someone from eating or speaking. |
| Myra | A seaport on the S coast of Lycia of Asia Minor. |
| myrrh | A gum resin with a sweet smell, used in the manufacture of perfume, medicines, incense. |
| myrtle | A decorative tree. |
| mystery | Something not yet explained or understood. |