Bible Dictionary

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wages	What you get paid for the work you do.
wail	Cry.
wander	Roam around without getting anywhere.
wantonness	Showing utter lack of moderation or justification, uncontrolled.
ward	Under the care of a guardian, like in a jail house.
ware	Wore, or aware.
warp	The lengthwise threads in a fabric, crossed by the woof threads.
wast	Were.
watch	A period of time required for a watchman to keep a lookout for the enemy.
watch, 1st	Roman watch 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Jewish watch sunset to 10:00 pm.
watch, 2nd	Roman watch 9:00 pm to midnight, Jewish watch 10:00 pm to 2:00 am.
watch, 3rd	Roman watch Midnight to 3:00 am, Jewish watch 2:00 am to sunrise.
watch, 4th	Roman watch 3:00 am to 6:00 am.
watchman	One who is charged with watching for the enemy.
watchtower	A tower that was used to keep a lookout for the enemy.
wave offering	Heave offering, an offering that was heaved at the sacrificial table and pulled back.
wax	Become.
waxed	Grew, increased in size.
waxen	Increased in size or age, grown, became.
way	A term that was often used to identify the followers of Christ. Jesus said "I am the way" indicating that he is the way to God.
wayfaring	A traveling person.
wean	Slowly replace a baby's milk with solid food.
weep	Cry.
wen	A cyst filled with sebaceous matter, generally located on the scalp.
wept	Cried.
wert	Were.
whatsoever	Whatever.
whelp	A cub of a lion, jackal or bear.
whence	Where, or from where.
whereby	How.
Wherefore	Therefore, or why.
Wherein	In which.
whereof	Where of.
Wheresoever	Wherever.
whereunto	To what.
wherewith	How, with what means.
whether	If, or which.
whilst	While.
whisperers	Gossipers.
whit	The smallest amount.
whited	Whitewashed, as in sins covered over.
whither	Where.
whithersoever	Wherever, to whatever place.
whomsoever	Whomever.
whore	A prostitute.
whoremonger	Fornicator.
whoring	Mixing the worship of God with pagan, heathen practices.
Whosoever	Whoever.
wicked	Evil, immoral, malicious.
wickedness	Full of evil.
widow	A woman whose husband has died.
wiles	Tricks to deceive or snare.
wilily	Wily, cunning, sneaky.
wilt	Would.
winebibber	Drunkard.
winefat	A winepress.
winnow	Separate the chaff from the grain by throwing it in the air and letting the wind blow away the chaff.
wisdom	Intelligence and knowledge.
wise	Way, or very intelligent.
wist	Know, find out.
wit	Know, find out.
witch	A woman that practices sorcery with the aid of an evil spirit.
witchcraft	Using the power of Satan to do magic.
withal	Moreover, besides, nevertheless.
withered	Dried up and died for lack of moisture, or to have lost vigor, or to have become lean and wrinkled.
without	Outside, or does not have.
withs	Tough flexible thin branches used as bands for tying up bundles.
withstand	Oppose, come against.
withstood	Opposed.
witness	One who testifies of that which he personally saw, heard or did.
wizard	A sorcerer, or a magician.
woe	Troubles, afflictions, calamities.
womb	The place in a woman where a baby is formed and develops.
wonder	Ponder, or to be amazed.
wonders	Things or actions that cause one to ponder or to be amazed.
wont	Accustomed, or as a habit.
woof	The thread crossing and woven into the warp threads.
workmanship	Creation.
works	Actions, good or bad.
worldly	Not spiritual, concerned with the present material things.
wormwood	An aromatic plant that grows in deserts, an emblem of calamity.
worship	Honor paid to God, reverence.
wot	Know or understand.
wotteth	Knows.
wrath	Intense anger or indignation.
wreathen	Made like a wreath.
wrest	Take something away by force.
wretched	Miserably sad, of poor quality, contemptible.
wroth	Angry.
wrotteth	Wrought, made.
wrought	Worked, made.