| Jacob |
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proper noun
- (biblical) One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
- (given name, male, , ) .
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| James |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Epistle of James)
- (biblical) A book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
- (biblical) Two Apostles, and other characters in the New Testament.
- (given name, male, , )
- An English surname derived from the given name.
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| jealous |
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adjective ((compar) more jealous, (superl) most jealous)
- Bitterly or enviously competitive.
- Suspecting rivalry.
- Fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection.
- Protective, guarding.
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| Jehu |
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proper noun
- A king of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
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| Jer. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the Book of Jeremiah, an Old Testament book of the Bible.
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| Jeremiah |
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proper noun
- A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- (given name, male)
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| Jeroboam |
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noun
- A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
- A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
proper noun
- first king of the Kingdom of Israel
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| Jesse |
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proper noun
- (given name, male)
- (biblical) the father of King David
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| Jethro |
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proper noun
- A male given name of Biblical derivation
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| Joab |
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proper noun
- (biblical) The nephew of King David, and son of Zeruiah
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| Job |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Book of Job)
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- (given name, male)
- An Old Testament character.
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| Joel |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Book of Joel)
- (given name, male)
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- An Old Testament prophet, a son of Samuel
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| John |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Gospel of John)
- (given name, male) very popular since the Middle Ages.
- (biblical) Two persons of great importance to early Christianity: John the Baptist and w:John the Apostle, John the Apostle, identified with w:John the Evangelist, John the Evangelist.
- (biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
- (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
- (colloquial) Used frequently to form an idea personified John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
- (colloquial) A name used to address a man whose actual name is not known: John Doe.
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| John the Baptist |
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proper noun
- A saint who in the New Testament baptized Jesus. He was executed by Herod Antipas at the request of Salome.
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| Jonah |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Book of Jonah)
- (given name, male)
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
- (nautical, slang) A person who brings a ship bad luck.
- (slang, by extension of the nautical sense) Any person or object that is deemed to cause bad luck; a jinx.
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| Jonathan |
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proper noun - (given name, male, from Hebrew, ).
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| Joseph |
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proper noun
- (biblical) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- (context, Christianity) The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
- (context, Christianity) w:Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph of Arimathea; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
- (given name, male, , )
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| Joshua |
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proper noun
- A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- (biblical) The son of Nun, Judge of Israel following Moses; author of the Book of Joshua.
- (given name, male)
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| Josiah |
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proper noun
- A male given name of Biblical origin
- An Old Testament king of Judah
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| Josue |
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proper noun
- (given name, male), an English spelling of Josué, the French and Spanish equivalent of Joshua.
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| Jud. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
- (biblical) An abbreviation variously used for the books of Judith and Judges, Old Testament books of the Bible.
- (biblical) An abbreviation used for the Epistle of Jude, an New Testament book of the Bible.
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| Judah |
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proper noun
- (biblical) Fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.
- (biblical) The name of the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.
- A male given name.
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| Judas |
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proper noun
- a male given name
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| Jude |
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proper noun
- (biblical) A book of the New Testament of Bible.
- (given name, male)
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| judge |
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noun
- A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
- A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
- A person officiate, officiating at a sports or similar event.
- At a boxing match the decision of the judges is final.
- A person whose opinion on a subject is respected.
- He is a good of wine.
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verb (judg, ing)
- (transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
- A higher power will you after you are dead.
- (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
- Justices in this country without appeal.
- (transitive) To form an opinion on.
- I a man"s character by the cut of his suit.
- (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
- We cannot both be right: you must between us.
- (transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
- I it safe to leave the house once again.
- (intransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.
- I from the sky that it might rain later.
- (intransitive) The act of criticize, criticizing or labeling another person or thing.
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| Judges |
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proper noun
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
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| Judith |
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proper noun
- A female given name
- A book of the Old Testament of some Christian Bibles; a book of the Vulgate Apocrypha.
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| juniper |
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noun (plural: junipers)
- any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family; characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones
- certain coniferous trees which resemble junipers
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