Prevent (32 Occurrences)

... 3. (vt) To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart. 4. (vi) To come before the usual time. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. PREVENT. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prevent.htm - 17k

Muzzle (4 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting. 4. (vt) To ... biblethesaurus.org/m/muzzle.htm - 9k

Save (375 Occurrences)

... 5. (v.) To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to prevent from doing something; to spare. 6. (v.) To hinder from doing ... biblethesaurus.org/s/save.htm - 37k

Stop (108 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain; to suppress; to interrupt; to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stop.htm - 38k

Quarter (33 Occurrences)

... shorter. 9. (n.) The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys. 10. ... biblethesaurus.org/q/quarter.htm - 21k

Lock (6 Occurrences)

... 10. (vt) To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage wheel, a river, etc. 11. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lock.htm - 11k

Guard (185 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. 3. (n.) To protect the edge of, esp. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/guard.htm - 55k

Forbid (46 Occurrences)

... 4. (vt) To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. 5. (vt) To accurse; to blast. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forbid.htm - 23k

Deter (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To prevent by fear; to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deter.htm - 6k

Prevented (19 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Prevent. Multi-Version Concordance Prevented (19 Occurrences). Matthew 3:14 But John would ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prevented.htm - 11k

Bolster (7 Occurrences)

... a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on, to prevent chafing ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bolster.htm - 12k

Block (22 Occurrences)

... 13. (n.) A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below. 14. (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent... biblethesaurus.org/b/block.htm - 16k

Buckler (19 Occurrences)

... spear.". The leather of shields required oiling (2 Samuel 1:21; Isaiah 21:5), so as to prevent its being injured by moisture. Copper ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buckler.htm - 14k

Bribe (27 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness, voter, or other ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bribe.htm - 15k

Minds (137 Occurrences)

... Matthew 13:15 For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes ... biblethesaurus.org/m/minds.htm - 36k

Understanding (248 Occurrences)

... Matthew 13:15 For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes ... biblethesaurus.org/u/understanding.htm - 38k

Hinder (47 Occurrences)

... 3. (v.) To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hinder.htm - 21k

Continually (180 Occurrences)

... NIV). 1 Thessalonians 2:16 for they still try to prevent our preaching to the Gentiles so that they may find salvation. They thus ... biblethesaurus.org/c/continually.htm - 38k

Adam (29 Occurrences)

... They were expelled from Eden, and at the east of the garden God placed a flame, which turned every way, to prevent access to the tree of life (Genesis 3). How ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adam.htm - 63k

Seal (47 Occurrences)

... Esther 8:2; 1Ma 6:15). (5) Closed doors were often sealed to prevent the entrance of any unauthorized person. So the door of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seal.htm - 38k

Turning (381 Occurrences)

... Matthew 13:15 For this people's mind is stupefied, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes ... biblethesaurus.org/t/turning.htm - 37k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... At this time E-saggil and the temples of the land seem to have been closed, possibly to prevent the followers of Nabonidus from taking sanctuary there, or else ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Assyria (124 Occurrences)

... It is only the human-headed bulls and winged lions that can be called successful: they were set on either side of a gate to prevent the entrance of evil spirits ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assyria.htm - 101k

Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)

... has a distinct measurement. The design was to prevent the too near approach of the lay Israelite to the altar. Josephus makes the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctuary.htm - 63k

Yoke (79 Occurrences)

... milkmaid's yoke. 4. (n.) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence. 5. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yoke.htm - 40k

Versions

... became master of Armenia (378 AD), he not only persecuted the Christians most cruelly, but also, for political reasons, endeavored to prevent Armenia from all ... biblethesaurus.org/v/versions.htm - 81k

Key (8 Occurrences)

... 11. (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but ... biblethesaurus.org/k/key.htm - 14k

Nicolaitans (2 Occurrences)

... it prevented the Christian communities from joining in public festivals, and so brought upon them suspicion and dislike, was yet necessary to prevent a return ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicolaitans.htm - 10k

Nail (9 Occurrences)

... word is tsipporen (Deuteronomy 21:12), the captive woman "shall shave her head, and pare her nails." The latter was probably intended to prevent her from ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nail.htm - 14k

One's (59 Occurrences)

... work; (See RSV NIV). Colossians 2:4 I say this to prevent your being misled by any one's plausible sophistry. (WEY). 2 Thessalonians 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/one's.htm - 22k

Objection (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection. 2. (n.) That which is ... biblethesaurus.org/o/objection.htm - 7k

Open (586 Occurrences)

... 7. (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather ... biblethesaurus.org/o/open.htm - 41k

Overcast (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (vt) To compute or rate too high. 3. (vt) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/o/overcast.htm - 7k

Overtaken (36 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV). 1 Thessalonians 2:16 for they still try to prevent our preaching to the Gentiles so that they may find salvation. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/overtaken.htm - 18k

Jephthah (26 Occurrences)

... The account of the diplomacy used by Jephthah to prevent the Ammonites from invading Gilead is possibly an interpolation, and is thought by many interpreters ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jephthah.htm - 20k

Jubilee (25 Occurrences)

... were manifold. "1. It would prevent the accumulation of land on the part of a few to the detriment of the community at large. 2. It ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jubilee.htm - 27k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... Paul the Traveler) thinks that the security was given to prevent Paul from returning to Thessalonica and that Paul refers to this in 1 Thessalonians 2:18. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Lagging (2 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of heat; a covering of lags; -- called also ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lagging.htm - 7k

Lose (59 Occurrences)

... of what he said. 8. (vt) To cause to part with; to deprive of. 9. (vt) To prevent from gaining or obtaining. 10. (vi) To suffer ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lose.htm - 24k

Let (16815 Occurrences)

... 8. (vt) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/let.htm - 8k

Log (12 Occurrences)

... given time. 6. (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave. 7. (vt ... biblethesaurus.org/l/log.htm - 11k

Gehenna (12 Occurrences)

... as a place of abomination, and made a receptacle for all the refuse of the city, perpetual fires being kept up in order to prevent pestilential effluvia. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gehenna.htm - 15k

Gihon (6 Occurrences)

... On the occasion of the approach of the Assyrian army under Sennacherib, Hezekiah, in order to prevent the besiegers from finding water, "stopped the upper ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gihon.htm - 16k

Ground (538 Occurrences)

... 10. (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/ground.htm - 43k

Well (2882 Occurrences)

... sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth ... biblethesaurus.org/w/well.htm - 39k

Ward (27 Occurrences)

... 11. (n.) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it. 12. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/ward.htm - 19k

Wall (227 Occurrences)

... The Levites at once shut the gates, to prevent the possibility of any further profanation, and Paul would have been torn in pieces, had not the Roman commander ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wall.htm - 49k

Increasing (61 Occurrences)

... 2 Peter 1:8 If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of ... biblethesaurus.org/i/increasing.htm - 24k

Invest (2 Occurrences)

... 6. (vt) To enclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a ... biblethesaurus.org/i/invest.htm - 7k

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

... Isaiah, in an effort to calm his fears and prevent the fatal alliance with Assyria, offers him a sign. This method is specially characteristic of this prophet. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immanuel.htm - 16k

Impeach (3 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To hinder; to impede; to prevent. 2. (vt) To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially ... biblethesaurus.org/i/impeach.htm - 8k

Intervene (1 Occurrence)

... events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report; nothing intervened (ie, between the intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking ... biblethesaurus.org/i/intervene.htm - 7k

Future (88 Occurrences)

... Acts 4:17 But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one ... biblethesaurus.org/f/future.htm - 33k

Forestall (2 Occurrences)

... of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forestall.htm - 7k

Frustrate (7 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose; to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a plan, design, or attempt; to ... biblethesaurus.org/f/frustrate.htm - 10k

Firstling (8 Occurrences)

... Such legislation, in polygamous times, was necessary to prevent a favorite wife from exercising undue influence over her husband in distributing his property ... biblethesaurus.org/f/firstling.htm - 15k

Fence (12 Occurrences)

... about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fence.htm - 15k

Fear (970 Occurrences)

... 8. (n.) To be anxious or solicitous for. 9. (n.) To suspect; to doubt. 10. (n.) To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. 11. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fear.htm - 50k

Tongues (67 Occurrences)

... The descendants of Noah built a tower to prevent their dispersion; but God "confounded their language" (Genesis 11:1-8), and they were scattered over the whole ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tongues.htm - 61k

Thwart (5 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To block or prevent; to frustrate; as, to thwart an attempted change; to thwart a rebellion. 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thwart.htm - 8k

Threats (14 Occurrences)

... Acts 4:17 But to prevent the matter spreading any further among the people, let us stop them by threats from speaking in the future in this name to any one ... biblethesaurus.org/t/threats.htm - 10k

Table (125 Occurrences)

... 25. (vt) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf. 26. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/table.htm - 62k

Tabeel (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A Persian governor of Samaria, who joined others in the attempt to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:7). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabeel.htm - 101k

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

... there a deep circular depression, through which in the dim past red destruction belched forth, now carefully walled round the lip to prevent wandering sheep or ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trachonitis.htm - 13k

Rehum (8 Occurrences)

... (2.) The "chancellor" of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews (Ezra 4:8-24) and prevent the rebuilding of the walls and the temple of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehum.htm - 10k

Resist (23 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting mechanically in preventing the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/resist.htm - 13k

Rizpah (4 Occurrences)

... Rizpah thereupon took her place on the rock of Gibeah (qv), and for five months watched the suspended bodies of her children, to prevent them from being ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rizpah.htm - 10k

Rope (10 Occurrences)

... or voters. 10. (vt) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ROPE. rop: Used ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rope.htm - 11k

Refuge (111 Occurrences)

... accident. To prevent such a thing where possible, and to provide for a right administration of justice, these cities were instituted. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/refuge.htm - 41k

Retain (24 Occurrences)

... 2. (vt) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor. 3. (vt) To restrain; to prevent. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/retain.htm - 15k

Exist (24 Occurrences)

... 2 Peter 1:8 If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exist.htm - 14k

Elnathan (5 Occurrences)

... An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elnathan.htm - 9k

Extraordinary (11 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to prevent success. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/extraordinary.htm - 10k

Embankment (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (n.) A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a reservoir, or to carry a ... biblethesaurus.org/e/embankment.htm - 7k

Earth (10501 Occurrences)

... This is especially the case on relatively barren hills where there is little organic matter present to prevent reddening and give a more blackish tinge. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earth.htm - 26k

Director (10 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring ... biblethesaurus.org/d/director.htm - 9k

Dike

... 1. (n.) A ditch; a channel for water made by digging. 2. (n.) An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee. 3. (n.) A wall of turf or stone. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dike.htm - 7k

Dam (5 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dam.htm - 9k

Disinherit (1 Occurrence)

... 1. (vt) To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by ... biblethesaurus.org/d/disinherit.htm - 7k