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Aaron: AIR-uhn Bemidbar: beh-mid-BAHR Abdon: AB-duhn Benaiah: bi-NAY-yuh Abednego: uh-BED-ni-goh Berechiah: ber-uh-KIGH-uh Abiathar: uh-BIGH-uh-thahr Bereshith: BER-uh-shith Abimelech: uh-BlM-uh-lek Bethel: BETH-uhl Abram: AY-bruhm Bethzatha: beth-ZAY-thuh Absalom: AB-suh-Iuhm Bildad: BlL-dad Achaia: uh-KAY-yuh Boaz: BOH-az Achan: AY-kan Achish: AY-kish Caesarea: ses-uh-REE-uh Adar: AY-dahr Calcol: KAL-kol Adonijah: ad-uh-NIGH-juh Caleb: KAY-Iuhb Aegean: uh-lEE-uhn Capemaum: kuh-PUHR-nay-uhm Agur: AY-guhr C.ephas: SEE-fuhs Ahab: AY-hab Chaldeans: kal-DEE-uhnz Ahasuerus: uh-hash-yoo-ER-uhs Chebar: KEE-bahr Ahaz: AY-haz Chloe: KLOH-ee Ahijah: uh-HIGH-juh Corinth: KOR-inth Ai: igh Cushi: KOOSH-igh Amalekites: uh-MAL-uh-kightz Cyprus: SIGH-pruhs Amariah: am-uh-RIGH-uh Cyrus: SIGH-Iuhs Amittai: uh-MIT-igh Ammonites: AM-uh-nightz Dagon: DAY-gon Amnon: AM-non Darius: duh-RIGH-uhs Amon: AM-uhn Debarim: deh-bahr-EEM Amorites: AM-uh-rightz Docetism: DOH-suh-tiz-uhm Ananias: an-uh-NIGH-uhs Domitian: duh-MISH-uhn Anathoth: AN-uh-thoth Antioch: AN-tee-ok Ebenezer: eb-uh-NEE-zuhr Antiochus: an-TIGH-uh-kuhs Edom: EE-duhm Apocalypse: uh-POK-uh-lips Edomites: EE-duh-mightz Apocalyptic: uh-pok-uh-LIP-tik Ehud: EE-huhd Apocrypha: uh-POK-ruh-fuh Eleazar: ell-ee-AY-zar Apollos: uh-POL-uhs Eli: EE-ligh Artaxerxes: ahr-tuh-ZUHRK-seez Eliada: i-LIGH-uh-duh Elihu: i-LIGH-hoo Baal: BAY-uhl Elijah: i-LIGH-juh Babel: BAY-buhl Elimelech: i-LIM-uh-Iek Balaam: BAY-Iuhm Eliphaz: EL-i-faz Balak: BAY-Iak Elisha: i-LIGH-shuh Barak: BAIR-ak Elkanah: el-KAY-nuh Baruch: BAIR-uhk Elon: EE-Ion Bashan: BAY-shuhn Enoch: EE-nuhk Belshazzar: bel-SHAZ-uhr Ephah: EE-fuh
GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION 179 Ephesus: EF-uh-suhs Jehoahaz: ji-HOH-uh-haz Ephod: EE-fod Jehoiada: ji-HOI-uh-duh Ephraim: EE-fray-im Jehoiakim: ji-HOI-uh-kim Ephrathah: EF-nLh-thuh Jephthah: JEF-thuh Esdras: EZ-druhs Jeroboam: jer-uh-BOH-uhnl Ethan: EE-thuhn Jeshua: JESH-yoo-uh Ezrahite: EZ-ruh-hite Jezebel: JEZ-uh-bel Jezreel: JEZ-ree-uhl Galatia: guh-LAY-shuh Joab: JOH-ab Gaza: GAY-zuh Joash: JOH-ash Gedaliah: ged-uh-LIGH-uh Joppa: JOP-uh Genealogy: jee-nee-AL-uh-jee Josiah: joh-SIGH-uh Gera: GEE-ruh Jotham: JOH-thuhm Gibeah: GIB-ee-uh Gibeon: GIB-ee-uhn Kadesh-barnea: kay-dish-BAHR-nee-uh Gilgal: GIL-gal Kiriath-jearim: kihr-ee-ath-JEE-uh-rim Gog: gog Korah: KOR-uh Gomer: GOH-muhr Gomorrah: guh-MOR-uh Laodicea: lay-od-i-SEE-uh Goshen: GOH-shuhn Leah: LEE-uh Lemuel: LEM-yoo-uhl Habakkuk: huh-BAK-uhk Lethech: LEE-thik Hachilah: huh-KIGH-Iuh Levitical: li-VIT-i-kuhl Hadad: HAY-dad Lydda: LID-uh Hadoram: huh-DOR-uhm Lystra: LIS-truh Hagar: HAY-gahr Haman: HAY-muhn Macedonia: mas-uh-DOH-nee-uh Hamitic: huh-MIT-ik Magog: MAY-gog Hanani: huh-NAY-nigh Mahol: MAY-hoI Haran: HAIR-uhn Manasseh: muh-NAS-uh Hazor: HAY-zor Mashal: MAY-shuhl Hebron: HEE-bluhn Matthias: muh-THIGH-uhs Heman: HEE-nluhn Megiddo: mi-GID-oh Hezekiah: hez-uh-KIGH-uh Melchizedek: mel-KIZ-uh-dek Hilkiah: hil-KIGH-uh Mene: MEE-nee Hiram: l-IIGH-ruhm Mephibosheth: mi-FIB-oh-sheth Homer: HOH-muhr Meshach: MEE-shak Hor: hor Mesopotamia: mes-uh-puh-TAY-mee-uh Midian: MID-ee-uhn Ibzan: IB-zahn Miriam: MIHR-ee-uhm Iconium: igh-KOH-nee-uhm Mizpah: MIZ-puh Iddo: ID-oh Moab: MOH-ab Ishbaal: ISH-bay-uhl Mordecai: MOR-duh-kigh Ishmael: ISH-may-uhl Moresheth: MOR-uh-sheth Issachar: IS-uh-kahr Nabal: NAY-buhl Jair: JAY-uhr Naboth: NAY-both Japheth: JAY-fith Nahum: NAY-huhm Jebusite: JEB-yoo-site Naphtali: NAF-tuh-ligh
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE 180 Nazirites: NAZ-uh-rightz Shekel: SHEK-uhl Nebat: NEE-bat Sheshbazzar: shesh-BAZ-uhr Nebo: NEE-boh Shiloh: SHIGH-Ioh Nebuchadnezzar: neb-uh-kuhd-NEZ-uhr Shinlei: SHIM-ee-igh Negeb: NEG-eb Shinar: SHIGH-nahr Nero: NIHR-oh Sidon: SIGH-duhn Nineveh: NIN-uh-vuh Sihon: SIGH-hon Obadiah: oh-buh-DIGH-uh Siloanl: sigh-LOH-uhm Og: og Simeon: SIM-ee-uhn Onesimus: oh-NES-uh-muhs Sinai: SIGH-nigh Othniel: OTH-nee-uhl Sisera: SIS-uh-nLh Smyrna: SMUHR-nuh Paphos: PAY-fos Synoptic: sin-OP-tik Parsin: PAHR-sin Pashhur: PASH-huhr Tamar: TAY-mahr Pastorals: PAS-tuhr-uhls Tarshish: TAHR-shish Patmos: PAT-muhs Tekel: TEK-uhl Patriachal: pay-tree-AHR-kuhl Tekoa: tuh-KOH-uh Pentateuch: PEN-tuh-tyook Peres: PEE-res Tel-abib: tel-uh-BEEB Perga: PUHR-guh Teraphim: TER-uh-fim Pergamum: PUHR-guh-muhm Thaddaeus: THAD-ee-uhs Pethuel: pi-THYOO-uhl Theophilus: thih-AHF-ih-Iuhs Philemon: figh-LEE-muhn Thessalonica: thes-uh-Iuh-NIGH-kuh Philistines: fi-LIS-teenz Thyatira: thigh-uh-TIGH-nLh Phoebe: FEE-bee Tola: TOH-Iuh Phoenician: fi-NISH-uhn Torah: TOH-ruh Polytheism: POL-ee-thee-iz-uhm Tyre: tire Purim: PYOO-rim Uriah: yoo-RIGH-uh Rahab: RAY-hab Ramah: RAY-muhth Uz: uhz Rehoboam: ree-huh-BOH-uhm Uzziah: uh-ZIGH-uh Rei: REE-igh Rezon: REE-zuhn Xerxes: ZUHRK-seez
Sadducees: SAD-joo-seez Yahweh: YAH-weh Salamis: SAL-uh-mis Samaria: suh-MAIR-ee-uh Zadok: ZAY-dok Sanhedrin: san-HEE-druhn Zebedee: ZEBH-uh-dee Sapphira: suh-FIGH-ruh Zebulun: ZEB-yuh-Iuhn Sardis: SAHR-dis Zedekiah: zed-uh-KIGH-uh Semites: SEM-ightz Septuagint: SEP-too-uh-jint Zelophehad: zuh-LOH-fuh-had Seraphim: SER-uh-finl Zephaniah: zef-uh-NIGH-uh Shadrach: SHAD-rak Zerubbabel: zuh-RUHB-uh-buhl Shamgar: SHAM-gahr Zeruiah: zUh-roo-IGH-yuh Shechem: SHEK-uhm Zophar: ZOH-fahr
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