ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Guide to Pronunciation Guide to Pronunciation Aaron: AIR-un Adonizedek: Ah-doh-nigh-ZEH-dek Abaddon: Ah-BAD-dun Adoram: Ah-DORE-um Abarim: Ah-bah-REEM Adrammelech: AH-druh-MEH-leck Abba: AH-buh Adramyttium: Ah-drah-MIH-tee-um Abdon: AB-dun Adullam: Ah-DUHL-ahm Abednego: Ah-BED-neh-go Aegean: Ah-GEE-an Abel-Beth-Maacah: AH-bell-BETH-mah-ah-CAH Aeneas: Ah-NEE-us Abel: AY-bel Aenon: EYE-non Abelmaim: AH-bel-MAH-yim Agabus: AH-gah-bus Abiathar: Ah-bee-AH-thar Agape: Ah-GAH-pay Abihu: Ah-BEE-hoo Agrippa: Ah-GRIP-ah Abijah: Ah-BEE-jah Agur: AH-gur Abijam: Ah-BEE-jam Ahasuerus: Ah-hah-zoo-AIR-us Abimelech: Ah-BIM-uh-leck Ahaz: AY-haz Abinadab: Ah-BIH-nuh-dab Ahaziah: Ah-hah-ZIGH-ah Abinoam: Ah-bih-NOH-um Ahijah: Ah-HEE-jah Abiram: Ah-BEE-ram Ahimaaz: Ah-HIH-mah-az Abishag: AB-ih-shag Ahimelech: Ah-HIH-meh-leck Abishai: AA-bih-shigh Ahinoam: Ah-hee-NOH-um Abner: AB-ner Ahisamach: Ah-HEE-sah-mahk Abomination: Ah-bah-mih-NAY-shun Ahithophel: Ah-HITH-oh-fel Abraham: AY-brah-ham Ai: EYE Absalom: AB-sah-lom Aiah: Ah-EE-ah Acacia: Ah-KAY-shah Aijalon: AY-jah-lun Achaia: Ah-KAY-ah Akkadian: Ah-KAY-dee-an Achan: AH-kun Akrabbim: Ah-krah-BEEM Achar: Ah-KAHR Alamoth: AL-uh-moth Achish: Ah-KEESH Alpha: AL-fah Achor: Ah-CORE Amalek: AM-uh-leck Achsah: AHK-sah Amalekites: Ah-MAL-eh-kites Achshaph: AHK-shahf Amana: Ah-MAH-nah Achzib: Ahk-ZEEB Amariah: Am-ah-RIGH-ah Acropolis: Ah-CRAH-poh-liss Amasa: Ah-MAH-sah Adonijah: Ah-doh-NIGH-juh Amasis: AM-ah-sis Adoniram: Ah-doh-NIGH-ram Amenemopet: Ah-men-EM-oh-pay 1 ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Guide to Pronunciation Amethyst: AM-eh-thist Ararat: AIR-ah-rat Ammon: AM-mun Archelaus: Ark-keh-LAY-us Ammonites: AM-moh-nites Archippus: ARCH-ih-puss Amon: AM-on Areopagus: Air-ee-OP-ah-gus Amorite: AM-moh-rite Aretas: AH-reh-tas Ampliatus: Am-plee-AH-tus Argob: Ar-GOBE Amram: Ahm-RAHM Ariel: Air-ee-ELL Amulet: AM-you-let Arimathea: Air-ah-mah-THEE-ah Anakim: Ah-nah-KEEM Arioch: ARE-ee-ock Ananias: Ah-nah-NIGH-us Aristarchus: Ar-iss-STAR-kus Anathoth: AN-uh-thothe Aristobulus: Air-iss-TAH-bih-lus Andronicus: An-DROH-nih-kus Armoni: Ar-MOH-nee Annas: ANN-us Arnon: ARE-non Antichrist: AN-tee-christ Aroer: Ah-ROH-er Antioch: AN-tee-ahk Arpachshad: Ar-POCK-shad Antiochus: An-TIE-oh-kus Arpad: ARE-pahd Apelles: Ah-PELL-us Artemas: ARE-teh-mas Aphek: AY-fek Artemis: AHR-teh-miss Aphiah: Ah-FEE-ah Arvad: ARE-vahd Apocalypse: Ah-POCK-ah-lips Asa: AY-suh Apocalyptic: Ah-pah-kah-LIP-tic Asaph: AY-saf Apodictic: Aa-poh-DIK-tik Ashdod: ASH-dod Apollo: Ah-PAHL-oh Asher: AA-sher Apollos: Ah-PAH-lus Asherah: Ah-sheh-RAH Apollyon: Ah-PAHL-yon Asherim: Ash-uh-REEM Apostasy: Ah-PAHS-tah-see Ashkelon: ASH-keh-lon Apphia: AP-fee-ah Ashpenaz: ASH-peh-noz Aquila: Ah-KWILL-ah Ashtaroth: ASH-tah-roth Arabah: AR-ah-bah Ashtoreth: ASH-toh-reth Arabia: Ah-RAY-bee-ah Assur: ASH-ur Arad: ARE-ad Assyria: Ah-SEER-ee-ah Aram: AIR-um Astarte: As-TAR-teh Aram-maacah: AR-am-mah-ah-CAH Asyncritus: Ah-SIN-crih-tus Aram-nahaaraim: AIR-am-Nah-har-uh-EEM Atad: AY-tad Aram-zobah: AIR-um-ZOH-bah Ataroth: Ah-tah-ROTHE Aramaic: Air-ah-MAY-ick Athaliah: Ath-ah-LIGH-ah Aramean: Air-ah-MEE-an Atharim: Ah-thah-REEM 2 ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Guide to Pronunciation Augustus: Ah-GUSS-tuss Beer-la-hai-roi: BEER-lah-HIGH-roi Avvim: Ah-VEEM Beeroth: Buh-eh-ROTHE Azariah: Ah-zah-RIGH-ah Beersheba: Beer-SHEE-bah Azazel: Ah-zah-ZALE Behemoth: Beh-HEE-moth Azekah: Ah-zeh-KAH Belshazzar: BELL-shah-zar Azmon: AZ-mon Ben-hadad: Ben-hah-DAHD Azubah: Ah-ZOO-bah Benaiah: Beh-NIGH-ah Azzur: AZZ-ur Benhadad: Ben-hah-DAHD Baal: Bah-AHL Beon: Beh-OWN Baal-hazor: Bah-AHL-hah-TSORE Beor: Beh-OR Baal-meon: Bah-ALL-may-AHN Beracah: Ber-ah-CAH Baal-perazim: Bah-AHL-per-rah-ZEEM Berechiah: Beh-reh-KIGH-ah Baal-zephon: Bah-AHL-zeh-FONE Berith: Buh-REETH Baalath: Bah-ah-LAHTH Berothah: Beh-ROH-thah Baale-judah: Bah-AHL-le- JOO-dah Berothai: Beh-roh-THAI Baanah: Bah-ah-NAH Beryl: BEHR-ill Baasha: Bah-ah-SHAH Besor: Beh-SORE Babylon: BAA-beh-lon Beth-horon: Beth-HOR-on Baca: Bah-KAH Beth-jeshimoth: BETH-yeh-shih-MOTHE Bahurim: Bah-hoor-EEM Beth-le-aphrah: BETH-leh-ah-FRAH Balaam: BAY-lem Beth-shemesh: Beth-SHEH-mesh Baladan: BAH-lah-don Beth-togannah: BETH-toh-gar-MAH Balak: BAY-lak Bethany: BETH-ah-nee Bamah: Bah-MAH Bethel: Beth-ELL Bamoth: Bah-MOTHE Bethesda: Beh-THEHZ-dah Barabbas: Buh-RAA-bus Bethezel: Beth-eh-ZEL Barachel: Bah-rah-KELL Bethhaccherem: BETH-hah-I-IR-um Barachia: Bah-rah-KEE-ah Bethharam: Beth-hah-RAHM Barak: Bah-RACK Bet hlehem Ephrathah: Barnabas: BAR-nah-bas BETH-leh-hem-eh-FRAH-thah Bartimaeus: Bar-tih-MAY-us Bethlehem: BETH-leh-hem Barzillai: Bar-ZIL-eye Bethphage: BETH-fah-jee Bashan: Bah-SHAHN Bethsaida: Beth-SAY-ih-dah Bashan: Bah-SHAN Bethuel: BETH-you-eli Bath-rabbim: Bah-AHTH-rah-BEEM Bethzatha: Beth-ZAH-thah Becorath: Beh-COR-rath Bezalel: BEZ-ah-lel Beelzebul: Bee-EHL-ze-bul Bezek: BAY-zek 3 ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Guide to Pronunciation Bezer: BEH-zer Cherethites: CHAIR-eh-thites Bildad: BILL-dad Cherith: KEE-rith Bilhah: BIL-hah Cherubim: CHAIR-uh-bim Bithynia: Bih-THIN-ee-ah Chileab: CHIH-lee-ab Boaz: BO-az Chilion: KIL-ee-un Bochim: Boh-KEEM Chilmad: KILL-mad Bozrah: BOZ-rah Chinnereth: KIH-neh-reth Bul: BOOL Chinneroth: KIN-eh-roth Buz: BUHZ Chislev: KIZ-lev Buzi: BU-zye Chloe: KLOH-wee Buzite: BOO-zite Chorazim: KORE-ah-zim Byblos: BIB-los Chorazin: Koh-RAH-zin Cabul: KAY-bul Chrysolite: KRIS-oh-light Caesar: SEE-zar Chrysoprase: KRIS-oh-prays Caesarea-Philippi: Sess-ah-REE-ah-FILL-ih-pie Cilicia: Si-LEE-shuh Caesarea: Sess-ah-REE-ah Circumcision: SUR-kum-sih-zhun Caiaphus: KAY-ah-fuss Claudius: CLAH-dee-us Caligula: Kah-LIG-you-lah Cleopas: KLEE-oh-pus Cana: KAY-nah Clopas: KLOH-pas Canaan: CAY-nan Colossae: Cuh-LOSS-eye Canaanites: KAY-nuh-nites Cor: CORE Canneh: CAN-neh Cornelius: Kor-NEE-lee-us Capernaum: Kah-PER-nay-um Crispus: KRIS-pus Caphtorim: Caf-toh-REEM Cubit: CUE-bit Cappadocia: Cap-ah-DOSH-ee-ah Cush: KOOSH Carchemish: CAR-keh-mish Cushan-rishathaim: KOO-shan-rish-uh-THAY-im Carmel: Car-MEL Cushan: KOO-shan Carnelian: Kar-NEEL-yen Cushi: KOOSH-eye Casuistic: Kaa-zoo-ISS-tic Cyprus: SIGH-pruss Cenchreae: SEN-kree-ah Cyrene: Sigh-REE-nee Censer: SEN-ser Cyrenians: Sigh-REE-nee-ans Centurion: Sen-TOOR-ee-un Dagon: DAY-gone Cephas: SEE-fuss Dalmanutha: Dal-mah-NOO-thah Chalcedony: Kal-SEH-doh-nee Dalmatia: Dal-MAY-shuh Chaldean: Cal-DEE-an Damascus: Duh-MAS-kuhs Chebar: KEE-bar Darius: DARE-ee-us Chemosh: KEE-mosh Dathan: Dah-THAHN 4 Guide to Pronunciation ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Debir: Deh-BEER Elishama: Ell-lee-SHAH-mah Decalogue: DEH-kah-log Elisheba: Eh-lee-SHEH-bah Decapolis: Dee-CAP-oh-liss Elishua: Ell-lee-SHOO-ah Dedan: DEE-dan Elizaphan: Eh-lee-zah-FAHN Dedanites: DEH-duh-nites Elkanah: ELL-kah-nah Demas: DEE-mas Elkosh: EL-kosh Demetrius: Di-MEE-tree-us Elohim: Eh-loh-HEEM Denarii: Deh-NAIR-ee Elohist: EH-loh-hist Denarius: Deh-NAIR-ee-us Elon: EE-lon Desecration: Deh-seh-KRAY-shun Elyon: Eh-lee-ON Dibon: dih-BONE Emim: Eh-MEEM Diotrephes: Die-AH-tref-ays Emmanuel: Ih-MAN-yoo-ell Doeg: DOH-egg En-eglaim: En-eh-GLAH-eem Domitian: Doh-MIH-shun En-gedi: En-GEH-dee Dorcus: DOR-kus En-rogel: En-roh-GEL Dothan: DOH-thun Endor: EN-door Eder: AY-der Enhakkore: En-hah-KORE Edom: EE-dum Enoch: EE-nuck Edrei: EH-dreheye Enosh: EE-nosh Egypt: EE-jipt Epaenetus: Ee-PAY-neh-tus Ehud: EE-hude Epaphras: Ee-PAF-ras Ekron: EHK-ron Epaphroditus: Ee-paf-roh-DIGH-tus El Shaddai: El-shah-DIGH Ephah: EE-fah Elah: EE-lah Ephesus: EH-fuh-sus Elam: EE-lum Ephod: EE-fod Eleazar: Ell-ee-AY-zar Ephphatha: EFF-fah-thah Elhanan: ELL-hah-non Ephraim: EE-frah-eem Eli: EE-ligh Ephraimites: EE-frah-eem-ites Eliab: EH-lee-ab Ephrathah: EFF-ra-thah Eliada: Ell-lee-AH-dah Ephron: EFF-ron Eliezer: Eh-lee-AY-zer Epicurean: Eh-pih-CURE-ee-an Elihu: Ee-HIE-hew Epilogue: EH-pih-log Elijah: Ee-LIGH-jah Erastus: Eh-RASS-tus Elim: Eh-LEEM Esarhaddon: Eh-shar-HAD-dun Elimelech: Eh-lee-MEH-lek Esau: EE-saw Eliphaz: EHL-ih-faz Eschatological: Ess-kah-toh-LAH-jih-cal Elishah: Eh-LIGH-shah Eschatology: Ess-kah-TAH-lo-gee 5 ADULT BIBLE STUDIES CONCISE COMMENTARY Guide to Pronunciation Eshtaol: ESH-tah-ole Gennesaret: Geh-NESS-ah-ret Eshtemoa: Esh-teh-MOH-ah Gentile: JEN-tile Ethanim: Eth-ah-NEEM Gera(h): GER-ah Ethiopia: Ee-thee-OH-pia Gerar: Ger-ARE Ethiopian: Ee-thee-OH-pee-an Gerasa: GEH-rah-sah Eubulus: YOU-buh-lus Gerasene: GER-ah-seen Eunuch: YOO-nick Gergesa: GER-geh-sah Euodia: You-OH-dee-ah Gerizim: Geh-rih-ZEEM Euphrates: You-FRAY-tees Gershom: GER-shum Eutychus: YOO-tih-kus Gethsemane: Geth-SEH-mah-nee Evil-merodach: Ee-vil-MER-oh-dak Gezer: GEH-zer Exhortation: Ex-or-TAY-shun Gibbethon: GIB-uh-thon Eze kiel Ben-adam: Ee-ZEE-kee-al Gibeah: GIH-bee-ah BEN-ah-DAHM Gibeath-Elohim: GIB-ee-ath-el-oh-HEEM Ezion-geber: EH-zee-own-GEH-ber Gibeon: GIB-ee-un Ezrahite: EZ-rah-hite Gideon: GID-ee-un Fair: Jah-EER Gihazi: Gih-HAH-zigh Favan: JAH-van Gihon: GEE-hon Fortunatus: For-too-NAH-tus Gilead: GIH-lee-ad Freshets: FRESH-ets Gilgal: GIL-gal Gaal: Gah-ALL Ginath: GIH-nath Gadarenes: GAA-deh-reens Gittith: GIT-tith Gaius: GAY-us Glossa/alia: Gloss-a-LAY-lee-ah Galatia: Ga-LAY-shuh Gnostic: NOSS-tik Galatia: Gah-LAY-shuh Gnosticism: NOSS-tih-siz-um Galilee: GAL-ih-lee Goah: GO-ah Gallim: Gal-LEEM Goiim: Goh-EEM Gamad: GAY-mad Golgotha: GOLE-gah-thah Gamaliel: Ga-MAY-lee-el Gomer: GO-mer Gareb: GAHR-eb Gomorrah: Guh-MORE-uh Gaza: GAH-zah Goshen: GOH-shen Geba: GAY-bah Gozan: GOH-zan Gebal: GAY-ball Habakkuk: Hah-BACK-uk Gedaliah: Geh-dah-LIGH-uh Hachilah: Hah-kee-LAH Gedara: GEH-dah-rah