Word Study - J - 46 words


jacinth
(noun)

[ a precious stone of a blue color ] 1604
[ a gem of a deep reddish yellow approaching to a flame color, or the deepest amber ] 1675
[ a precious stone, of a violet and purple color ] 1755
[ a very hard stone that has a yellow color, somewhat like a flame ] 1828
[ a clear or unclouded gem ] 1828

jangling
(participle present tense)

[ making a harsh sound ] 1604
[ differing ] 1675
[ being at difference ] 1755
[ contending in words ] 1755
[ disputing or arguing noisily ] 1828
[ quarreling ] 1828
[ bickering in words ] 1828
[ talking about trifles, or of what people do not understand ] 1828
[ making not able to be maintained ] 1828
[ wrangling ] 1828
[ sounding harsh ] 1828
[ sounding discordantly ] 1828

(noun)

[ a noisy argument or disagreement ] 1604
[ vain or contentious ] 1675
[ a noisy dispute ] 1755
[ a wrangling ] 1828

jasper
(noun)

[ a precious stone of a green color ] 1604
[ a hard stone of a bright beautiful green color, sometimes clouded with white, found in various sizes and shapes ] 1675
[ a precious stone of various colors, white, red, brown and bluish green ] 1828

jealous
(adjective)

[ afraid of having a rival ] 1604
[ requiring sensitivity in dealing with others or careful handling of ] 1675
[ suspicious in love ] 1755
[ seeking to emulate or imitate someone or something ] 1755
[ full of competition ] 1755
[ zealously cautious against dishonor ] 1828
[ suspiciously vigilant, careful, or fearful ] 1828
[ much given to suspect sin, or danger ] 1828
[ suspicions ] 1828
[ apprehensive of rivalship ] 1828
[ uneasy through fear that another has withdrawn or may withdraw affections ] 1828
[ suspicions that one does not enjoy the affections or respect of others ] 1828
[ suspicions that the another is more loved and respected than one’s self ] 1828
[ full of competition ] 1828
[ solicitous to defend the honor of ] 1828
[ concerned for the character of ] 1828
[ suspiciously vigilant ] 1828
[ in a manner resulting from or revealing worry ] 1828
[ careful and concerned for ] 1828

jealousy
(adverb)

[ a being envious of someone or their achievements and advantages ] 1604
[ suspicion ] 1675
[ mistrust ] 1755
[ suspiciously ] 1755
[ ambitious or eager to emulate ] 1828
[ with suspicious fear ] 1828
[ vigilance ] 1828
[ caution ] 1828
[ with suspicion ] 1828
[ that passion or peculiar uneasiness which arises from the fear that a rival may rob us of affection of another ] 1828

JEHOVAH
(noun)

[ LORD ALMIGHTY ] 1604
[ the most sacred NAME of GOD ] 1675
[ GOD, WHO is, WHO was, and is to come ] 1755
[ the proper NAME of GOD in the Hebrew language ] 1789
[ I AM that I AM ] 1789
[ the incommunicable NAME of GOD, signifies GOD’S absolute independency, self existence, eternity, and being, the cause of existence to all creatures ] 1828
[ the scripture NAME of GOD ] 1828
[ in the Hebrew language, a NAME that denotes, to be fixed, to stand, to remain or abide ] 1828
[ a NAME peculiarly appropriate to the eternal SPIRIT, the unchangeable GOD ] 1828
[ the NAME of GOD, often rendered LORD ] 1828

jeopardy
(noun)

[ danger ] 1604
[ a lost challenge ] 1675
[ danger ] 1755
[ hazard ] 1755
[ risk ] 1828
[ peril ] 1828
[ to expose to danger ] 1828
[ exposure to death, loss or injury ] 1828

jesting
(participle present tense)

[ making a merry witty conceit ] 1604
[ diverting or making merry by words or actions ] 1675
[ saying something foolish or unreasonable ] 1755
[ making an utterance meant only to raise laughter ] 1755
[ speaking in a feign, or not earnest manner ] 1828
[ uttering words meant only to excite laughter ] 1828
[ uttering in sport ] 1828
[ saying what is not true, merely for diversion ] 1828
[ making sportive talk and merry acts of mischief ] 1828
[ using sharp words to mock or convey contempt ] 1828
[ talking for diversion or merriment ] 1828
[ not showing a sober heart or a respectful way of thinking ] 1828

(noun)

[ a brief or pithy wit ] 1604
[ wit that attempts to obtain laughter ] 1675
[ speech in a diverting manner, not in earnest ] 1828

JESUS
(noun)

[ SAVIOR ] 1604
[ the NAME of our blessed LORD and SAVIOR CHRIST ] 1675
[ CHRIST ] 1755
[ GOD ] 1789
[ the MESSIAH ] 1789
[ the NAME given to the MESSIAH by Joseph and Mary, at the command of the Angel ] 1828

Jew
(noun)

[ the people of Judea ] 1604
[ a name given to the people of the kingdom of Judah ] 1675
[ a Hebrew or Israelite ] 1828

Jewry
(noun)

[ Judea ] 1604
[ a land inhabited by Jews ] 1675

join
(verb transitive)

[ to knit or unite together ] 1604
[ to add to ] 1675
[ to add one to another in continuity ] 1755
[ to couple ] 1755
[ to combine ] 1755
[ to unite in league or marriage ] 1828
[ to dash together ] 1828
[ to collide ] 1828
[ to encounter ] 1828
[ to associate ] 1828
[ to unite in any act ] 1828
[ to unite in concord ] 1828
[ to act in concert with ] 1828
[ to grow to ] 1828
[ to adhere ] 1828
[ to be continuous ] 1828
[ to close ] 1828
[ to clash ] 1828
[ to unite with in marriage, or any other league ] 1828
[ to become confederate ] 1828
[ to make an alliance or league ] 1828
[ to enter into intimacy with ] 1828
[ to be reckoned with ] 1828
[ to set or bring one thing in direct contact with another ] 1828
[ to connect ] 1828
[ to be touching, close or in contact ] 1828
[ to unite with in marriage, league, confederacy, or partnership ] 1828

joined
(participle passive)

[ added ] 1604
[ united ] 1675
[ set or fastened together ] 1755
[ associated ] 1828
[ confederated ] 1828
[ knitted or united together ] 1828
[ made an alliance ] 1828
[ entered into intimacy with ] 1828
[ reckoned with ] 1828

joining
(participle present tense)

[ adding to ] 1604
[ making to touch ] 1675
[ uniting ] 1755
[ confederating ] 1828
[ knitting or uniting together ] 1828
[ making an alliance ] 1828
[ entering into intimacy with ] 1828
[ reckoning with ] 1828

joinings
(plural noun)

[ acts of bringing two things into contact ] 1604
[ places where two or more things are united ] 1675

joint
(noun)

[ a place where one thing or member is added to another ] 1604
[ juncture of moveable parts ] 1675
[ hinge ] 1755
[ junctures which admit motion of the parts ] 1755
[ a knot ] 1828
[ a socket where parts naturally move ] 1828
[ the joining of two or more things ] 1828
[ the joint of two or more bones ] 1828
[ the place where two pieces are united ] 1828
[ the uniting of the bones in a man’s body, or an animal’s body ] 1828

(adjective)

[ portions among many ] 1604
[ united in the same possession ] 1675
[ combined ] 1755
[ acting together in association with others ] 1828
[ united by two or more ] 1828
[ united in the same possession ] 1828
[ acting in agreement ] 1828
[ having an interest in the same thing ] 1828
[ used or occupied by two or more ] 1828

(verb)

[ to join together in confederacy ] 1604
[ to form many parts into one ] 1675
[ to cut or divide into quarters ] 1828

joint-heirs
(plural noun)

[ an heir having a joint interest with another ] 1604

joints
(plural noun)

[ the uniting of the bones in the body ] 1604
[ the uniting parts of a thing ] 1675
[ places where one thing or member is added to another ] 1755
[ the places where two pieces are united ] 1828

jostle
(verb transitive)

[ to thrust or push with the elbows ] 1604
[ to rush against ] 1675
[ to run against ] 1755
[ to push ] 1828

jot
(noun)

[ a little bit ] 1604
[ the very least part of something ] 1675
[ a title ] 1755
[ a point ] 1755
[ the least assignable quantity ] 1828
[ the smallest part ] 1828
[ an reference to a very small letter in the Hebrew alphabet ] 1828
[ an extremely small amount ] 1828
[ scarcely more than a point ] 1828
[ a reference to the letter Yod, which is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet ] 1828
[ an allusion to the Hebrew letter Jod, which is scarcely more than a point ] 1828

(verb)

[ to set down ] 1604
[ to make a written message of ] 1675

journey
(noun)

[ a days work ] 1604
[ travel by land ] 1675
[ the travel of a day ] 1755
[ a voyage or travel by sea ] 1755
[ a passage from place to place ] 1828
[ a removal from one place to another ] 1828
[ travel by land to any distance and for any time ] 1828
[ a passing by water ] 1828
[ a travel from one place to another ] 1828

(verb)

[ to travel ] 1604
[ to pass from place to place ] 1675
[ to travel from place to place ] 1755
[ to pass from home to a distance ] 1828

journeyed
(participle passive)

[ traveled ] 1604
[ passed from place to place ] 1675
[ a traveled or passed from one place to another ] 1755
[ traveled by land ] 1828

journeying
(participle present tense)

[ traveling ] 1604
[ passing from place to place ] 1675
[ a traveling or passing from one place to another ] 1755
[ traveling by land ] 1828

journeyings
(plural noun)

[ travels ] 1604
[ acts of passing from place to place ] 1675
[ travels from one place to another ] 1828

joy
(noun)

[ gladness ] 1604
[ cheerfulness ] 1675
[ pleasure ] 1755
[ the passion produced by any happy accident ] 1755
[ pleased ] 1755
[ a feeling of triumphant elation or great happiness ] 1828
[ the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful ] 1828
[ liveliness ] 1828
[ festivity ] 1828
[ happiness ] 1828
[ delight ] 1828
[ affection or liking for someone or something ] 1828
[ an agreeable mental sensation arising from conscious possession of, or from hope of enjoying, something pleasant or valuable ] 1828
[ the passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good ] 1828
[ that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune ] 1828
[ a glorious and triumphant state ] 1828
[ an agreeable affection arising from felt possession, or from hope of enjoying something pleasant or valuable, and the expression thereof in praise ] 1828
[ that pleasure which GOD takes in his people or work, and to do good to, and support the same ] 1789
[ natural cheerfulness, arising from some outward pleasure or profit ] 1828
[ spiritual excitement arising from possession of, and hope to enjoy forever, GOD in CHRIST, with an agreeable earnestness in acting to HIS honor ] 1828
[ an agreeable affection of the soul, arising from the hope or possession of some benefit ] 1828
[ the delight and satisfaction of the soul in its union with GOD in CHRIST, as the greatest and highest good ] 1828

(verb)

[ to rejoice ] 1604
[ to be glad ] 1675
[ to show or feel great happiness and exhilaration ] 1755
[ to congratulate ] 1755
[ to entertain kindly ] 1828
[ to gladden ] 1828
[ to exhilarate ] 1828
[ to enjoy ] 1828
[ to give joy to ] 1828
[ to entertain kindly ] 1828
[ to have or possess with pleasure ] 1828
[ to have pleasure in the possession of ] 1828

joyed
(participle passive)

[ gladdened ] 1604
[ enjoyed ] 1675

joyful
(adjective)

[ full of cheer or joy ] 1604
[ full of joy ] 1675
[ glad ] 1755
[ show or feel great happiness and exhilaration ] 1828
[ very glad ] 1828
[ rejoicing ] 1828
[ exulting ] 1828

joyfully
(adverb)

[ with joy ] 1604
[ gladly ] 1675

joyfulness
(noun)

[ great gladness ] 1604
[ joy ] 1675

joying
(participle present tense)

[ rejoicing ] 1604

joyous
(adjective)

[ merry ] 1604
[ cheerful ] 1675
[ pleasant and delightful ] 1755
[ full of cheerfulness and great pleasure ] 1828
[ glad ] 1828
[ joyful ] 1828
[ giving joy ] 1828

joyously
(adverb)

[ with joy or gladness ] 1604
[ merrily ] 1675
[ cheerfully ] 1755

jubilee
(noun)

[ year of joy, which happened to the Jews every fifty years ] 1604
[ a year of rejoicing, celebrated every fiftieth year among the Jews, in commemoration of their deliverance out of Egypt ] 1675
[ a public festivity ] 1755
[ a time of rejoicing ] 1755
[ a season of joy ] 1828
[ a feast among the Jews, every fiftieth year ] 1828
[ a season of great public joy and festivity ] 1828
[ an extraordinary festival held every seventh sabbatical year, all debts were cancelled, and slaves in service were liberated ] 1828

Judaism
(noun)

[ worshipping one GOD without CHRIST ] 1604
[ the religion, customs, or religious rites of the Jews ] 1675
[ the religious doctrines and rites of the Jews ] 1755
[ conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies ] 1828

judge
(noun)

[ an officer of eminent parts and probity appointed to execute justice ] 1604
[ one who is invested with authority to determine any cause or question, public or private ] 1675
[ one who presides in a court of the administration of justice ] 1755
[ one who has skill sufficient to decide upon the merit of any thing ] 1755
[ one that tries the cause of others, and passes sentence upon them ] 1828
[ an officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine causes between parties, according to his commission ] 1828
[ one who has skill to decide on the merits of a question, or on the value of any thing ] 1828
[ one who can discern truth and the state or quality of behavior considered to be correct ] 1828

(verb)

[ to try to determine causes ] 1604
[ to make judgment of, or determine in the mind ] 1675
[ to pass a declaration of guilt fixed by law for a particular offense, and assign punishment decided for an offender ] 1755
[ to form or give a belief about something, usually based on truth or knowledge ] 1755
[ to discern ] 1828
[ to distinguish ] 1828
[ to examine and pass sentence upon ] 1828
[ to examine authoritatively ] 1828
[ to determine finally ] 1828
[ to doom severely ] 1828
[ to understand a matter ] 1828
[ to esteem ] 1828
[ to rule and govern, as one having power to try and determine causes ] 1828
[ to punish, as in consequence of trial and sentence ] 1828
[ to compare truth or ideas, and perceive their agreement or disagreement, and thus to distinguish truth from falsehood ] 1828
[ to form a belief to bring to issue the reasoning or deliberations of the mind ] 1828
[ to hear and determine, as in causes on trial ] 1828
[ to consider accurately for the purpose of forming a belief or conclusion ] 1828
[ to hear and determine a case ] 1828
[ to examine and decide ] 1828
[ to rightly understand and discern ] 1828
[ to think ] 1828
[ to reckon ] 1828

judgement
(noun)

[ the discerning act of reason, belief, and prudence ] 1604
[ a decision ] 1675
[ the condemnation of the judge ] 1755
[ a sentence against an offender ] 1755
[ punishment ] 1755
[ the power of discerning the relations between one word or phrase, or one proportion and another ] 1828
[ doom ] 1828
[ the right or power of passing judgment ] 1828
[ the act of exercising the administration of justice ] 1828
[ determination ] 1828
[ the quality of distinguishing the condition of what is or isn’t right, appropriate, or fitting ] 1828
[ the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or errors ] 1828
[ belief ] 1828
[ a conception of or belief about something ] 1828
[ punishment inflicted by law, with reference to some particular offense ] 1828
[ distribution of justice ] 1828
[ laws and statutes ] 1828
[ wisdom and prudence, whereby one can judge of what is proper or improper, right or wrong ] 1828
[ GOD’S purposes, and the execution thereof ] 1789
[ the solemn trial of men at the last day, that the wicked may be condemned, and the righteous adjudged to everlasting life ] 1789
[ the punishment inflicted for sin ] 1828
[ the statutes or commandments of GOD, or what HE hath decided in HIS word ] 1828
[ controversies to be tried and decided ] 1828
[ the act of judging ] 1828
[ the act or process of the mind in comparing its ideas, to find their agreement or disagreement, and to ascertain truth ] 1828
[ the process of examining truth and arguments, to ascertain justice ] 1828
[ the process of examining the relations between one proposition and another ] 1828
[ the skill of the mind by which man is enabled to compare ideas, and ascertain the relations of conditions of an agreement and propositions ] 1828
[ the determination of the mind, formed from comparing the relations of ideas, or the comparison of truth and arguments ] 1828
[ the sentence or doom pronounced in any cause, by the judge or court by which it is tried ] 1828

judgest
(verb present tense second-person singular)

[ tried to determine causes ] 1604
[ made judgment of, or determined in the mind ] 1675
[ passed a declaration of guilt fixed by law for a particular offense, and assigned punishment decided for an offender ] 1755
[ formed or gave a belief about something, usually based on truth or knowledge ] 1755
[ discerned ] 1828
[ distinguished ] 1828
[ passed sentence upon ] 1828
[ examined authoritatively ] 1828
[ determined finally ] 1828
[ doomed severely ] 1828
[ understood a matter ] 1828
[ esteemed ] 1828
[ ruled and governed, as one having power to try and determine causes ] 1828
[ punished, as in consequence of trial and sentence ] 1828

judgeth
(verb indicative present tense third-person singular)

[ trying to determine causes ] 1604
[ making judgment of, or determining in the mind ] 1675
[ passing a declaration of guilt fixed by law for a particular offense, and assigned punishment decided for an offender ] 1755
[ forming or giving a belief about something, usually based on truth or knowledge ] 1755
[ discerning ] 1828
[ distinguishing ] 1828
[ passing sentence upon ] 1828
[ examining authoritatively ] 1828
[ determining finally ] 1828
[ dooming severely ] 1828
[ understanding a matter ] 1828
[ esteeming ] 1828
[ ruling and governing, as one having power to try and determine causes ] 1828
[ punishing, as in consequence of trial and sentence ] 1828

jurisdiction
(noun)

[ authority, to make, or execute laws in any place ] 1604
[ authority and power to administer and execute laws ] 1675
[ legal authority ] 1755
[ extent of power ] 1755
[ district to which any authority extend ] 1828
[ the legal power or authority of doing justice in cases of complaint ] 1828
[ the power of executing the laws and distributing justice ] 1828
[ power of governing ] 1828
[ the power or right of exercising authority ] 1828
[ the limit within which power may be exercised ] 1828
[ the power to make, declare or apply the law, limited to place or territory, to persons, or to particular subjects ] 1828

just
(adjective)

[ righteous ] 1604
[ reasonable ] 1675
[ fit ] 1755
[ upright ] 1755
[ incorrupt ] 1755
[ equitable in the distribution of justice ] 1828
[ honest ] 1828
[ without offense in dealing with others ] 1828
[ exact ] 1828
[ proper ] 1828
[ accurate ] 1828
[ virtuous ] 1828
[ innocent ] 1828
[ pure ] 1828
[ true ] 1828
[ not forced ] 1828
[ not falsely imputed ] 1828
[ well grounded ] 1828
[ equally punished or rewarded, appropriately for an action ] 1828
[ complete without excess or defect ] 1828
[ regular ] 1828
[ orderly ] 1828
[ exactly proportioned ] 1828
[ full ] 1828
[ what is agreeable to giving every one their due ] 1828
[ due ] 1828
[ suitable ] 1828

(adverb)

[ exactly ] 1604
[ nicely ] 1675
[ accurately ] 1755
[ merely ] 1828
[ barely ] 1828
[ near or nearly, in place or time ] 1828
[ close or closely ] 1828
[ narrowly ] 1828

justice
(noun)

[ justness ] 1604
[ equity ] 1675
[ reasonableness ] 1755
[ right ] 1755
[ law ] 1755
[ the virtue by which each person gives to every person what is their due ] 1828
[ punishment ] 1828
[ assertion of right ] 1828
[ honesty ] 1828
[ integrity in communication or dealings between others ] 1828
[ the virtue which consists in giving to every one what is their due ] 1828
[ suitable action in accordance to the laws and to the principles of morally correct behavior or thinking, in the dealings of men with each other ] 1828
[ agreeableness to right ] 1828

justification
(noun)

[ a clearing ] 1604
[ justifying ] 1675
[ a clearing of transgressors of the divine laws, by the imputation of CHRIST’S righteousness, without any merit on the part of the transgressors ] 1789
[ a giving of a good reason why such a thing was done ] 1755
[ the action of defending from or resisting attack ] 1828
[ the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something ] 1828
[ proof that someone or something is right, reasonable, or justified ] 1828
[ support ] 1828
[ authoritative release from guilt, obligation, or punishment ] 1828
[ deliverance by pardon from sins past ] 1828
[ the act of justifying ] 1828
[ a showing to be just or accordant to law, or righteousness ] 1828
[ the showing of a sufficient reason in court why the accused did what he is called to answer ] 1828
[ remission of sin ] 1828
[ remission from guilt and punishment ] 1828
[ an act of free grace by which GOD pardons the sinner and accepts them as righteous, on account to he atonement of CHRIST ] 1828

justified
(participle passive)

[ made or accounted for righteous ] 1604
[ clean from sin ] 1675
[ cleared one’s self ] 1755
[ made one’s innocence appear, to verify, to prove, maintain, or make good ] 1755
[ made or declared innocent ] 1828
[ gave a good reason why an act was done ] 1828
[ cleared from imputed guilt ] 1828
[ absolved from an accusation ] 1828
[ maintained ] 1828
[ defended ] 1828
[ cleared of blame or suspicion ] 1828
[ freed from past sins by the act of forgiveness ] 1828

justifieth
(verb indicative present tense third-person singular)

[ making or accounting for righteous ] 1604
[ clean from sin ] 1675
[ clearing one’s self ] 1755
[ making one’s innocence appear, to verify, to prove, maintain, or make good ] 1755
[ making or declaring innocent ] 1828
[ giving a good reason why an act was done ] 1828
[ clearing from imputed guilt ] 1828
[ absolving from an accusation ] 1828
[ maintaining ] 1828
[ defending ] 1828
[ clearing of blame or suspicion ] 1828
[ freeing from past sins by the act of forgiveness ] 1828

justify
(verb transitive)

[ to approve ] 1604
[ to make to be accounted good and just ] 1675
[ to clear one’s self, to make one’s innocence appear, to verify, to prove, maintain, or make good ] 1755
[ to make or declare innocent ] 1755
[ to give a good reason why an act was done ] 1755
[ to clear from imputed guilt ] 1828
[ to absolve from an accusation ] 1828
[ to maintain ] 1828
[ to defend ] 1828
[ to vindicate ] 1828
[ to free from past sin by pardon ] 1828
[ to sustain, or declare one righteous ] 1828
[ to prove or show to be just, or conformable to law, right, justice propriety or duty ] 1828
[ to defend or maintain as right ] 1828
[ to show or prove to be right ] 1828
[ to pardon and clear from guilt ] 1828
[ to absolve or acquit from guilt and merited punishment ] 1828
[ to cause another to appear comparatively righteous, or less guilty than one’s self ] 1828
[ to judge rightly of ] 1828
[ to accept as just and treat with favor ] 1828
[ to clear a person from the charge of guilt ] 1828
[ to make one’s innocence appear ] 1828
[ to pardon and clear from guilt ] 1828
[ to absolve from guilt and merited punishment, and to accept as righteous on account of the merits of the SAVIOR, or by the application of CHRIST’S ] 1828
[ atonement to the offender ] 1828
[ to judge rightly of ] 1828
[ to accept as just and treat with favor ] 1828
[ to agree ] 1828
[ to suit ] 1828
[ to clear a person from the charge of guilt, to make their innocence appear ] 1828
[ to acquit a sinner from the guilt of punishment of sin, by pardon, through the imputation of CHRIST’S righteousness ] 1828

justle
(verb intransitive)

[ to shake ] 1604
[ to jog ] 1675
[ to shove ] 1755
[ to encounter ] 1755
[ to clash ] 1828
[ to rush against each other ] 1828
[ to push ] 1828
[ to drive ] 1828
[ to force off or out by rushing against it ] 1828
[ to run against ] 1828
[ to strike against ] 1828