Literally a breath or vapour — something that appears for a moment and is gone. Ecclesiastes uses it as its central refrain to describe life pursued apart from God as fleeting and unable to satisfy.

Biblical love describes covenant loyalty and the deliberate choice to love another. It is central to both loving God with all the heart and loving one's neighbour.

A deeply emotional word for compassion. Its root connection with rechem (womb) gives the biblical picture of God's mercy a tender, visceral, maternal quality.

Literally associated with "weight" or "heaviness." God's glory conveys His immense intrinsic worth, importance, and holiness — not merely radiant brightness.

Derived from šākan (to dwell). It connects the sacred Tabernacle and Temple with God's glorious, abiding presence among His redeemed people.

Far more than passive intellectual belief; it describes unshakable reliability and lived steadfastness. Biblical faith is inseparable from faithful walking with God.

One of the most foundational Hebrew concepts. "To hear" carries the vital demand of listening with the intention to obey. The Shema calls Israel to active response.

Finding favour in another's eyes. It illuminates God's gracious, unearned favour freely extended to humanity throughout redemptive history.

Literally connected with missing the archer's mark, in the New Testament it encompasses sin not merely as individual missteps, but as a governing power and condition of rebellion from which Christ sets us free.

A profoundly sacred word directly connecting Christ's sacrifice with the Old Testament mercy seat (Kapporeth) inside the Holy of Holies where atoning blood was sprinkled.

God's unmerited favour freely given to the undeserving. Grace in the New Testament is not merely passive forgiveness, but an active, divine power transforming the human heart.

Parallel to the Hebrew Rûaḥ, carrying the dynamic range of meaning — breath, wind, human spirit, and especially the Sovereign Holy Spirit who regenerates and indwells believers.

Far more than a passive geographic territory. In Jesus' preaching, it refers to the dynamic royal sovereignty of God invading human history to overthrow darkness and bring redemption.

In ancient times, a herald's victory announcement of a king's coronation or military triumph. The New Testament adopts it as the joyful proclamation of Christ's victory over sin and death.

Used in the Greco-Roman world for the formal visit or triumphant state arrival of a reigning Emperor. It becomes the glorious New Testament term for the personal return of Jesus Christ.

Distinct from bios (mere biological functioning). In John's writings, Zoe is the uncreated, indestructible life of God Himself, imparted to all who believe in the Son.