Hebrew and Greek Strong's Dictionary with all the definitions plus combined with every place that word is used in the definitions.


Complete index of every word used in both the Hebrew and Greek Strong's Dictionary in English Word order.

Hebrew and Greek Expanded Dictionary

prefer 05927 ## ` alah {aw-law'} ; a primitive root ; to ascend , intransitively (be high) or actively (mount) ; used in a great variety of senses , primary and secondary , literal and figurative (as follow) : -- arise (up) , (cause to) ascend up , at once , break [the day ] (up) , bring (up) , (cause to) burn , carry up , cast up , + shew , climb (up) , (cause to , make to) come (up) , cut off , dawn , depart , exalt , excel , fall , fetch up , get up , (make to) go (away , up) ; grow (over) increase , lay , leap , levy , lift (self) up , light , [make ] up , X mention , mount up , offer , make to pay , + perfect , {prefer} , put (on) , raise , recover , restore , (make to) rise (up) , scale , set (up) , shoot forth (up) , (begin to) spring (up) , stir up , take away (up) , work .

prefer 08138 ## shanah {shaw-naw'} ; a primitive root ; to fold , i . e . duplicate (literally or figuratively) ; by implication , to transmute (transitive or intransitive) : -- do (speak , strike) again , alter , double , (be given to) change , disguise , (be) diverse , pervert , {prefer} , repeat , return , do the second time .

prefer 0138 - haireomai {hahee-reh'-om-ahee}; probably akin to 0142; to take for oneself, i.e. to {prefer}: -- choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate hellomai (hel'-lom-ahee); which is otherwise obsolete.

prefer 2309 - thelo {thel'-o}; or ethelo {eth-el'-o}; in certain tenses theleo {thel-eh'-o}; and etheleo {eth-el-eh'-o}; which are otherwise obsolete; apparently strengthened from the alternate form of 0138; to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas 1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or {prefer} (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in: -- desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, -ling [-ly]).

prefer 4255 - proaireomai {pro-ahee-reh'-om-ahee}; from 4253 and 0138; to choose for oneself before another thing ({prefer}), i.e. (by implication) to propose (intend): -- purpose.

prefer 4285 - proegeomai {pro-ay-geh'-om-ahee}; from 4253 and 2233; to lead the way for others, i.e. show deference: -- {prefer}.

prefer 4299 - prokrima {prok'-ree-mah}; from a compound of 4253 and 2919; a prejudgment (prejudice), i.e. prepossession: -- {prefer} one before another.

preferred 05330 ## n@tsach (Aramaic) {nets-akh'} ; corresponding to 05329 ; to become chief : -- be {preferred} .