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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. i.) To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases.

2. (a.) Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while.

3. (a.) Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for.

4. (a.) Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense.

5. (a.) Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of.

6. (a.) That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.

7. (a.) Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth.

Greek
5094. timiotes -- preciousness, worth
... preciousness, worth. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: timiotes Phonetic
Spelling: (tim-ee-ot'-ace) Short Definition: preciousness, costliness ...
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514. axios -- of weight, of worth, worthy
... of weight, of worth, worthy. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: axios Phonetic
Spelling: (ax'-ee-os) Short Definition: worthy, worthy of, deserving ...
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5006. talantiaios -- worth a talent, ie of a talent's weight
... worth a talent, ie of a talent's weight. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
talantiaios Phonetic Spelling: (tal-an-tee-ah'-yos) Short Definition: a ...
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5007. talanton -- a balance, hence that which is weighed, ie a ...
... silver or gold. 5007 -- a silver talent, worth about 6,000 denarii (gold
talents were worth about 30 times as much). A talent was ...
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818. atimazo -- to dishonor
... Cognate: 818 -- treat dishonorably (shamefully, with indignity) because
perceived as having no value (honor, worth). See 820 (). ...
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1382. dokime -- (the process or result of) trial, proving ...
... from dokimos Definition (the process or result of) trial, proving, approval NASB
Word Usage ordeal (1), proof (2), proven character (2), proven worth (1), test ...
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2661. kataxioo -- to deem worthy
... as much as, proportional") -- properly, to (on a balance-scale) which ; that reflects
actual, ; hence, to () something as (accurately assessing its worth). ...
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2707. kataphrontes -- a despiser
... Cognate: 2707 -- someone who disdains (despises), viewing something as having no
worth (significance, value). It is used only in Ac 13:41 (quoting Hab 1:5). ...
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4715. stater -- a stater (a coin)
... 4715 -- a silver coin worth two and equivalent to (a , four drachmae) --
the exact amount of the Temple-tax required for people. ...
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2372. thumos -- passion
... J. Thayer) -- properly, #NAME? (intense emotion). When 2372 ("expressed passion")
is used of people it indicates (personal venting of , worth). ...
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Strong's Hebrew
7939. sakar -- hire, wages
... 15). hire, price, rewarded, wages, worth. From sakar; payment of contract; concretely,
salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation ...
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4242. mechir -- price, hire
... gain, hire, price, sold, worth. From an unused root meaning to buy; price, payment,
wages -- gain, hire, price, sold, worth. 4241, 4242. mechir. 4243 . ...
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4373. miksah -- a computation
... number, worth. Feminine of mekec; an enumeration; by implication, a valuation --
number, worth. see HEBREW mekec. 4372, 4373. miksah. 4374 . Strong's Numbers
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4377. meker -- merchandise, value
... merchandise. Word Origin from makar Definition merchandise, value NASB Word
Usage merchandise (1), price (1), worth (1). pay, price, ware. ...
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3644. kemo -- like, as, when
... k-", but used separately (compare ken); as, thus, so -- according to, (such) as
(it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth. ...
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408. al -- not (a subjective neg.)
... not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun,
nothing -- nay, neither, + never, no,nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. ...
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4392. male -- full
... or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully -- X she that
was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth. ...
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1929. hah -- alas!
... NASB Word Usage alas (1). Expressing grief. A shortened form of 'ahahh; ah! Expressing
grief -- woe worth. see HEBREW 'ahahh. 1928, 1929. hah. 1930 . ...
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Library

Doing Something Worth While
... TALK ELEVEN. DOING SOMETHING WORTH WHILE. We all like to feel that what we are
doing counts for something, that it is really worth while. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk eleven doing something worth.htm

What is Your Word Worth?
... TALK FIFTEEN. WHAT IS YOUR WORD WORTH? Everything is measured by some standard of
value. ... Reader, what is your word worth? What value do you place on it? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk fifteen what is your.htm

It is Worth While to Bring Forward the Words Themselves Also...
... Book VII. 31 It is worth while to bring forward the words themselves also?
It is worth while to bring forward the words themselves ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/31 it is worth while.htm

Worth of Beauty. September 23.
... Worth of Beauty. September 23. It is a righteous instinct which bids us welcome
and honour beauty, whether in man or woman, as something ...
/.../kingsley/daily thoughts /worth of beauty september 23.htm

"Moreover, it Will be Worth While to Relate Also Some of his ...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter X. "Moreover, it will be worth while
to relate also some of his familiar sayings? "Moreover ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter x moreover it will.htm

How Much is the Bible Worth?
... WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? CHAPTER XIII. HOW MUCH IS THE BIBLE WORTH? Of the
Bible as a book among books, of the human elements which ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter xiii how much is.htm

Though Some Good Things of Lower Worth
... Though some good things of lower worth. 8,8,8,8,8,8 "The ... 5. Though some good
things of lower worth. My heart is called on to resign,. ...
/.../waring/hymns and meditations/though some good things of.htm

What do we Count them Worth?
... CHAPTER XXIX What do we count them worth? ... It is ever true that what costs
little is worth little." Rev. J. Hudson Taylor, China. ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xxix what do we.htm

It is Indeed Worth While to Consider the Whole of the Passage In.. ...
... Book VII. Chapter 50. " 98. It is indeed worth while to consider the
whole of the passage in? "98. It is indeed worth while ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 50 98 it.htm

LM *John Taylor. The Worth of Years.
... VIII. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 402. LM *John Taylor. The Worth of Years. 1 Like shadows
gliding o'er the plain, Or clouds that roll successive ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/402 l m john taylor.htm

Thesaurus
Worth (36 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth
the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and ...
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Penny-worth (1 Occurrence)
Penny-worth. Pennyworth, Penny-worth. Pens . Multi-Version Concordance
Penny-worth (1 Occurrence). John 6:7 Philip answered ...
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Praise (487 Occurrences)
... 3. (v.) To value; to appraise. 4. (v.) Commendation for worth; approval expressed;
honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation. ...
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Value (138 Occurrences)
... or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable,
or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility ...
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Alabaster (6 Occurrences)
... Mark says (14:5) that this box of ointment was worth more than 300 pence, ie, denarii,
each of the value of sevenpence halfpenny of our money, and therefore ...
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Valuation (22 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting
a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of ...
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Honor (240 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect; consideration;
reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or reverence. ...
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Righteousness (442 Occurrences)
... of Power 4. Righteousness as Inner 5. Righteousness as Social 6. Righteousness as
Expanding in Content with Growth in Ideals of Human Worth LITERATURE 1 ...
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Virtue (21 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Moral excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness;
worth. 2. (n.) Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. ...
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Worthy (92 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Having worth or excellence; possessing
merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous. ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about self-worth? | GotQuestions.org

In the Christian faith, what issues are truly worth debating? | GotQuestions.org

What should we learn from the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31? | GotQuestions.org

Worth: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Worth (36 Occurrences)

Matthew 6:26
See the birds of the sky, that they don't sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value than they?
(See NAS)

Matthew 10:10
Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Matthew 10:31
Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
(See NIV)

Mark 6:37
But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They asked him, "Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give them something to eat?"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Mark 12:42
A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
(See NIV)

Luke 12:7
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
(See NIV)

John 6:7
Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that everyone of them may receive a little."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS)

John 12:5
"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
(See NIV)

Acts 20:24
But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
(See NIV)

Romans 8:18
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 16:4
And if it is worth while for me also to make the journey, they shall go as my companions.
(WEY)

Philippians 1:22
but if to live in flesh is my lot, this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.
(DBY)

Philippians 2:22
But you know Timothy's approved worth--how, like a child working with his father, he has served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
(WEY NAS RSV)

2 Timothy 3:8
And just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these false teachers withstand the truth--being, as they are, men of debased intellects, and of no real worth so far as faith is concerned.
(WEY DBY)

1 Peter 1:7
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ-
(See NIV)

1 Peter 3:4
but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
(See NIV)

Genesis 23:9
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
(KJV WBS)

Genesis 23:15
"My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 27:46
Rebekah said to Isaac, "I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob takes a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good will my life do me?"
(See NIV)

Leviticus 27:23
then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Deuteronomy 15:18
It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
(KJV DBY WBS NIV)

Ruth 3:11
Now, my daughter, don't be afraid; I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people does know that you are a worthy woman.
(Root in WEB ASV DBY RSV)

2 Samuel 18:3
But the people said, "You shall not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NIV)

2 Kings 6:25
And there was a great famine in Samaria; and behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was worth eighty silver-pieces, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung five silver-pieces.
(DBY)

Ezra 8:26
I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels one hundred talents; of gold one hundred talents;
(See NAS RSV)

Ezra 8:27
and twenty bowls of gold, of one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.
(See NAS RSV)

Job 24:25
If it isn't so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Job 28:13
Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.
(Root in WEB ASV DBY)

Proverbs 31:10
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
(Root in WEB ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 7:23
And it will be in that day that in every place where before there were a thousand vines valued at a thousand shekels of silver, there will be nothing but blackberries and thorns.
(See RSV NIV)

Lamentations 4:2
The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 30:2
Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
(KJV JPS)

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Pens (8 Occurrences)

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Vision (106 Occurrences)

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Naboth (18 Occurrences)

Necessity (22 Occurrences)

Nymphas (1 Occurrence)

Jehoiachin (20 Occurrences)

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Loaves (54 Occurrences)

Lowly (29 Occurrences)

Liar (18 Occurrences)

Gain (142 Occurrences)

Gehazi (14 Occurrences)

Weasel (1 Occurrence)

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Worsted (1 Occurrence)

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Imperial (14 Occurrences)

Fellow (166 Occurrences)

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Terah (12 Occurrences)

Reduce (13 Occurrences)

Excellency (53 Occurrences)

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Drachma (2 Occurrences)

Dye (1 Occurrence)

Didrachma (1 Occurrence)

Dignity (14 Occurrences)

Debased (2 Occurrences)

Degenerate (1 Occurrence)

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Debase (1 Occurrence)

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