Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Ucal
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ucal is named with Ithiel in Proverbs 30:1. The passage is obscure, and Ucal may be a personal name or part of a phrase describing Agur’s weariness.
Uel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Uel was a descendant of Bani who had taken a foreign wife during the period after the exile. He was among those required to address unlawful marriages.
Uknaz
Other - Old Testament
Uknaz appears in the margin of 1 Chronicles 4:16 as an alternative to “Kenaz.” It is probably a textual form rather than a clearly established separate person.
Ulai
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ulai was a river near Susa in the province of Elam. Daniel stood beside or between its banks when he received the vision of the ram and the goat.
Ulam
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ulam was the name of several individuals or clans in the genealogies of Manasseh and Benjamin. The name is also associated with a descendant whose sons were noted as mighty men.
Ulla
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ulla was an Asherite and head of a family within the tribe of Asher. He is mentioned in the genealogical records of 1 Chronicles.
Ummah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ummah was a city allotted to the tribe of Asher. Its exact identification is uncertain, and some have proposed that the name may represent Acco.
UNBELIEF
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Unbelief is distrust of God or refusal to accept His word, and it may express itself as disobedience. Scripture contrasts it with faith and warns that persistent unbelief can involve moral resistance to God’s commands and promises.
UNBELIEVER
People & Groups - New Testament
An unbeliever is one who lacks faith in God or remains unconverted. In the New Testament the term can refer to pagans outside the Christian community or to those who resist God through persistent disobedience.
Unclean Meats
Law & Covenant - Both
Unclean meats were animals and other foods forbidden under Israel’s ceremonial law. These included certain land animals, fish, birds, insects, blood, and meat from animals that had not been properly slaughtered.
Uncleanness
Law & Covenant - Both
Uncleanness in biblical law meant ceremonial or moral defilement that restricted a person’s participation in Israel’s worship and community. The New Testament emphasizes that true defilement proceeds from the sinful heart rather than from food alone.
Unction
Holy Spirit - New Testament
Unction means anointing. In the New Testament it refers especially to the spiritual anointing given to believers, signifying the Holy Spirit’s presence and teaching.
UNDEFILED
Doctrine & Theology - New Testament
Undeffiled means clean, unstained, or free from moral or ceremonial taint. Scripture uses the term for the sinlessness of Christ, the honor of marriage, and the pure heavenly inheritance promised to believers.
Undergirding
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
Undergirding was the practice of securing a ship with ropes or cables around its hull during a storm. It is mentioned in the account of Paul’s voyage to Rome.
UNDERNEATH
God - Old Testament
“Underneath” expresses what lies below or supports something. In Moses’ blessing, the everlasting arms underneath Israel portray God as the enduring support and protection beneath His people.
UNEQUAL
Christian Life - New Testament
Unequal describes something not properly weighed or matched. The New Testament warning against being unequally yoked uses the image of joining animals of different kinds and teaches against binding oneself in a spiritually unsuitable partnership.
UNFEIGNED
Christian Life - New Testament
Unfeigned means genuine, sincere, and without disguise. In the New Testament it describes faith and love that are transparent rather than hypocritical or merely outward.
UNGODLY
Sin & Judgment - Both
The ungodly are those who are irreverent, impious, and actively withholding from God the prayer, service, and obedience due to Him. Scripture nevertheless declares that Christ died for the ungodly.
Unicorn
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The unicorn of older English translations is the reem, more accurately rendered “wild ox.” It was a powerful, untamable, two-horned animal associated with strength and ferocity.
UNKNOWN GOD
God - New Testament
The “unknown god” was the subject of an altar inscription Paul encountered in Athens. He used it as an opening to proclaim the true God, whom the Athenians worshiped without knowing, as the Creator and Lord of all.
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