LECTOR’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Abana = AHB-ah-nah

Baal = BAY-uhl

Abba = AHB-ah

Baal-zephon = BAY-uhl-ZEE-fon

Abednego = ah-BED-nee-go

Babylonia = bab-ih-LOW-nee-ah

Abel-meholah = AY-bel-mi-HO-lah

Balaam = BAY-lam

Abiathar = uh-BY-uh-thar

Balak = BAY-lak

Abihu = uh-BY-hew

Barabbas = bar-RAHB-as

Abilene = ab-ih-LEE-nee

Barnabas = BAR-nah-bus

Achaia = ah-KAY-yah

Barsabbas = bar-SAH-bus

Agabus = AG-ah-bus

Bartimaeus = bar-tih-MEE-us

Ahaz = AY-haz

Bashan = BAY-shan

Akeldama = uh-KEL-deh-muh

Bdellium = DELL-ih-um

Alphaeus = al-FEE-us

Beelzebub = bee-ELL-ze-bub

Amalek = AM-ah-lek

Beersheba = beer-SHEE-bah

Amalekites = ah-MAL-eh-kites

Beor = BEE-or

Amaziah = am-uh-ZY-uh

Berea = beh-REE-ah

Ammonites = AM-mo-nites

Bethel = BETH-elAmorites = AM-oh-rites

Bethphage = BETH-fah-jee

Amos = AY-mus

Bethsaida = beth-SAY-ih-dah

Amoz = AY-muz

Bithynia = bih-THIN-ee-ah

Amphipolis = am-FIPP-oh-lis

Caesarea = sess-ah-REE-ah

Ananias = an-ah-NYE-us

Caiaphas = KAY-ah-fas

Annas = AN-us

Canaan = KAY-nan

Antioch = AN-tee-ock

Capernaum = kuh-PER-nee-um

Apollonia = ap-puh-LOW-nee-ah

Cappadocia = kap-puh-DOH-shee-uhApphia = AF-ih-ah

Cephas = SEE-fas

Apollos = ah-PAWL-lus

Chaldeans = kal-DEE-anz

Archippus = ar-KIPP-us

Chloe = KLOH-ee

Arimathea = air-ih-mah-THEE-uh

Cilicia = sih-LISH-ih-ah

Assyria = ah-SEER-ee-ah

Claudius = KLAW-dee-us

Azariah = az-ah-RYE-ah

Cleopas = KLEE-oh-pas

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Colossae = koh-LAH-sih

Gihon = GY-hon

Crescens = KRES-enz

Gilead = GILL-ee-add

Cretans = KREE-tuns

Gilgal = GILL-gal

Cyrene = sigh-REE-nee

Golgotha = GAUL-goh-thahDalmatia = dal-MAY-shih-ah

Gemorrah = goh-MOR-ah

Decapolis = deh-KAPP-uh-lis

Habakkuk = hah-BAK-uk

Demas = DEE-mas

Hades = HAY-deez

Denarii = deh-NAIR-ee-ee

Hagar = HAY-gar

Dura = DYOO-rahHananiah - han-ah-NYE-ah

Edom = EE-dum

Haran = HAIR-un

Elam = EE-lam

Hazael = HAHZ-ah-ell

Elamites = EE-lam-ights

Hermes = HER-meez

Eldad = ELL-dad

Horeb = HOR-eb

Eli = EE-lie

Hyssop = HIH-supEliezer = ell-ih-EE-zer

Iconium = eye-KOH-nee-um

Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani = AY-loy,Iscariot = iss-KAR-ee-ott

AYloy, LAH-mah sah-bahk-THAH-nee

Ituraea = it-yur-EE-ah

El Shaddai = ell SHAD-eye

Jabbok = JAB-ok

Emmaus = eh-MAY-us

Jairus = JAI-rus

Epaphras = EH-pah-fras

Japheth = JAY-feth

Ephah = EE=fah

Jearim = JEE-eh-rim

Ephesus = EF-eh-sus

Jehoiada = Jeh-HOY-ah-dah

Epphatha = EFF-ah-thahJehu = JEE-hyoo

Ephraim = EE-fray-um

Jeroboam = jair-uh-BOH-am

Ephrathah = EF-rah-thah

Joash = JOH-ash

Etham = EE-thamJoses = JOH-seez

Euphrates = you-FRAY-teez

Judea = joo-DEE-ah

Gabbatha = GAHB-ah-thahJustus = JUS-tus

Galatia = gah-LAY-shahKadesh = KAY-desh

Genneseret = geh-NESS-eh-ret

Kidron = KID-run

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Laodicea = lay-oh-dih-SEE-ah

Negev = NEG-ev

Lucius = LOO-shus

Nicanor = nye-KAY-nor

Lycaonian = lyk-ah-OH-nee-an

Nicodemus = nik-oh-DEE-muss

Lysanias = ly-SAY-nih-as

Nimshi = NIM-shy

Lystra = LISS-trah

Ninevah = NIHN-eh-vah

Macedonia = mass-eh-DOH-nee-ah

Onesimus = oh-NESS-ih-mus

Magdala = MAG-dah-lah

Ophir = OH-fur

Malchus = MAL-kus

Pamphylia = pam-FILL-ee-ah

Mamre = MAHM-ree

Papryus = pah-PY-rus

Manaen = MAN-ah-en

Parmenas = PHAR-mee-nas

Manasseh = mah-NASS-eh

Parthia = PAHR-thee-ah

Massah = MASS-ah

Parthians =PAHR-thee-ans

Matthias = mah-THIGH-us

Patmos = PATT-mos

Medad = MEE-dad

Peniel = PEN-ih-el

Medes = MEEDS

Pergamum = PURR-gah-mum

Media = MEE-dee-ah

Pharaoh = FAIR-oh

Melchizedek = mel-KIZZ-eh-dek

Pharpar = FAR-per

Meribah = MAIR-ih-bah

Philemon = fie-LEE-mon

Merran = MAIR-un

Philippi = FILL-ih-pie

Meshach = MEE-shakPhilistia = fih-LISS-tee-ah

Mesopotamia = mess-oh-poe-TAY-mee-ah

Philistines = fih-LISS-tins

Midian = MIH-dee-an

Phoenicia = feh-NISH-ee-ah

Mizar = MY-zar

Phrygia = FRIJ-ee-ah

Moab = MOH-ab

Pi-hahiroth = pie-ha-HY-rothMoriah = moh-RYE-ah

Pishon = PIE-shon

Mysia = MISH-ee-ah

Pontus - PON-tus

Naaman - NAY-ah-man

Praetorium = pray-TOHR-ee-um

Madab = NAY-dab

Prochorus = PRAHK-oh-rus

Naphtali = NAFF-tah-lee

Quirinius = kwih-RIN-ee-us

Nebuchadnezzer = neb-yoo-kud-NEZ-er

Rabboni = rah-BOH-ny

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Rahab = RAY-hab

Tetrarch = TEH-trark

Ramah = RAY-mah

Theophilus = thee-AH-fih-lus

Rephidim = REF-ih-dim

Thessalonica = thess-ah-loh-NYE-kah

Saba = SAY-ba

Thyatira = THY-ah-TIE-rah

Sadducees = SAD-yoo-seez

Tiberias = ty-BIHR-ee-us

Salome = sah-LOH-mee

Tigris = TIE-griss

Sahnedrin = san-HEE-drin

Timaeus - tih-MEE-us

Sardis = SAR-dis

Timon = TIE-mon

Sepulchre = SEH-pull-ker

Titus = TIE-tusShadrach = SHAD-rak

Trachonitis = trak-oh-NYE-tis

Shaphat = SHAY-fat

Trigon = TRY-gon

Shechm = SHEK-um

Troas - TROH-ahs

Sheol = SHEE-ohl

Tubal = TYOO-bal

Shiloh = SHY-loh

Tyre = TIRE

Shinar = SHY-nar

Uriah = yoo-RYE-ah

Shittim = SHITT-im

Uzziah = uh-ZYE-ah

Sidon = SIGH-duhn

Yahweh = YAH-way

Silvanus = sill-VAY-nus

Zalmon = ZAL-mon

Simeon = SIM -ee-un

Zarephath = ZAIR-eh-fath

Sinews = SIH-nyooz

Zebedee = ZEB-eh-dee

Smyrna = SMUR-nahZebulun = ZEB-you-lun

Sodom = SOD-em

Zechariah = zek-ah-RYE-ah

Sosthenes = SAHS-theh-neez

Zerubbabel = seh-RUB-ah-bel

Stephanas = STEFF-ah-nas

Zoan = ZOH-an

Succoth = SUKK-oth
Syrophoenician = sigh-row-feh-NISH-an
Tabor = TAY-bor
Talitha cumi = TAL-ih-thah KOO-mee
Tarshish = TAR-shish
Teman = TEE-man