Bible Dictionary: Uncle

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

2. (n.) A pawnbroker.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

UNCLE

un'-k'l (dodh, "beloved," "uncle," "relation").

See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

Greek

2266. Herodias -- Herodias, granddaughter of Herod the Great
... Definition: Herodias Definition: Herodias (died after AD 40), daughter of Aristobulus
and granddaughter of Herod I, wife, first, of her uncle Herod, second, of ...
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921. Barnabas -- Barnabas, an Israelite companion of Paul
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Barnabas Phonetic Spelling: (bar-nab'-as) Short
Definition: Barnabas Definition: Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1730. dod -- beloved, love, uncle
... 1729, 1730. dod. 1731 . beloved, love, uncle. Transliteration: dod Phonetic
Spelling: (dode) Short Definition: beloved. Word Origin ...
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8137. Shenatstsar -- uncle of Zerubbabel
... 8136, 8137. Shenatstsar. 8138 . uncle of Zerubbabel. Transliteration: Shenatstsar
Phonetic Spelling: (shen-ats-tsar') Short Definition: Shenazzar. ...
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1733. dodah -- aunt
... Word Origin fem. of dod Definition aunt NASB Word Usage aunt (1), father's sister
(1), uncle's wife (1). aunt, father's sister, uncle's wife. ...
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279. Achiam -- "brother of mother," one of David's men
... Ahiam. From 'ach and 'em; brother of the mother (ie Uncle); Achiam, an Israelite --
Ahiam. see HEBREW 'ach. see HEBREW 'em. 278, 279. Achiam. 280 . ...
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Library

Letter Lx. To Gregory his Uncle.
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter LX. To Gregory
his uncle. Formerly I was glad to see my brother. Why not ...
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Letter Lix. To Gregory, his Uncle.
... TOU AGIOU BAChILEIOU PERI TOU PNEUMATOCh BIBLION. Letter LIX. To Gregory, his uncle.
1. "I have long time holden my peace. Am I to hold my peace for ever? ...
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Concerning Theodore, the Keeper of the Sacred Vessels of Antioch. ...
... How Julian, the Uncle of the Traitor, on Account of these Vessels, falls
a Prey to Worms. It is said that when Julian, the uncle ...
/.../chapter viii concerning theodore the keeper.htm

Of what Befell Julianus, the Emperor's Uncle, and Felix.
... Book III. Chapter IX."Of what befell Julianus, the Emperor's Uncle, and
Felix. Julianus forthwith fell sick of a painful disease ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter ix of what befell julianus.htm

Visiting Relatives in the East
... experience of salvation. George returned to the West and I remained for
sometime longer with an uncle, Mother's brother. I did what ...
/.../cole/trials and triumphs of faith/chapter xviii visiting relatives in.htm

Jacob Jones; Or, the Man who Couldn't Get Along in the World.
... A good chance for a small, but safe beginning, was seen by the uncle, which would
require only about a thousand dollars as an investment. ... "Your uncle! ...
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How to Keep Out of Trouble
... HOW TO KEEP OUT OF TROUBLE. Old Uncle John was not so spry as he had once been. ... No
matter what happened, Uncle John seemed to have no part in the trouble. ...
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Introduction.
... His father was draper to the king. His mother died when he was four years old. He
was named Isaac after an uncle, who died in 1680, Bishop of St. Asaph. ...
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The Life Story of Pastor Wang
... There was no money for a coffin, and many were waiting like hungry wolves to eat
the uncoffined dead; moreover, the boy and his uncle were too weak to drag the ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xiii the life story.htm

Bessie Sees Her Duty.
... Being an orphan and living in the home of an infidel uncle, where she had no one
to understand or sympathize with her views, she often sought Bessie for ...
/.../byrum/the value of a praying mother/chapter xxiii bessie sees her.htm

Thesaurus

Uncle (14 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. UNCLE. un'-k'l (dodh, "beloved," "uncle," "relation").
See RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY. Multi-Version Concordance Uncle (14 Occurrences). ...
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Uncle's (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Uncle's (7 Occurrences). Genesis 29:10 It happened,
when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother's ...
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Cousin (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One collaterally related more remotely than a
brother or sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. ...
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Hanamel (4 Occurrences)
... han'-a-mel (hanam'el; the King James Version Hanameel, ha-nam'el): The son of Shallum,
Jeremiah's uncle, of whom the prophet, while in prison, during the time ...
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Hanameel (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 32:7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee
saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption ...
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Han'amel (4 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 32:7 Lo, Hanameel son of Shallum, thine uncle, is coming unto thee, saying,
Buy for thee my field that 'is' in Anathoth, for thine 'is' the right of ...
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Lot (145 Occurrences)
... On the death of his father, he was left in charge of his grandfather Terah (31),
after whose death he accompanied his uncle Abraham into Canaan (12:5), thence ...
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Uzziel (17 Occurrences)
... Strength of God. (1.) One of the sons of Kohath, and uncle of Aaron (Exodus 6:18;
Leviticus 10:4). (2.) A Simeonite captain (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). ...
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Abihail (6 Occurrences)
... (5.) The father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai (Esther 2:15). Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. ... He was uncle of Mordecai. Edward Mack. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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An'athoth (19 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 32:7 Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you, saying,
Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours ...
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Bible Concordance

Uncle (14 Occurrences)

Leviticus 10:4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Draw near, carry your brothers from before the sanctuary out of the camp."
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Leviticus 20:20 If a man lies with his uncle's wife, he has uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
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Leviticus 25:49 or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.
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1 Samuel 10:14 Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" He said, "To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel."
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1 Samuel 10:15 Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you."
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1 Samuel 10:16 Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys were found." But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn't tell him.
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1 Samuel 14:50 and the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.
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2 Kings 24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 27:32 Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
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2 Chronicles 36:10 At the return of the year king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of Yahweh, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
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Esther 2:7 He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
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Esther 2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.
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Jeremiah 32:7 Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you, saying, Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:12 and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who subscribed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
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Subtopics

Uncle

Related Terms

Uncle's (7 Occurrences)

Cousin (7 Occurrences)

Hanamel (4 Occurrences)

Hanameel (4 Occurrences)

Han'amel (4 Occurrences)

Lot (145 Occurrences)

Uzziel (17 Occurrences)

Abihail (6 Occurrences)

An'athoth (19 Occurrences)