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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isaiah 49:18; 61:10, etc.). The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29). The church is called "the bride" (Revelation 21:9; 22:17). Compare parable of the Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A woman newly married, or about to be married.

2. (n.) Fig.: An object ardently loved.

3. (v. t.) To make a bride of.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BRIDE

brid.

See MARRIAGE.

Greek

3565. numphe -- a bride, a young woman
... a bride, a young woman. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: numphe Phonetic
Spelling: (noom-fay') Short Definition: a bride, daughter-in-law ...
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3566. numphios -- a bridegroom
... bridegroom. From numphe; a bride-groom (literally or figuratively) -- bridegroom.
see GREEK numphe. (numphion) -- 2 Occurrences. (numphios) -- 9 Occurrences. ...
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4352. proskuneo -- to do reverence to
... 4352 () has been (metaphorically) described as "the kissing-ground" between
believers (the Bride) and Christ (the heavenly Bridegroom). ...
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3423. mnesteuo -- to espouse, betroth
... Word Origin from mnaomai (in the sense of to court a bride) Definition to espouse,
betroth NASB Word Usage betrothed (1), engaged (2). espouse. ...
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1135. gune -- a woman
... Word Origin a prim. word Definition a woman NASB Word Usage bride (1), wife (71),
wife's (1), wives (11), woman (96), woman's (1), women (33). wife, woman. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3618. kallah -- daughter-in-law, bride
... 3617, 3618. kallah. 3619 . daughter-in-law, bride. Transliteration: kallah
Phonetic Spelling: (kal-law') Short Definition: bride. ...
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1330. bethulah -- a virgin
... Feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from
her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city ...
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2860. chathan -- daughter's husband, bridegroom
... From chathan; a relative by marriage (especially through the bride); figuratively,
a circumcised child (as a species of religious espousal) -- bridegroom ...
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Library

The Bride
... The Bride. PG John 14:3. 'Midst the darkness, storm, and sorrow,. ... Radiant, still,
and fair; But the Bride the Father gave Him. Yet is wanting there. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the bride.htm

The Portrait of the Bride
... VOLUME I: PSALMS I to XLIX THE PORTRAIT OF THE BRIDE. ... I. Now the first point
is this"the all-surrendering Love that must mark the Bride. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the portrait of the bride.htm

March the Third Preparing for the Bride
... MARCH The Third PREPARING FOR THE BRIDE. JOHN xiv.1-14. Our Lord has prepared a
place. It is the Bridegroom "getting the house ready" for the bride. ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/march the third preparing for.htm

The Bride, the Lamb's Wife
... HYMNS THE BRIDE, THE LAMB'S WIFE. "Whom have I in Heaven but Thee? ... tr., Emma Frances
Bevan, 1899. Thus speaks the Bride whose feet have trod. ...
/.../hymns of ter steegen and others second series/the bride the lambs wife.htm

The Bride's Reminiscences
... LYRICS VII THE BRIDE'S REMINISCENCES. A Lyric Idyl The Interrupted Visit.
THE BRIDE. The voice of my beloved! behold he cometh ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/vii the brides reminiscences.htm

The Incomparable Bridegroom and his Bride
... The Incomparable Bridegroom and His Bride. A Sermon (No.2469). Intended for Reading
on Lord's-Day, June 14th, 1896,. Delivered by. CH SPURGEON,. ...
/.../spurgeons sermons volume 42 1896/the incomparable bridegroom and his.htm

A Love-Song of the Bride of Christ, in Early Summertide.
... A LOVE-SONG OF THE BRIDE OF CHRIST, IN EARLY SUMMERTIDE. Der tr?�be Winter ist vorbei.
The gloomy winter now is o'er,. The storks are back again,. ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/a love-song of the bride.htm

A Prince's Bride
... Chapter IA PRINCE'S BRIDE. The chief merchant of Ascalon stood in the
guest-chamber of his house. Although it was a late winter day ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter i a princes bride.htm

That Christ is the Bridegroom, Having the Church as his Bride ...
... Second Book. 19. That Christ is the Bridegroom, having the Church as His
bride, from which spiritual children were to be born. In ...
/.../cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/19 that christ is the.htm

Joseph, Pure Spouse of that Immortal Bride
... No. 94 Joseph, pure Spouse of that Immortal Bride. SAINTS, St. Joseph Joseph,
pure Spouse of that Immortal Bride Te Joseph Celebrent. ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 94 joseph pure spouse.htm

Thesaurus

Bride (31 Occurrences)
... The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that
between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29). ... 3. (vt) To make a bride of. Int. ...
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Bride-chamber (3 Occurrences)
Bride-chamber. Bridechamber, Bride-chamber. Bride-feast . Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia BRIDE-CHAMBER. brid'-cham-ber ...
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Bride-feast (4 Occurrences)
Bride-feast. Bride-chamber, Bride-feast. Bridegroom . Multi-Version
Concordance Bride-feast (4 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Bride-price (5 Occurrences)
Bride-price. Bridegroom's, Bride-price. Brides . Multi-Version
Concordance Bride-price (5 Occurrences). Genesis 30:20 ...
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Bride-bed (2 Occurrences)
Bride-bed. Bride, Bride-bed. Bridechamber . Multi-Version Concordance
Bride-bed (2 Occurrences). Genesis 49:4 But because ...
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Bride's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Bride's (2 Occurrences). Judges 14:18 Then on
the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the ...
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Bride-song (1 Occurrence)
Bride-song. Bridesmaids, Bride-song. Bride-tent . Multi-Version
Concordance Bride-song (1 Occurrence). Psalms 78:63 ...
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Bride-tent (1 Occurrence)
Bride-tent. Bride-song, Bride-tent. Bridge . Multi-Version
Concordance Bride-tent (1 Occurrence). Psalms 19:5 Who is ...
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Bridegroom (23 Occurrences)
... John 3:29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom,
who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice ...
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Dowry (5 Occurrences)
... Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:17; 1 Samuel 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a
sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a ...
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Resources

What does it mean that the church is the bride of Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What is Landmarkism? What is “Baptist Bride” theology? | GotQuestions.org

What were common marriage customs in Bible times? | GotQuestions.org

Bride: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance

Bride (31 Occurrences)

Matthew 25:1
"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:2
I am jealous over you with God's own jealousy. For I have betrothed you to Christ to present you to Him like a faithful bride to her one husband.
(WEY RSV)

Ephesians 5:27
that He might present the Church to Himself a glorious bride, without spot or wrinkle or any other defect, but to be holy and unblemished.
(WEY)

Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and triumph and give Him the glory; for the time for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His Bride has made herself ready."
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 21:9
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb's bride."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 22:17
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" He who hears, let him say, "Come!" He who is thirsty, let him come. He who desires, let him take the water of life freely.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 34:12
However great you make the bride-price and payment, I will give it; only let me have the girl for my wife.
(BBE NIV)

1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
(BBE NIV)

2 Samuel 17:3
And I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace.
(BBE RSV)

Psalms 45:9
Kings' daughters are among your honorable women. At your right hand the queen stands in gold of Ophir.
(See NIV)

Song of Songs 4:8
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:9
You have ravished my heart, my sister, my bride. You have ravished my heart with one of your eyes, with one chain of your neck.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:10
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all manner of spices!
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:11
Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:12
A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; a locked up spring, a sealed fountain.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 5:1
I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 49:18
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live," says Yahweh, "you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and gird yourself with them, like a bride.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons shall marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 2:2
Go and say in the ears of Jerusalem, The Lord says, I still keep the memory of your kind heart when you were young, and your love when you became my bride; how you went after me in the waste of sand, in an unplanted land.
(BBE RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 2:32
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 7:34
Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land shall become a waste.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 16:9
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 25:10
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 33:11
the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, Give thanks to Yahweh of Armies, for Yahweh is good, for his loving kindness endures forever; and of them who bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Yahweh. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, says Yahweh.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Hosea 2:19
And I will take you as my bride for ever; truly, I will take you as my bride in righteousness and in right judging, in love and in mercies.
(BBE)

Hosea 2:20
I will take you as my bride in good faith, and you will have knowledge of the Lord.
(BBE)

Joel 2:16
Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who suck the breasts. Let the bridegroom go forth from his room, and the bride out of her chamber.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Related Terms

Bride-chamber (3 Occurrences)

Bride-feast (4 Occurrences)

Bride-price (5 Occurrences)

Bride-bed (2 Occurrences)