Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nurse.
2. (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
NURSE; NURSINGnurs, nurs'-ing: "Nurse" in the King James Version represents two different Hebrew words: In 8 passages (Genesis 24:59; Genesis 35:8 Exodus 2:7, 9 2 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 22:11 Isaiah 49:23) the word-noun or verb-renders some form of the verb yanaq, "to suck." The feminine causative part. of this verb is commonly used to denote nurse or foster-mother. According to Exodus 2:7 Moses' mother-"a nurse of the Hebrew women"-became, at Pharaoh's daughter's request, the foster-mother of the foundling. Joash, the son of Ahaziah, was in charge of a nurse until he was 7 years old (2 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 22:11). But it is obvious that the term was used in a more general way, e.g. of a lady's maid or tire-woman. Rebekah was accompanied by her nurse when she left home to be married (Genesis 24:59; Genesis 35:8). In 5 passages (Numbers 11:12 Ruth 4:16 2 Samuel 4:4 Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 60:4 the King James Version) "nurse" represents the Hebrew word, 'aman, "to support," "be faithful," "nourish." The participle of this verb denoted a person who had charge of young children-a guardian or governess. Naomi took charge of Ruth's child "and became nurse unto it" (Ruth 4:16). In Numbers 11:12 Moses asks whether he has to take charge of the Israelites "as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child." The same word is found in 2 Kings 10:15 (the King James Version "them that brought up," i.e. "guardians of the sons of Ahab) and in Esther 2:7 (the King James Version "and he brought up," i.e. he (Mordecai) adopted, his niece). Deutero-Isaiah uses both terms together (Isaiah 49:23) to describe the exalted position of Israel in the future when foreign kings and queens will offer their services and wait upon the chosen people.
In the solitary passage in the New Testament where "nurse" occurs, it renders the Greek word trophos. In this case the word does not mean a hired nurse, but a mother who nurses her own children (1 Thessalonians 2:7).
T. Lewis
Greek
2337. thelazo -- to suckle ... See 2338 (). Word Origin from thele (a nipple) Definition to suckle NASB
Word Usage nursed (1),
nursing babies (4). to suckle, suck.
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2337.htm - 6k5162. trophos -- a nurse
... [5162 () is used in ancient Greek of a , holding her child in her arms (see ).].
Word Origin from trepho Definition a nurse NASB Word Usage nursing (1). nurse. ...
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2338. thelus -- female
... 2338 (from , "the breast") -- properly, a woman with nursing breasts ("one who gives
suck"); (figuratively) a mature female who exhibit "," glorifying God by ...
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Strong's Hebrew
3243. yanaq -- to suck... root Definition to suck NASB Word Usage draw (1), infant (3), infants (2), milking
(1), nurse (11), nursed (3), nurses (1),
nursing (1),
nursing babes (1
... /hebrew/3243.htm - 6k 5763. ul -- to nurse, give suck
... 5762, 5763. ul. 5764 . to nurse, give suck. Transliteration: ul Phonetic
Spelling: (ool) Short Definition: nursing. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5764. ul -- a sucking child, suckling
... infant. Word Origin from ul Definition a sucking child, suckling NASB Word
Usage infant (1), nursing child (1). sucking child, infant. ...
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7699a. shad -- (female) breast
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition (female) breast NASB Word Usage breast
(2), breasts (18), nursing infants* (1). 7699, 7699a. shad. 7699b . ...
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2949. tippuchim -- tenderly cared for
... born healthy (1). span long. From taphach; nursing -- span long. see HEBREW
taphach. 2948, 2949. tippuchim. 2950 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library
The Little Ones and their Angels.
... but the little ones are "the newborn babes which long for the reasonable milk which
is without guile," [5979] such as stand in need of nursing-fathers and ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/26 the little ones and.htm
The Fifth Commandment
... among the lesser stars. The Scripture calls kings, fathers.' Kings shall
be thy nursing fathers.' Isaiah 49:23. They are to train ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 5 the fifth commandment.htm
Home as a Nursery.
... in speaking of the coming Messiah and the glory of his church, says, "Thy daughters
shall be nursed at thy side." "Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter xiii home as a.htm
The Genesis Picture.
... In speaking of God's early care of the Hebrews Paul says, "as a nursing-father bore
he them in the wilderness."[1] That word "nursing-father" is peculiar in ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks with world winners/the genesis picture.htm
Millenarians.
... And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers, [they
shall become good themselves, and be the protectors of religion and liberty ...
//christianbookshelf.org/hayward/the book of religions/millenarians.htm
Home as a Stewardship.
... In nursing him for the queen, that devoted mother nursed him also for herself; and
in doing this, she was also promoting the welfare of her son, and executing ...
//christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter vi home as a.htm
A Bottle in the Smoke
... Until happier times come, when kings shall be their nursing fathers, and queens
their nursing mothers, it must still be true that "God hath chosen the poor in ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/a bottle in the smoke.htm
The Church and Other Rural Agencies
... United States Bureau of Education, United States Department of Labor, Children's
Bureau; National Organization for Public Health Nursing, National Child Labor ...
/.../vogt/church cooperation in community life/chapter ix the church and.htm
Letter vii. You are Now, My Dear Friend, in Possession of My Whole ...
... Certain it is, that since kings have been her nursing fathers, and queens her nursing
mothers, our theologians seem to act in the spirit of fear rather than in ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/letter vii you are now.htm
Of Civil Government.
... In like manner, when Isaiah predicts of the Church, "Kings shall be thy
nursing-fathers, and their queens thy nursing-mothers" (Isaiah 49:23), he does not ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 20 of civil government.htm
Thesaurus
Nursing (14 Occurrences)... & vb. n.) of Nurse. 2. (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the
breast; as, a
nursing mother; a
nursing infant. Int.
... NURSE;
NURSING.
.../n/nursing.htm - 13kNursing-mothers (1 Occurrence)
Nursing-mothers. Nursing-fathers, Nursing-mothers. Nursling .
Multi-Version Concordance Nursing-mothers (1 Occurrence). ...
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Nursing-fathers (1 Occurrence)
Nursing-fathers. Nursing-father, Nursing-fathers. Nursing-mothers .
Multi-Version Concordance Nursing-fathers (1 Occurrence). Isaiah ...
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Nursing-father (2 Occurrences)
Nursing-father. Nursing, Nursing-father. Nursing-fathers . Multi-Version
Concordance Nursing-father (2 Occurrences). Acts 13:18 ...
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Mothers (27 Occurrences)
... He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (WBS). Matthew 24:19 But woe
to those who are with child and to nursing mothers in those days! (WEB NIV). ...
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Nurse (23 Occurrences)
... national resources. 11. (vt) To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NURSE; NURSING. nurs, nurs'-ing ...
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Queens (4 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 49:23 Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing
mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the ...
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Nurses (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy foster-fathers, and their queens thy nursing
mothers; they shall bow down to thee with their face to the earth, and lick ...
/n/nurses.htm - 7k
Lick (8 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 49:23 Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing
mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the ...
/l/lick.htm - 10k
Foster-fathers (1 Occurrence)
... Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing
mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick ...
/f/foster-fathers.htm - 6k
Resources
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