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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. A pair of beads. Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. Four pair of stairs. Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.]

2. (n.) Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.

3. (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen.

4. (n.) A married couple; a man and wife.

5. (n.) A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.

6. (n.) Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote.

7. (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion.

8. (v. i.) To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding.

9. (v. i.) To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

10. (v. i.) Same as To pair off. See phrase below.

11. (v. t.) To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another.

12. (v. t.) To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.

13. (v. t.) To impair.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PAIR

par: The margin of Songs 4:2 (but not of the parallel 6:6) reads, "which are all of them in pairs," while the text has, "whereof every one hath twins." The Hebrew math'imoth, is from the root, ta'am, "to be double," and is perhaps susceptible of either meaning. But the description is of sheep, and the margin gives no comprehensible figure, while the text points to the exceedingly sleek and healthy appearance. "Pairs" seems to result from confusing the figure with the thing figured-the teeth, where each upper is paired with the corresponding lower.

Greek
2201. zeugos -- a pair, a yoke
... a pair, a yoke. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: zeugos Phonetic Spelling:
(dzyoo'-gos) Short Definition: a yoke, team, pair Definition: a yoke ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2201.htm - 6k

2218. zugos -- a yoke
... a yoke. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: zugos Phonetic Spelling:
(dzoo-gos') Short Definition: a yoke, heavy burden, pair of scales Definition ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2218.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew
6776. tsemed -- a couple, pair
... 6775, 6776. tsemed. 6777 . a couple, pair. Transliteration: tsemed Phonetic
Spelling: (tseh'-med) Short Definition: pair. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/6776.htm - 6k

3976. mozen -- balances, scales
... a pair of scales. From 'azan; (only in the dual) a pair of scales: see HEBREW
'azan. 3975b, 3976. mozen. 3977 . Strong's Numbers.
/hebrew/3976.htm - 6k

5275. naal -- a sandal, shoe
... A sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or
of something valueless) -- dryshod, (pair of) shoe((-latchet), -s). ...
/hebrew/5275.htm - 6k

70. oben -- a wheel, disk
... From the same as 'eben; a pair of stones (only dual); a potter's wheel or a midwife's
stool (consisting alike of two horizontal disks with a support between ...
/hebrew/70.htm - 6k

8147. shenayim -- two (a cardinal number)
... 2), 652* (2), 72* (1), 72,000* (1), 822* (1), 832* (1), both (62), both* (7), couple
(2), double (7), each other (1), few (1), forty-two* (3), pair (7), second ...
/hebrew/8147.htm - 7k

Library

A Pair of Friends
... AMOS A PAIR OF FRIENDS. 'Can two walk together, except they be agreed?'-
AMOS III.8. They do not need to be agreed about everything. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/a pair of friends.htm

The Royal Pair in their Glorious Chariot
... The Royal Pair in Their Glorious Chariot. A Sermon (No.482). Delivered on
Sunday Morning, November 30th, 1862, by. Rev. CH SPURGEON,. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/the royal pair in their.htm

It is Probable that Children are Involved in the Guilt not Only of ...
... Chapter 46."It is Probable that Children are Involved in the Guilt Not Only
of the First Pair, But of Their Own Immediate Parents. ...
/.../augustine/the enchiridion/chapter 46 it is probable that.htm

New Shoes
... NEW SHOES. "I wonder if there can be a pair of shoes in it!" ... He sat for awhile thinking
how badly he wanted a pair of shoes to wear to the Sunday School picnic. ...
/.../shaw/touching incidents and remarkable answers to prayer/new shoes.htm

The Group in Matt. xiii.
... The first pair exhibit the RELATIONS of the kingdom to the several classes of
intelligent creatures with which, as adversaries or subjects, it comes into ...
/.../arnot/the parables of our lord/the group in matt xiii.htm

'The Bridal of the Earth and Sky'
... Mercy and Truth are met together, Righteousness and Peace have kissed each other.'
We have here the heavenly twin-sisters, and the earthly pair that correspond ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/the bridal of the earth.htm

A Child's Prayer Answered
... "My little fellow why are you looking so earnestly in that window?". "I
was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the reply. ...
/.../a childs prayer answered.htm

The First vision "In Heaven": Chapters 4-5
... It consists, as we have seen, of seven pairs of visions. The first of each pair
is a Vision "in heaven"; and the second of each pair is a Vision "on earth.". ...
/.../bullinger/commentary on revelation/the first vision in heaven .htm

Ears and no Ears
... And just as every man comes into the world with a pair of ears on his head, so every
man comes into the world with the capacity of listening to, and accepting ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/ears and no ears.htm

A Young Man who Said, "Send Me"
... Guardian angels stood above him. Each had six wings, one pair to cover the face,
another pair to cover the feet, and another pair with which to fly. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a young man who said.htm

Thesaurus
Pair (18 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set;
as, a pair or flight of stairs. A pair of beads. Chaucer. ... Four pair of stairs. ...
/p/pair.htm - 14k

Balance (12 Occurrences)
... A "pair of balances" is a symbol of justice and fair dealing (Job 31:6; Psalm
62:9; Proverbs 11:1). The expression denotes great want and scarcity in ...
/b/balance.htm - 18k

Yoke (79 Occurrences)
... (3.) In 1 Samuel 11:7, 1 Kings 19:21, Job 1:3 the word thus translated is tzemed,
which signifies a pair, two oxen yoked or coupled together, and hence in 1 ...
/y/yoke.htm - 40k

Eve (5 Occurrences)
... To bring out its spiritual values more clearly he takes the pair before they are
aware of the species meanings of sex or family, while they are "naked" yet ...
/e/eve.htm - 16k

Leg (24 Occurrences)
... resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which
any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or ...
/l/leg.htm - 19k

Fellow (166 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a
mate; the male. ... 9. (vt) To suit with; to pair with; to match. Int. ...
/f/fellow.htm - 42k

Turtle (5 Occurrences)
... Turtle-dove. Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture.
A pair was offered in sacrifice by Mary at her purification (Luke 2:24). ...
/t/turtle.htm - 9k

Coney (2 Occurrences)
... the back teeth. But whereas hares have a pair of front teeth on each jaw,
the hyrax has one pair above and two below. These teeth ...
/c/coney.htm - 12k

Span (14 Occurrences)
... 6. (n.) A pair of horses or other animals driven together; usually, such
a pair of horses when similar in color, form, and action. ...
/s/span.htm - 12k

Selling (23 Occurrences)
... For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of
their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals. ...
/s/selling.htm - 13k

Resources
What is the menorah? | GotQuestions.org

Why did God punish David and Bathsheba's innocent child with death? | GotQuestions.org

What is the significance of Mount Ebal in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Pair: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Concordance
Pair (18 Occurrences)

Luke 2:24
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 6:5
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
(KJV WBS NAS NIV)

Genesis 7:2
You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.
(Root in WEB YLT RSV)

Exodus 25:35
and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 37:21
and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Judges 5:30
Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females -- for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work -- a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil!
(YLT)

Judges 15:4
So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches; and he turned them tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.
(DBY RSV NIV)

Judges 19:3
Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
(See NAS)

Judges 19:10
But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.
(See NAS)

1 Kings 6:23
In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 19:19
So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him.
(See NAS NIV)

1 Kings 19:21
He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
(See NAS)

2 Kings 5:17
Naaman said, "If not, then, please let there be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 3:10
In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 7:21
And it will be in that day that a man will give food to a young cow and two sheep;
(See NAS)

Isaiah 40:12
In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales?
(See NAS)

Amos 2:6
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 8:6
that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Pair

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Yoke (79 Occurrences)

Eve (5 Occurrences)

Leg (24 Occurrences)

Fellow (166 Occurrences)

Turtle (5 Occurrences)

Coney (2 Occurrences)

Span (14 Occurrences)

Selling (23 Occurrences)

Pigeon (3 Occurrences)

Lystra (6 Occurrences)

Shoes (32 Occurrences)

Sandals (30 Occurrences)

Painting (5 Occurrences)

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Testament (13 Occurrences)

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Adam (29 Occurrences)

Vulture (16 Occurrences)

Keeping (282 Occurrences)

Offer (403 Occurrences)

Ox (197 Occurrences)

Offered (320 Occurrences)

Jaw (6 Occurrences)

Leader (183 Occurrences)

Gallows (8 Occurrences)

Glass (12 Occurrences)

Finger-work (1 Occurrence)

Females (8 Occurrences)

Fly (33 Occurrences)

Turtle-doves (10 Occurrences)

Turtledoves (10 Occurrences)

Turtledove (5 Occurrences)

Tongs (6 Occurrences)

Twin (9 Occurrences)

Turtle-dove (5 Occurrences)

Revoke (10 Occurrences)

Ranges (5 Occurrences)

Rostrum (1 Occurrence)

Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)

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Depth (22 Occurrences)

Drive (132 Occurrences)

Discomfiture (6 Occurrences)

Doves (25 Occurrences)

Drum

Die (401 Occurrences)

Mate (9 Occurrences)

Marrow (5 Occurrences)

Pallet (9 Occurrences)

Paired (2 Occurrences)

Pigeons (14 Occurrences)

Pendant (1 Occurrence)

Both (3039 Occurrences)

Blow (124 Occurrences)

Beetle (7 Occurrences)

Beauty (98 Occurrences)

Brace (3 Occurrences)

Balances (15 Occurrences)

Couple (19 Occurrences)

Compass (51 Occurrences)

Cheek (9 Occurrences)

Comb (3 Occurrences)

Chance (78 Occurrences)

Apportion (19 Occurrences)

Adoraim (1 Occurrence)

Acre (1 Occurrence)

Selfsurrender

Scissors (5 Occurrences)

Side (4225 Occurrences)

Silkworm

Sweepings (2 Occurrences)

Shear (5 Occurrences)

Scorpion (6 Occurrences)

Shoe-latchet (1 Occurrence)

Self-surrender

Shears (1 Occurrence)

Painting
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