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Husband

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0435
Greek
ἀνήρ · anḗr

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

ἀνήρ

G0435
Transliteration
anḗr
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
216

Glosses

fellow, husband, man, sir

Lexicon definition

a man (properly as an individual male)

Hebrew lexical coverage

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Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Husband

I.e., the "house-band," connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when betrothed was esteemed from that time a husband (Matt. 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recently married man was exempt from going to war for "one year" (Deut. 20:7; 24:5).

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Husband

Indexed occurrences: 111

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Strong's Concordance

Husbands

Indexed occurrences: 20

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All Scripture references142 references

Genesis 9

Exodus 1

Leviticus 2

Numbers 13

Deuteronomy 5

Judges 6

Ruth 8

1 Samuel 8

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 5

Esther 3

Proverbs 6

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 2

Hosea 4

Joel 1

Amos 1

Malachi 1

Matthew 3

Mark 5

Luke 3

John 4

Acts 4

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 11

2 Corinthians 1

Galatians 1

Ephesians 6

Colossians 2

1 Timothy 3

Titus 3

1 Peter 3

Revelation 1

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

Husband

Indexed references: 1

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Ancient Context20 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother.

Antiquities Book 1, Chapter 19

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Signal Chastity Of Joseph.

Antiquities Book 2, Chapter 4

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Of The Purifications.

Antiquities Book 3, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

The Polity Settled By Moses; And How He Disappeared From Among Mankind.

Antiquities Book 4, Chapter 8

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How, After The Death Of Joshua Their Commander, The Israelites Transgressed The Laws Of Their Country, And Experienced Great Afflictions; And When There Was A Sedition Arisen, The Tribe Of Benjamin Was Destroyed Excepting Only Six Hundred Men.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 2

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Fortitude Of Samson, And What Mischiefs He Brought Upon The Philistines.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 8

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Birth Of Samuel; And How He Foretold The Calamity That Befell The Sons Of Eli.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 10

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Herein Is Declared What Befell The Sons Of Eli, The Ark, And The People And How Eli Himself Died Miserably.

Antiquities Book 5, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David, When He Had Twice The Opportunity Of Killing Saul Did Not Kill Him. Also Concerning The Death Of Samuel And Nabal.

Antiquities Book 6, Chapter 13

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How David Fell In Love With Bathsheba, And Slew Her Husband Uriah, For Which He Is Reproved By Nathan.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Concerning The Death Of A Son Of Jeroboam. How Jeroboam Was Beaten By Abijah Who Died A Little Afterward And Was Succeeded In His Kingdom By Asa. And Also How, After The Death Of Jeroboam Baasha Destroyed His Son Nadab And All The House Of Jeroboam.

Antiquities Book 8, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat; How Joram, His Namesake, King Of Israel, Fought With The Syrians; And What Wonders Were Done By The Prophet Elisha.

Antiquities Book 9, Chapter 4

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem For Five [Six] Years When Jehoiada The High Priest Slew Her And Made Jehoash, The Son Of Ahaziah, King.

Antiquities Book 9, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Alexandra By Gaining The Good-Will Of The Pharisees, Retained The Kingdom Nine Years, And Then, Having Done Many Glorious Actions Died.

Antiquities Book 13, Chapter 16

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod Slew Sohemus And Mariamne And Afterward Alexandra And Costobarus, And His Most Intimate Friends, And At Last The Sons Of Babbas Also.

Antiquities Book 15, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Herod Rebuilt The Temple And Raised It Higher And Made It More Magnificent Than It Was Before; As Also Concerning That Tower Which He Called Antonia.

Antiquities Book 15, Chapter 11

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How, Upon Herod's Going Down Into David's Sepulcher, The Sedition In His Family Greatly Increased.

Antiquities Book 16, Chapter 7

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Antipater Was Hated By All The Nation [Of The Jews] For The Slaughter Of His Brethren; And How, For That Reason He Got Into Peculiar Favor With His Friends At Rome, By Giving Them Many Presents; As He Did Also With Saturninus, The President Of Syria And The Governors Who Were Under Him; And Concerning Herod's Wives And Children.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 1

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

Pheroras's Wife Is Accused By His Freedmen, As Guilty Of Poisoning Him; And How Herod, Upon Examining; Of The Matter By Torture Found The Poison; But So That It Had Been Prepared For Himself By His Son Antipater; And Upon An Inquiry By Torture He Discovered The Dangerous Designs Of Antipater.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 4

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Josephus Antiquities Whiston

How Archelaus Upon A Second Accusation, Was Banished To Vienna.

Antiquities Book 17, Chapter 13

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Related UNLEARN Content9 items

Case File

Biblical Secrets to Being a Godly Husband (Most Men Ignore)| Let's Talk Biblical

What does the Bible really say about being a godly husband? In this episode, we dig into Scripture to uncover the timeless truths that every man of God needs to hear — from sacrifici…

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Topic

HUSBAND

Nave’s Topical Bible references for HUSBAND.

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Alphaeus

(1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).

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Bath-sheba

Daughter of the oath, or of seven, called also Bath-shu'a (1 Chr. 3:5), was the daughter of Eliam (2 Sam. 11:3) or Ammiel (1 Chr. 3:5), and wife of Uriah the Hittite. David committed adultery with her (2 Sam. 11:4, 5; Ps. 51:1). The child born in adultery died (2 Sam. 12:15-19). After her husband was slain (11:15) she was married to David (11:27), and became the mother of Solomon (12:24; 1 Kings 1:11; 2:13). She took a prominent part in securing the succession of Solomon to the throne (1 Kings 1:11, 16-21).

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Herodias

(Matt. 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19), the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice. While residing at Rome with her husband Herod Philip I. and her daughter, Herod Antipas fell in with her during one of his journeys to that city. She consented to leave her husband and become his wife. Some time after, Herod met John the Baptist, who boldly declared the marriage to be unlawful. For this he was "cast into prison," in the castle probably of Machaerus (q.v.), and was there subsequently beheaded.

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Husband

I.e., the "house-band," connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when betrothed was esteemed from that time a husband (Matt. 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recently married man was exempt from going to war for "one year" (Deut. 20:7; 24:5).

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Jealousy offering

The name of the offering the husband was to bring when he charged his wife with adultery (Num. 5:11-15).

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Levirate Law

From Latin levir, "a husband's brother," the name of an ancient custom ordained by Moses, by which, when an Israelite died without issue, his surviving brother was required to marry the widow, so as to continue his brother's family through the son that might be born of that marriage (Gen. 38:8; Deut. 25:5-10; comp. Ruth 3; 4:10). Its object was "to raise up seed to the departed brother."

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Spouse

(Cant. 4:8-12; Hos. 4:13, 14) may denote either husband or wife, but in the Scriptures it denotes only the latter.

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