KJV dictionary & concordance

bride

Meaning of “bride”

Sense 1: A woman newly married or espoused. Sense 2: Figuratively, one presented as a bride or wife.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

14 occurrences14 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 49:18

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “bride”

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Isaiah 49:18

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¶ Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 49:18 · retained source text

¶ Lift vp thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselues together and come to thee: as I liue, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee as a bride doeth.

1611 marginal noteChap. 60.4.

Isaiah 61:10

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I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 61:10 · retained source text

I will greatly reioyce in the LORD, my soule shalbe ioyfull in my God: for he hath clothed me with the garments of saluation, he hath couered me with the robe of righteousnes, as a bridegrome decketh himselfe with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herselfe with her iewels.

1611 marginal noteHeb. decketh as a priest.

Isaiah 62:5

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¶ For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Isaiah 62:5 · retained source text

¶ For as a yong man marrieth a virgine, so shall thy sonnes marry thee: and as the bridegrome reioyceth ouer the bride, so shall thy God reioyce ouer thee.

1611 marginal noteHebr. with the ioy of the bridegrome.

Complete reference index — all 14 verses

Isaiah 49:18 Isaiah 61:10 Isaiah 62:5 Jeremiah 2:32 Jeremiah 7:34 Jeremiah 16:9 Jeremiah 25:10 Jeremiah 33:11 Joel 2:16 John 3:29 Revelation 18:23 Revelation 21:2 Revelation 21:9 Revelation 22:17

Where “bride” appears

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Isaiah3 occurrences
3 verses Jeremiah5 occurrences
5 verses Joel1 occurrence
1 verse John1 occurrence
1 verse Revelation4 occurrences
4 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Isaiah 49:18 Isaiah 62:5 Jeremiah 7:34 Jeremiah 25:10 Jeremiah 33:11 John 3:29 Revelation 21:2 Revelation 22:17

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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A woman newly married. The name is applied to a woman at the marriage festival, before she is married, as well as after the ceremony. A woman espoused, or contracted to be married.

volume 1, leaf 311, column 2 (main_dictionary)