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bride

Meaning of “bride”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
14 occurrences14 verses5 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 49:18

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John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
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He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome, which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly because of the bridegromes voice: This my ioy therefore is fulfilled.

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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.

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