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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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Revelation 18:23
And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.
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1611 witness · Revelation 18:23 · retained source text

And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee: and the voice of the bridegrome and of the bride shalbe heard no more at all in thee: for thy Merchants were the great men of the earth: for by thy sorceries were all nations deceiued.

Revelation 21:2
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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1611 witness · Revelation 21:2 · retained source text

And I Iohn saw the holy City, new Hierusalem comming down from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:9
And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.
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1611 witness · Revelation 21:9 · retained source text

And there came vnto me one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the Bride, the Lambes wife.

Revelation 22:17
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 22:17 · retained source text

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come. And let him that is a thirst, come. And whosoeuer will, let him take the water of life freely.

1611 marginal noteEsai. 55.1.

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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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