KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Money, goods, or property brought in marriage. Sense 2: A marriage gift or payment.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 30:20
Complete exact-word concordance
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry: Now will my husband dwel with me, because I haue borne him sixe sonnes: and shee called his name Zebulun.
1611 marginal noteThat is, Dwelling.
1611 marginal noteCalled Matth. 4.13. Zabulon.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
Aske mee neuer so much dowrie and gift, and I will giue according as yee shall say vnto mee: but giue me the damsell to wife.
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
If her father vtterly refuse to giue her vnto him, he shall pay money according to the dowrie of virgins.
1611 marginal noteHel. weigh
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
And Saul said, Thus shall yee say to Dauid, The King desireth not any dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be auenged of the kings enemies. But Saul thought to make Dauid fal by the hand of the Philistines.
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