KJV dictionary & concordance
A contract or mutual promise of marriage; the act of betrothing or being betrothed.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Song of Solomon 3:11
Complete exact-word concordance
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Goe foorth, O yee daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the Crowne wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladnesse of his heart.
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.
Goe, and crie in the eares of Ierusalem, saying; Thus sayth the LORD, I remember thee, the kindnesse of thy youth, the loue of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wildernesse, in a land that was not sowen.
1611 marginal noteOr, for thy sake.
1611 marginal noteEze.16.8. cha. 12.14.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The act of contracting or betrothing a man and woman; a contract or mutual promise of marriage.
