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husband

Meaning of “husband”

Sense 1: A married man in relation to his wife. Sense 2: One who manages or cultivates carefully.

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120 occurrences104 verses29 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:6

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Proverbs 12:4
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 12:4 · retained source text

A vertuous woman is a crowne to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed, is as rottennesse in his bones.

1611 marginal note1.Cor. 11.7.

Proverbs 31:11
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 31:11 · retained source text

The heart of her husband doeth safely trust in her, so that he shall haue no need of spoile.

Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 31:23 · retained source text

Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.

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