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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 3:6

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Showing verses 1–5 of 5 · 6 word occurrences in this result

Ruth 1:3
And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:3 · retained source text

And Elimelech Naomies husband died, and shee was left, and her two sonnes;

Ruth 1:5
And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:5 · retained source text

And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them, and the woman was left of her two sonnes, and her husband.

Ruth 1:9
The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 1:9 · retained source text

The LORD graunt you, that you may finde rest each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lift vp their voyce and wept.

Ruth 1:12
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 1:12 · retained source text

Turne againe, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to haue an husband: if I should say, I haue hope, if I should haue a husband also to night, and should also beare sonnes:

1611 marginal noteOr, if I were with an husband.

Ruth 2:11
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ruth 2:11 · retained source text

And Boaz answered and said vnto her, It hath fully bene shewed me, all that thou hast done vnto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy natiuitie, and art come vnto a people, which thou knewest not heretofore.

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