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nourisher

Meaning of “nourisher”

One who supplies support or sustenance.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ruth 4:15

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The KJV occurrence

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Ruth 4:15
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ruth 4:15 · retained source text

And he shalbe vnto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law which loueth thee, which is better to thee then seuen sonnes, hath borne him.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to nourish.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thy gray haires.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The person or thing that nourishes.

volume 2, leaf 197, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 66)