19 occurrences in 8 translations

'Betrothed' in the Bible

If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

Verse ConceptsRedemption, In Everyday LifeLaws Restricting ForeignersNot Pleasing PeopleUnfaithful

And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.

Verse Conceptsdaughters

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

Verse ConceptsBeatingsEngagementServants Of PeopleLaws Of Sexual UnionAdulteryDeath Penalty For Sexual Sin

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

Verse ConceptsBattlesBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningSinglenessEngagementPossibility Of DeathMarriage Between Man And Woman

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Verse ConceptsLaws Of Sexual UnionDeath Penalty For Sexual SinSex Before MarriageSexual Purityvirginity

But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:

Verse ConceptsCapital Punishment

For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Verse ConceptsRescue

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

Verse ConceptsRapeLaws Of Sexual UnionYoung MarriageMarriage Kjvvirginity

And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, 'Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutForeskinsdowryBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningCourtingEngagementOne Hundred

{We have a little sister}, {and she does not yet have any breasts}. What should we do for our sister {on the day when she is betrothed}?

Verse ConceptsWedding GuestsSiblingsBuilding RelationshipsMaturitySibling Lovebreasts

I [was] a wall, and my breasts [were] like the towers, {so [my betrothed] viewed me with great delight}.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Being AttractiveSexual Desirebreasts

And I said to her, “You shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the prostitute nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you [until you have proved your faithfulness].”

Verse ConceptsBaal Worship, HistoryAvoid AdulteryStaying A Long TimeSame Sex Marriage

to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name is Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin is Mary.

Verse ConceptsMarriage, Customs ConcerningPledgesVirginThe Virgin BirthEngagementNativity of Jesus Christ

Bible Theasaurus

Betrothed (19 instances)
Engage (51 instances)
Engaged (62 instances)
Plight (5 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ארשׂ 
'aras 
Usage: 11

חרף 
Charaph. 
Usage: 41

יעד 
Ya`ad 
Usage: 29

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