11 occurrences

'Mother in law' in the Bible

'Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Verse ConceptsMothers, Responsibilities OfAmen

They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.

Verse ConceptsPeople KissingKissingFarewellsClinging To PeopleMother In Lawsgoodbyes

Boaz answered her, "It has fully been shown me, all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband; and how you have left your father and your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn't know before.

Verse ConceptsMothers, Responsibilities OfRuthSelf DenialSelf SacrificeMother In LawsNot Knowing PeopleTelling What People DidDeath Of A Mother

She took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed.

Verse ConceptsRemaining Food

Her mother-in-law said to her, "Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you." She showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz."

Verse ConceptsWhere Are Things?May God Bless!Men Working

So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

Verse ConceptsWheatLiving Together

Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

Verse ConceptsSearchingFather And Daughter Relationships

She went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law told her.

Verse ConceptsObeying People

When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" She told her all that the man had done to her.

Verse ConceptsWhat Manner?

She said, "He gave me these six [measures] of barley; for he said, 'Don't go empty to your mother-in-law.'"

Verse ConceptsSix ThingsEmpty HandedOther Volume Measures

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Mother-In-Law (16 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
Μαρία Μαριάμ 
Maria 
Mary the mother of Jesus , Mary Magdalene , Mary the sister of Martha , Mary the mother of James , Mary the mother of John Mark , Mary of Rome
Usage: 52

πενθερά 
Penthera 
Usage: 3

חמת חמות 
Chamowth 
mother in law
Usage: 11

ἀνομία 
Anomia 
Usage: 10

νομοδιδάσκαλος 
Nomodidaskalos 
doctor of the law , teacher of the law
Usage: 3

אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

ἀμήτωρ 
ametor 
Usage: 1

μήτηρ 
meter 
Usage: 55

μητραλῴας 
metraloas 
Usage: 1

דּת 
Dath 
Usage: 22

דּת 
Dath (Aramaic) 
Usage: 14

חם 
Cham 
father in law
Usage: 4

חק 
Choq 
Usage: 127

חקק 
Chaqaq 
Usage: 19

חתן 
Chathan 
Usage: 28

חתן 
Chathan 
Usage: 25

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

כּלּה 
Kallah 
Usage: 34

מצוה 
Mitsvah 
Usage: 181

משׁפּט 
Mishpat 
Usage: 421

צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁלּיט 
Shalliyt (Aramaic) 
Usage: 10

תּרה תּורה 
Towrah 
law
Usage: 219

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ἀγοραῖος 
Agoraios 
Usage: 2

ἄνομος 
Anomos 
Usage: 9

ἀνόμως 
Anomos 
Usage: 2

ἔννομος 
Ennomos 
Usage: 2

ἔξεστι 
Exesti 
be lawful , may , let
Usage: 24

κρίμα 
Krima 
Usage: 23

κρίνω 
Krino 
judge , determine , condemn , go to law , call in question , esteem ,
Usage: 84

νομικός 
Nomikos 
lawyer , about the law
Usage: 7

νομοθεσία 
Nomothesia 
giving of the law
Usage: 1

νομοθετέω 
Nomotheteo 
Usage: 2

νομοθέτης 
Nomothetes 
Usage: 1

νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

νύμφη 
Numphe 
Usage: 5

πενθερός 
Pentheros 
father in law
Usage: 1