17 occurrences in 11 translations

'Wife's' in the Bible

But he hesitated. Because of the Lord’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters. Then they brought him out and left him outside the city.

Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Verse ConceptsFailureNo Fear Of GodWhy People Did Things

And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsNamed WivesRulers Of Edom

When Joseph's master heard his wife's claim to the effect that "This is how your servant treated me," he flew into a rage,

Verse ConceptsPrisonersTelling What People DidNamed People Angry With Others

The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

Verse ConceptsForbidden Sexual RelationshipsNakedness UncoveredSame Sex MarriageFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers And Daughters

In the day he divides his inheritance he must not appoint as firstborn the son of the favorite wife in place of the other wife's son who is actually the firstborn.

Verse ConceptsReal EstateBirthrights

And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

Verse ConceptsHalf brothers

A while later during the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, bringing along a young goat, and told his father-in-law, "I'm going into my wife's room." But her father wouldn't give permission for him to go.

Verse ConceptsHarvestVisitingWheatSexual Union Intended

The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife’s name was Naomi. The names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They entered the land of Moab and settled there.

Verse ConceptsNamed Wives

And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah:

And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah:

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.

Verse ConceptsLove, In RelationshipsTongueEleganceThe TongueWomen's Beauty

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Wife's (21 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 15

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

דּודה 
Dowdah 
Usage: 3

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

שׁגל 
Shegal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

γαμέω 
Gameo 
marry , married , marry a wife , 9
Usage: 15

γραώδης 
Graodes 
Usage: 1

γυναικεῖος 
Gunaikeios 
Usage: 1

γυνή 
Gune 
Usage: 187

πενθερά 
Penthera 
Usage: 3

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