Words the Bible translates as husband
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- anērἀνήρa husband: the male partner in a marriage
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- a man: an adult male human, as distinct from a woman or a child
- ishאִישׁa man: one human being singled out, most often a grown male, but just as readily a husband, a person of a certain kind, or simply "each one".
- ba'alבַּעַלhusband: a woman's married man, the one to whom she belongs in marriage
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- owner: the person to whom a thing, animal, property, or even a debt belongs and who answers for it
- the one marked by something: a person, or even a creature or object, defined by the thing, trait, or role named after this word
- the citizens or ruling men of a town: the property-holding men who belong to a place and hold its affairs
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