HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2065
זֶ֫בֶד
ze.ved — dowry
endowment, gift
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Dowry
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G573
ἁπλοῦς
haplous — sound
ἁπλοῦς, -ῆ, -οῦν (contr. fr. -όος; ἁ.- cop., πλόος), [in LXX: Pro.11:25 * ;] simple, single: in a moral sense (DCG, ii, 628 f.), ἀφθαλμός, Mat.6:22, Luk.11:34. (In π. of a marriage dowry, see MM, see word).† ἁπλόος, see: ἁπλοῦς SYN.: ἄδολος, ἄκακος, ἀκέραιος (Tr., Syn., § lvi; Cremer, 107, 639) (AS)
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מָהַר
ma.har — to pay brideprice
1) to obtain or acquire by paying purchase price, give a dowry 1a) (Qal) to obtain in exchange
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ἔδνα
edna — a dowry
a dowry
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φερνή
phernē — a dowry
that which is brought by the wife (compare ἕδνον); a dowry, portion , Lat. dos, (Herdotus Historicus); also in plural of a dower , as consisting of divers presents, (Euripides); but, φερναὶ πολέμου, of a wife won in battle, (Euripides):—;in plural, also, bridal gifts , (Euripides) (ML)
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(mohar; i.e., price paid for a wife, Gen. 34:12; Ex. 22:17; 1 Sam. 18:25), a nuptial present; some gift, as a sum of money, which the bridegroom offers to the father of his bride as a satisfaction before he can receive her. Jacob had no dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Gen. 29:18; 30:20; 34:12).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.