purchase price for wife, wedding money
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H4119 — מֹ֫הַר
mo.har · brideprice · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 34:12 · מֹ֣הַרDemand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”Exodus 22:17 · כְּמֹ֖הַרIf her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.1 Samuel 18:25 · בְּמֹ֔הַרSaul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.