Spouse
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Song of Solomon 4:8
- Last Reference: Song of Solomon 5:1
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H3618 Used 6 times
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Spouse
(Song of Solomon 4:8-12; Hosea 4:13, 14) may denote either husband or wife, but in the Scriptures it denotes only the latter.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Spouse
[MARRIAGE]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spouse
SPOUSE, noun [Latin , to engage.] One engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife. We say of a man, that he is the spouse of such a woman; or of a woman, she is the spouse of such a man.
SPOUSE, verb transitive To wed; to espouse. [Little used. See Espouse.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spoused
SPOUSED, participle passive Wedded; joined in marriage; married; but seldom used. The word used in lieu of it is espoused.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spouseless
SPOUSELESS, adjective Destitute of a husband or of a wife; as a spouseless king or queen.