Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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n.) The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's brother.
Strong's Hebrew
2994. yebemeth -- sister-in-law... 2993, 2994. yebemeth. 2995 .
sister-
in-
law. Transliteration: yebemeth Phonetic
Spelling: (yeb-ay'-meth) Short Definition: wife.
... brother's wife,
sister in law ... /hebrew/2994.htm - 6k 6204. Orpah -- sister-in-law of Ruth
... 6203, 6204. Orpah. 6205 . sister-in-law of Ruth. Transliteration: Orpah
Phonetic Spelling: (or-paw') Short Definition: Orpah. Word ...
/hebrew/6204.htm - 6k
Library
We Will Pass on to Clear up Another of the Charges, if Only He ...
Life and Works of Rufinus with Jerome's Apology Against Rufinus. . ...
/.../we will pass on to.htm
The Devotion of Ruth
... Naomi said, "See, your sister-in-law is going back to her own people and to her
own gods; go along with her!" But Ruth answered, "Do not urge me to leave you ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the devotion of ruth.htm
Personal Notes: Relics Nearby that the Three Kings had Given to ...
... they are. Several years ago I gave a little packet, sewn together like
a knob, to my sister-in-law who lives at Flamske. It was ...
/.../the life of the blessed virgin mary/xv personal notes relics nearby.htm
The Return from the Sepulchre.
... Orpha had married again in Moab. By Orpha, the sister-in-law of Ruth, Mara was
connected with the family of David, from whom our Lord was descended. ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter liii the return from.htm
How St. Augustine, Being Made a Bishop, Sent to Acquaint Pope ...
... father. It is also prohibited to marry with a sister-in-law, because by
the former union she is become the brother's flesh. For ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxvii how st augustine.htm
"The Dust of the Actual"
... Sometimes the glad girl-life reasserts itself, and she plays and laughs with her
sister-in-law's pretty baby boy; but if she hears a man's voice she disappears ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter vii the dust of.htm
The Call of Matthew - the Saviour's Welcome to Sinners - Rabbinic ...
... [2490] St. John 19:25. [2491] Thus he would be the same as James the Less,' or rather
the Little,' a son of Mary, the sister-in-law of the Virgin-Mother. ...
/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xvii the call of.htm
Saint Helena and the Time of Constantine
... Later on, Fausta, another daughter of Maximian, was married to Constantine,
and thus Theodora was made sister-in-law to her own stepson. ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/iv saint helena and the.htm
Rondelet, {7} the Huguenot Naturalist {8}
... He lost his sister-in- law, to whom he owed all his fortunes, and who had watched
ever since over him and his wife like a mother; then he lost his wife herself ...
/.../kingsley/historical lectures and essays/rondelet 7 the huguenot naturalist.htm
The Nations of the South-East
... Among these was a member of the royal house, Hadad by name, who grew up at the Egyptian
court, and, after marrying the sister-in-law of the Pharaoh, returned ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm
Thesaurus
Sister-in-law (1 Occurrence)Sister-
in-
law. Sister,
Sister-
in-
law. Sisters . Noah Webster's Dictionary
... Multi-Version Concordance
Sister-
in-
law (1 Occurrence).
.../s/sister-in-law.htm - 6kNaomi (25 Occurrences)
... Ruth 1:15 And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people
and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law. (BBE NIV). ...
/n/naomi.htm - 17k
Sisters (20 Occurrences)
/s/sisters.htm - 13k
Sister (113 Occurrences)
... Ruth 1:15 She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people,
and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law." (WEB KJV ...
/s/sister.htm - 42k
Nephew (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A cousin. 3. (n.) The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-
law or sister-in-law. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEPHEW. ...
/n/nephew.htm - 8k
Wife (437 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BROTHER'S WIFE. (yebhemeth = "a sister-in-law,"
"brother's wife" (Deuteronomy 25:7, 9); 'ishshah = "a woman," "wife"; `esheth ...
/w/wife.htm - 42k
Brother's (46 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BROTHER'S WIFE. (yebhemeth = "a sister-in-law,"
"brother's wife" (Deuteronomy 25:7, 9); 'ishshah = "a woman," "wife"; `esheth ...
/b/brother's.htm - 23k
Brother (402 Occurrences)
... This provision for a specific case modified the general law which forbade
the marriage of a sister-in-law (Leviticus 18:16, 18). ...
/b/brother.htm - 47k
Crimes (22 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 22:11); of the brother with the sister or half-sister, as for instance,
Amnon (2 Samuel 13:14); of the brother-in-law with the sister-in-law (Matthew 14 ...
/c/crimes.htm - 44k
Crime (45 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 22:11); of the brother with the sister or half-sister, as for instance,
Amnon (2 Samuel 13:14); of the brother-in-law with the sister-in-law (Matthew 14 ...
/c/crime.htm - 51k
Bible Concordance
Sister-in-law (1 Occurrence)Ruth 1:15 She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law."
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Subtopics
Sister-in-law
Related Terms
Naomi (25 Occurrences)
Sisters (20 Occurrences)
Sister (113 Occurrences)
Nephew (5 Occurrences)
Wife (437 Occurrences)
Brother's (46 Occurrences)
Brother (402 Occurrences)
Crimes (22 Occurrences)
Crime (45 Occurrences)
Husband's (19 Occurrences)
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