To betroth
אָרַשׂStrong’s H0781aras (a-ra-s)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Aras is the Hebrew word usually translated “betrothed”, “betroth you” and “was betrothed”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”
Meaning
- To betroth, engage(Piel) to betroth (man or woman) · (Pual) to be betrothed
How it's translated
- betrothed 3
- and i will betroth you 3
- she was betrothed 1
- he has betrothed 1
- she is betrothed 1
- you will betroth 1
- i betrothed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 6
- Hosea 2
- Exodus 1
- 2 Samuel 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 20:7And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.
- Deuteronomy 22:23If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;
- Deuteronomy 22:25But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die:
- Deuteronomy 22:27For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
- Deuteronomy 22:28If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;
- Deuteronomy 28:30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
Hebrew dictionary
אָרַשׂ aras · to betroth
1) to betroth, engage 1a) (Piel) to betroth (man or woman) 1b) (Pual) to be betrothed
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “betrothed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BETROTH'ED, participle passive
Contracted for future marriage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.