nurse

Found 10 times in the King James Bible

H3243 Hebrew
G5162 Greek

English Definition

to suck; causatively, to give milk

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

יָנַק

Transliteration

yânaq

Strong's Reference H3243

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

τροφός

Transliteration

kûwl

Strong's Reference G5162
Greek Meaning

properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)

"Nurse" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H3243, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G5162. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Genesis 24:59 Old Testament

sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant,

Genesis 35:8 Old Testament

Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was

Exodus 2:7 Old Testament

thee a nurse of the Hebrew women,

Exodus 2:7 Old Testament

she may nurse the child for thee?

Exodus 2:9 Old Testament

away, and nurse it for me, and

Ruth 4:16 Old Testament

bosom, and became nurse unto it.

2 Samuel 4:4 Old Testament

and his nurse took him up, and

2 Kings 11:2 Old Testament

and his nurse, in the bedchamber from

2 Chronicles 22:11 Old Testament

and his nurse in a bedchamber. So

1 Thessalonians 2:7 New Testament

even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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