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Paramour

Holman Bible Dictionary

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An illicit sexual partner (Ezekiel 23:20 KJV, NAS, NRSV; Hosea 3:1 RSV). Other translations read: lovers (NIV); male prostitutes (REB); and oversexed men (TEV).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Paramour'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​p/paramour.html. 1991.
 
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