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spouz ( כּלּה , kallāh , "bride," "daughter-in-law"): the Revised Version (British and American) gives "bride" for the King James Version "spouse" in Song of Solomon 4:8 ff, and "brides" for "spouses" in Hosea 4:13 f (margin "daughters-in-law"). See ESPOUSAL; MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS , FAMILY .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Spouse'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/spouse.html. 1915.
 
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