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Stranger and Sojourner (in the Apocrypha and the New Testament)

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The Hebrew זר , zār , translated "stranger," meant primarily one "who turns aside," i.e. to visit another country; then a "sojourner," "stranger." The "strange woman" of Proverbs 2:16 is a technical term for "harlot"; compare Judges 11:1 , Judges 11:2 , where "son of a strange (the Revised Version (British and American) "another") woman" (Judges 11:2 , 'aḥēr ) is parallel to "the son of a harlot" (Judges 11:1 ). See STRANGE WIFE .

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Strange Woman'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/strange-woman.html. 1915.

Bible Encyclopedias Strange Woman

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Strange Woman