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CONCUBINE, n. L., to lie together, to lie down.
1. A woman who cohabits with a man, without the authority of a legal marriage a woman kept for lewd purposes a kept mistress.
2. A wife of inferior condition a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Concubine'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/concubine.html.
Entry for 'Concubine'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/concubine.html.
