Topic
Cherish
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 1:2ISBE
Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
- 1 Kings 1:4ISBE
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
- Ephesians 5:29ISBE
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7ISBE
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
cher'-ish (cakhan; thalpo): Cakhan, "to act the friend," "to be useful," is translated "cherish" (1Ki 1:2,4); thalpo, "to warm," "to make warm," "to foster" (Eph 5:29), said of the regard the husband should have for his wife, even as his own flesh which he "nourisheth and cherisheth, even as Christ also the church," and in 1Th 2:7, of Paul amongst his converts, "as when a nurse cherisheth her own children."
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.