Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
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For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Read in context →But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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thálpō · thal'-po
to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
Strong's KJV usage: :--cherish.
Strong's first: Ephesians 5:29Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 2:7
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But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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CHERISH, noun The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.
CHERISH, verb transitive
1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to give warmth, ease or comfort to.
We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thessalonians 2:7.
The damsel was fair and cherished the king. 1 Kings 1:2.
2. To hold as dear; to embrace with affection; to foster, and encourage; as, to cherish the principles of virtue; to cherish religion in the heart.
3. To treat in a manner to encourage growth, by protection, aid, attendance, or supplying nourishment; as, to cherish tender plants.
4. To harbor; to indulge and encourage in the mind; as, to cherish ill will, or any evil passion.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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