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nephew a grandson or descendant
1 Timothy 5:4 is about children and grandchildren caring for a widow, not about a brother's son.
Means: a grandson or descendantIn the KJV: 4 timesStill in use, different meaning
Forms in the text
The word behind it
Where it appears
All 4 verses.
And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Common questions
What does "nephew" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version nephew means a grandson or descendant. 1 Timothy 5:4 is about children and grandchildren caring for a widow, not about a brother's son.
How many times does "nephew" appear in the King James Version?
4 times, counting its other forms (nephews 2 times, nephew 2 times).
What Hebrew word is behind "nephew"?
Most often בֵּן (bên), Strong's H1121, meaning a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.).
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