Lexicon
כְּלוּלָה
ke.lu.lah
H3623
H:N-F Hebrew

betrothal

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ke.lu.lah denotes the betrothal remembered as part of Jerusalem's early devotion.

The attested use names a betrothal recalled alongside youthful kindness and love as Jerusalem is portrayed walking after the LORD in the wilderness.

Senses in use

  1. Remembered betrothal in early devotion · dominant

    In Jeremiah 2:2, the feminine plural construct form occurs in the phrase concerning the love of a betrothal, alongside remembered youthful kindness and walking after the LORD in the wilderness. The APB renders the clause "the love of your betrothal."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 2:2, the APB presents the phrase as "the love of your betrothal." The term's individual English correspondence is inferred from the clause rather than assumed from every English word.

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