# bride

## Related Ideas:

bridal

## Definition:

A bride is the woman in a wedding ceremony who is getting married to her husband, the bridegroom.

* The term "bride" is used as a metaphor for believers in Jesus, the Church.
* Jesus is metaphorically called the "bridegroom" for the Church. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

(See also: [bridegroom](../other/bridegroom.md), [church](../kt/church.md))

## Picture of a Bride:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Bride_line.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Bride_line.png" ></a>

## Bible References:

* [Exodus 22:16](rc://en/tn/help/exo/22/16)
* [Isaiah 62:5](rc://en/tn/help/isa/62/5)
* [Joel 02:16](rc://en/tn/help/jol/02/16)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H3618, G3565

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

bridal, bride, brides

