en_tw/bible/other/bride.md

# bride, brides, 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: [Metaphor](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor))

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

## 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
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Updates for real searches of terms from file headers 2018-05-08 08:53:16 +00:00			`* [Isaiah 62:5](rc://en/tn/help/isa/62/5)`
Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Joel 02:16](rc://en/tn/help/jol/02/16)`
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			`* Strong's: H3618, G3565`