Nephew

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. bene banim , 'grandchildren.' Judges 12:14 .

2. neked , 'offspring, progeny.' Job 18:19; Isaiah 14:22 .

3. ἔκγονα, 'offspring, descendant.' 1 Timothy 5:4 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

Genesis 12:5Genesis 14:122Judges 12:14Job 18:19Isaiah 14:221 Timothy 5:4

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.

(2):

(n.) A cousin.

(3):

(n.) The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

NEPHEW. In AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘nephew’ means ‘grandson.’ It occurs in Judges 12:14 , Job 18:19 , Isaiah 14:22 , 1 Timothy 5:4 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Often used in the old English sense "grandson" (1 Timothy 5:4; Judges 12:14; Isaiah 14:29; Job 18:19).

King James Dictionary

NEPHEW, n.

1. The son of a brother or sister. 2. A grandson also a descendant. Not much used.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is used in the old English sense of grandson as a rendering נֶכֶד (neked, Job 18:19; Isaiah 14:22; progeny, especially a "son's son," as rendered in Genesis 21:23), and E'cyoioi, a descendant (1 Timothy 5:4). (See Kindred).