Nourish
Nourish
nurish (, giddel, , hiyyah, , kilkel, , ribbah; , trepho, , anatrepho, , ektrepho, , entrepho): While the word nourish was ordinarily an appropriate rendering in the time of the King James Version, the word has since become much less frequent, and some senses have largely passed out of ordinary use, so that the meaning would now in most cases be better expressed by some other word. Giddel means to bring up, rear (children) (Isa 1:2, margin made great; Isa 23:4; Dan 1:5); cause (a tree) to grow (Isa 44:14). Hiyyah means to preserve alive (with some implication of care) (2Sa 12:3; Isa 7:21, the American Standard Revised Version keep alive). Kilkel means to support, maintain provide for (especially with food) (Gen 45:11; Gen 47:12; Gen 50:21). Ribbah means to bring up, rear (whelps), in a figurative use Eze 19:2). Trepho means to feed (transitively) (Act 12:20, the Revised Version (British and American) feed; Rev 12:14); to fatten (Jam 5:5, the context indicating an unfavorable meaning). Anatrepho is to bring up, rear, like giddel (Act 7:20, Act 7:21); ektrepho is to take care of (Eph 5:29); entrepho means to bring up in, train in (1Ti 4:6).