Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. A pair of beads. Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. Four pair of stairs. Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.] 2. (n.) Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes. 3. (n.) Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen. 4. (n.) A married couple; a man and wife. 5. (n.) A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows. 6. (n.) Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the final vote. 7. (n.) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion. 8. (v. i.) To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for breeding. 9. (v. i.) To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. 10. (v. i.) Same as To pair off. See phrase below. 11. (v. t.) To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together, as things which belong together, or which complement, or are adapted to one another. 12. (v. t.) To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions. 13. (v. t.) To impair. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PAIR par: The margin of Songs 4:2 (but not of the parallel 6:6) reads, "which are all of them in pairs," while the text has, "whereof every one hath twins." The Hebrew math'imoth, is from the root, ta'am, "to be double," and is perhaps susceptible of either meaning. But the description is of sheep, and the margin gives no comprehensible figure, while the text points to the exceedingly sleek and healthy appearance. "Pairs" seems to result from confusing the figure with the thing figured-the teeth, where each upper is paired with the corresponding lower.

Multi-Version Concordance Pair (18 Occurrences) Luke 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Revelation 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. (KJV WBS NAS NIV) Genesis 7:2 You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female. (Root in WEB YLT RSV) Exodus 25:35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand. (See NAS RSV NIV) Exodus 37:21 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it. (See NAS RSV NIV) Judges 5:30 Do they not find? -- they apportion spoil, A female -- two females -- for every head, Spoil of finger-work for Sisera, Spoil of embroidered finger-work, Finger-work -- a pair of embroidered things, For the necks of the spoil! (YLT) Judges 15:4 So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches; and he turned them tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails. (DBY RSV NIV) Judges 19:3 Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. (See NAS) Judges 19:10 But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him. (See NAS) 1 Kings 6:23 In the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. (See NIV) 1 Kings 19:19 So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him. (See NAS NIV) 1 Kings 19:21 He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him. (See NAS) 2 Kings 5:17 Naaman said, "If not, then, please let there be given to your servant two mules' burden of earth; for your servant will from now on offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice to other gods, but to Yahweh. (See NIV) 2 Chronicles 3:10 In the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold. (See NIV) Isaiah 7:21 And it will be in that day that a man will give food to a young cow and two sheep; (See NAS) Isaiah 40:12 In the hollow of whose hand have the waters been measured? and who is able to take the heavens in his stretched-out fingers? who has got together the dust of the earth in a measure? who has taken the weight of the mountains, or put the hills into the scales? (See NAS) Amos 2:6 Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Amos 8:6 that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)