| Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince. 2. (n.) The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family. 3. (n.) The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia PRINCESS prin'-ses: The Hebrew term is sarah (compare sar, prince, and "Sarah"); it means
(1) a queen (Isaiah 49:23, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) both "queen");
(2) the consort of a king contrasted with his concubines (1 Kings 11:3, "He had seven hundred wives. princesses, and three hundred concubines");
(3) the wife of a prince (Esther 1:18 the "princesses of Persia and Media");
(4) it is metaphorically used of the city of Jerusalem (Lamentations 1:1). | Multi-Version Concordance Princess (2 Occurrences) Psalms 45:13 The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold. (WEB RSV NIV) Lamentations 1:1 How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces is become tributary! (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV) |