侯
hóu
advancedRadical 亻Strokes 9
How is 侯 read in the Chinese Bible?
侯 is read hóu in the Chinese Union Version. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 4 books, first in Psalms 68:31. Common words: 诸侯.
- Occurrences
- 4
- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 4
- First in
- Psalms 68:31
Words it forms in the Bible
- 诸侯zhū hóu× 3dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor
- 侯hóu× 1marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
Meaning: marquis, lord; target in archery
In the text
- Psalms 68:31
埃及的公侯要出来朝见 神； 古实人要急忙举手祷告。
- Matthew 10:18
并且你们要为我的缘故被送到诸侯君王面前，对他们和外邦人作见证。
- Mark 13:9
但你们要谨慎；因为人要把你们交给公会，并且你们在会堂里要受鞭打，又为我的缘故站在诸侯与君王面前，对他们作见证。
- Luke 21:12
但这一切的事以先，人要下手拿住你们，逼迫你们，把你们交给会堂，并且收在监里，又为我的名拉你们到君王诸侯面前。
Reading checked against CC-CEDICT, for the character or the word it sits in.
Rare: outside the 3,500 level-1 characters of the 通用规范汉字表 (2013), China’s official list of common characters. For learners: common by that list, but in no HSK 3.0 word of levels 1–6.