List of women in the Bible

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The following is a list of women found in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles.

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Old Testament

NameDescriptionAppearances
Abigail Mother of Amasa, Sister of David I Chronicles 2:15–17 [1]
Abigail Wife of the wicked Nabal, who became a wife of David after Nabal's death.I Samuel 25 [2]
Abihail wife of Abishur and mother of Ahban and Molid.I Chronicles [3]
Abihailwife of king Rehoboam II Chronicles [4]
Abishag concubine of aged King David.I Kings [5]
Abital one of King David's wivesII Samuel; I Chronicles [6] [7]
Achsah daughter of Caleb. When Caleb promised her to Othniel in marriage, she requested that he increased her dowry to include not only land, but springs of water as well.Joshua, Judges, I Chronicles [8] [9] [10]
Adahwife of Lamech Genesis [11]
Adahdaughter of Elon, the Hittite and one of the wives of Esau. Possibly original name of Bashemath.Genesis [12]
Ahinoam wife of King Saul, mother of Michal (wife of King David)I Samuel [13]
Ahinoam one of King David's wives, mother of Amnon.I Samuel; II Samuel; I Chronicles [14] [15] [16]
Aholibamah (or Oholibamah)Daughter of Anah and one of Esau's wives. Also called Judith.Genesis [17]
Asenath Egyptian wife of Joseph.Genesis [18]
Asherah Consort of God (wife of El), Yahweh. 1 Kings and 2 Kings
Ashtoreth (or Ashtoreth) Ancient Near Eastern goddess Judges, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings
Atarahsecond wife of Jerahmeel.I Chronicles [19]
Athaliah Queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for five years.II Kings, II Chronicles [20] [21]
Azubah Caleb's wife.I Chronicles [22]
Azubah wife of King Asa, 3rd king of Judah, and mother of Jehoshaphat. I Kings, II Chronicles [23] [24]
Baara Moabitess, wife of Shaharaim.I Chronicles [25]
Basemethdaughter of Elon, the Hittite, One of the wives of Esau.Genesis [26]
Basemethdaughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau.Genesis [27]
Basemethdaughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz.I Kings [28]
Bathsheba wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king.II Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles [29] [30] [31]
Bilhah Rachel's handmaid and a concubine of Jacob who bears him two sons, Dan and Naphtali.Genesis [32]
Bithiah Pharaoh's daughter (Exodus). Also identified with/as Asiya in Muslim interpretations. Wife of Mered, a descendant of Judah. 1 Chronicles 4 [33]
Cozbi A Midianite princess who was killed by Phinehas (grandson of Aaron) because her evil influence was seen as the source of a plague among the Israelites. [34] The incident was then taken as a pretext for the War against the Midianites in Numbers 31. [35] Numbers 25 [34]
Deborah Nursemaid to Rebekah and later to Jacob and Esau.Genesis 35 [36]
Deborah Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic Israel in the Old Testament.Judges 4 [37]
Delilah The "woman in the valley of Sorek" who Samson loved.Judges [38]
Dinah Daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife.Genesis [39]
EglahOne of King David's wives.II Samuel, I Chronicles [7] [40]
Elisheba Wife of Aaron.Exodus [41]
Ephah one of the concubines of Caleb (prince of Judah)I Chronicles [42]
Ephrath Second wife of Caleb (the spy)I Chronicles [43]
Esther Queen of the Persian Empire in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus. Esther
Eve First woman, wife of Adam.Genesis [44]
Gomer Wife of Hosea and a prostitute.Hosea [45]
Hadassah Esther's Hebrew name, before she changed it to conceal her identity and became the queen of Persia and second wife of Ahasuerus.Esther [46]
Hagar Egyptian handmaiden of Sarah, wife of Abraham. Hagar became the mother of one of Abraham's sons, Ishmael.Genesis [47]
Haggith Wife of King David, mother of AdoniyahII Samuel, I Kings, I Chronicles [48] [49] [50]
Hammolekhethpossibly ruled over portions of Gilead.I Chronicles [51]
HamutalWife of Josiah and mother of "ungodly" sons Jehoahaz and Mattaniah.II Kings, Jeremiah [52] [53]
Hannah A worshipper at Jerusalem. Mother of Samuel.I Samuel [54]
Hazzelelponi daughter of Etam, tribe of Judah I Chronicles [55]
HelahOne of the wives of AsshurI Chronicles [56]
HephzibaWife of King Hezekiah and mother of Manasseh, who undid Hezekiah's good works.II Kings [57]
Hodeshone of the wives of ShaharaimI Chronicles [58]
Hodiah's wife I Chronicles [59]
HoglaOne of the five daughters of Zelophehad who were given the right to inherit their deceased father's property.Numbers, Joshua [60] [61]
Huldah ProphetessII Kings, II Chronicles [62] [63]
HushimOne of the wives of ShaharaimI Chronicles [64]
Iscah Daughter of Abraham's younger brother Haran Genesis [65]
Jael Heroine who killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of king Jabin. She was the wife of Heber the Kenite.Judges [66]
Jecholiah (or Jecoliah)Wife of Amaziah (King of Judah) and mother of Uzziah.II Kings, II Chronicles [67] [68]
JedidahWife of wicked king Manessah and mother of Josiah.II Kings [69]
Jehoaddan (or Jehoaddin)Wife of king Joash and mother of king Amaziah of Judah II Kings, II Chronicles [70] [71]
Jehosheba (or Jehoshebeath/Josaba)Daughter of Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada. She saved her nephew Jehoash from massacre.II Kings [72]
Jemima One of Job's daughters.Job [73]
JeriothWife of Caleb (son of Hezron)I Chronicles [74]
JerushaDaughter of Zadok, a priest, wife of King Uzziah and mother of Jotham.II Kings, I Chronicles, II Chronicles [75] [76]
Jezebel Queen of ancient Israel.I Kings, II Kings [77] [78]
Jochebed Mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.Exodus, Numbers [79] [80]
Judith Hittite wife of Esau.Genesis [81]
Judith heroine of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith Book of Judith
Keren–HappuchOne of Job's daughters.Job [82]
Keturah Wife of Abraham after Sarah's death.Genesis, I Chronicles [83] [84]
Keziah Second daughter of Job.Job [73]
Leah First wife of Jacob who was given to him in place of Rachel whom he loved.Genesis, Ruth [85] [86]
Lo–RuhamahDaughter of Hosea and Gomer.Hosea [87]
Maacah (or Maakah)the daughter of King Talmi of Geshur, was married to King David and bore him his son Absalom.2 Samuel 3:3
Maacah2nd wife of King Rehoboam. Mother of Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith. Rehoboam loved Maacah more than any other of his wives or concubines.II Chronicles [88]
MaacahSister of Makir, father of Gilead. Mentioned one verse later is Makir's wife, also named Maacah.I Chronicles [89]
Mahalath daughter of Ishmael and 3rd wife of Esau.Genesis [90]
Mahalathgranddaughter of David and the first wife of King Rehoboam.II Chronicles [4]
Mahlahone of the daughters of Zelophehad Numbers, Joshua [61] [91]
MahlahA GileaditeI Chronicles [51]
MatredMother of Mehetabel, daughter of Me-zahabGenesis, I Chronicles [92] [93]
Unnamed Witch of Endor Witch, Medium or Oracle of Endor 1 Samuel 28 [94]
Mehetabel daughter of Matred.Genesis; I Chronicles [92] [93]
MerabKing Saul's oldest daughter.I Samuel [95]
Me-ZahabMother of Matred "Genesis, I Chronicles" [96] [97]
Michal daughter of Saul and wife of David.I Samuel, II Samuel, I Chronicles [98] [99] [100]
Milcah wife of Nahor and daughter of Haran.Genesis [65] [101]
Milcahone of the daughters of Zelophehad.Numbers, Joshua [61] [91]
Miriam Sister of Moses.Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, I Chronicles [102] [103] [104] [105] [106]
Miriamwoman of Judah.I Chronicles [107]
Unnamedmother of King Lemuel that gave him the prophetic instructionProverbs 31
Naamah Sister of Tubal-cain.Genesis [108]
NaamahMother of King Rehoboam.II Chronicles [109]
Naarah wife of Asher, tribe of Judah.I Chronicles [110]
Naomi mother–in–law to Ruth.Ruth [111]
Noadaughter of Zelophehad.Numbers [112]
Noadiahprophetess.Nehemiah [113]
Orpah Sister-in-law to Ruth. Ruth [114]
Peninnah Wife of Elkanah. I Samuel [115]
Puah one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys.Exodus [116]
Rachel second wife of Jacob, and sister of Leah. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin.Genesis, I Samuel, Jeremiah, Matthew [117] [118] [119] [120]
Rahab of Jericho.Joshua, Matthew, Hebrews, James [121] [122] [123] [124]
Rebekah wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.Genesis, Romans [125] [126]
Reumah concubine of Abraham's brother Nahor.Genesis [127]
Rizpah daughter of Aiah and one of the concubines of King Saul.II Samuel [128]
Ruth Boaz and Ruth get married and have a son named Obed. Obed is the descendant of Perez the son of Judah, and the grandfather of (king) David. Ruth, Matthew [129] [130]
Sarah or Saraiwife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. God changed her name to Sarah as part of a covenant with Yahweh after Hagar bore Abraham a son Ishmael.Genesis, Isaiah, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, I Peter [131] [132] [133] [134] [135] [136]
Sarahwife of Tobias.Tobit [137]
Serahdaughter of Asher.Genesis [138]
Sheerah founded three towns. Descendant of Ephraim.I Chronicles [139]
Shelomitmother of blasphemer.Leviticus [140]
Shelomitdaughter of Zerubbabel, sister of Meshullam and Hananiah.I Chronicles [141]
Shiphrah one of two midwives who saved the Hebrew boys.Exodus [116]
Shuadaughter of Heber 1 Chronicles 7
Susanna a woman who was nearly sentenced to death due to false adultery accusations before being saved by Daniel.Daniel
Tahpenes an Egyptian queen I Kings
Tamar daughter-in-law of Judah, as well as the mother of two of his children, the twins Zerah and Perez.Genesis [142]
Tamar daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.II Samuel [143]
Tamardaughter of David's son Absalom.II Samuel [144]
Taphathdaughter of SolomonI Kings [145]
Tharbis according to Josephus, a Cushite princess who married Moses prior to his marriage to Zipporah as told in the Book of Exodus. This name is not found in the Bible, and there is debate on if "the Kushite" refers to Zipporah herself or a second woman (Tharbis).
Timnah (or Timna)concubine of Eliphaz and mother of Amalek.Genesis [146]
Tirzah one of the daughters of Zelophehad.Numbers, Joshua [61] [91]
Vashti queen, and wife of King Ahasuerus. Esther [147]
Zibiah mother of Joash 2 Kings 12:1 and 2 Chronicles 24:1
Zeresh wife of Haman. Esther [148]
Zeruiah daughter or stepdaughter of Jesse of the Tribe of Judah, was an older sister of King David. Zeruiah had three sons, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, all of whom were soldiers in David's army.II Samuel, I Chronicles [149] [150]
Zillah wife of Lamech and the mother of Tubal-cain and Naamah.Genesis [151]
Zilpah Leah's handmaid who becomes a wife of Jacob and bears him two sons Gad and Asher.Genesis [152]
Zipporah wife of Moses, daughter of Jethro.Exodus [153]
Unnamed, Zuleika Potiphar's wife and Asenath's mother. Asenath married Joseph, so she is the grandmother of Ephraim and Manasseh (Tribe of Joseph).Genesis 39:5–20

New Testament

NameDescriptionAppearances
Anna the Prophetess aged Jewish prophetess who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem.Luke [154]
Berenice sister of King AgrippaActs 25:13; Acts 25:23 and Acts 26:30
Candace (or Kandake) Ethiopian queen; a eunuch under her authority and in charge of her treasury was witnessed to by Philip the Evangelist, led to God and baptized.Acts [155]
Chloe Leading early Christian woman in Corinth.1 Corinthians 1:11
Claudiagreeted by Paul the Apostle.2 Timothy [156]
Damaris Acts [157]
Dorcas Acts [158]
DrusillaThe wife of a judge named Felix Acts 24:24
Elizabeth Mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias.Luke [159]
Eunicemother of Timothy 2 Timothy [160]
Euodia Christian of the church in PhilippiPhilippians [161]
HerodiaGranddaughter of Herod the great, married her uncle Philip, divorced him to marry Philip's half brother Herod Antipas, mother of Salome.Matthew [162]
Jezebel false prophetess.Revelation [163]
Joanna One of the women who went to prepare Jesus' body for burial.Luke [164]
JuliaRomans [165]
Junia or JuniasRegarded highly by St. Paul in Romans. An apostle. [166]
Lois grandmother of Saint Timothy.II Timothy [167]
Lydia of Thyatira the first converted believer after the resurrection, and the first to introduce it in to her household. She was a successful business woman and she was pivotal to the spread of the name of Jesus.Acts [168]
Martha Luke, John [169] [170]
Mary Mother of Jesus.Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Galatians [171] [172] [173] [174] [175] [176]
Mary the mother of James and Joses (or Joseph).Matthew [177]
Marythe mother of John MarkActs [178]
Mary the sister of Martha.Luke, John [179]
Mary the wife of Cleophas.John [180]
Mary was greeted by Paul.Romans [181]
Mary Magdalene Disciple of Jesus Matthew, Mark, Luke, John [182] [183] [184] [185]
Persisa "woman who has worked hard in the Lord" whom Paul the Apostle greeted.Romans. [186]
Phoebe A deaconess of the church of Cenchrea.Romans [187]
Priscilla wife of Aquila, and missionary partner to Paul the Apostle.Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Timothy [188] [189] [190] [191]
Rhoda Acts [192]
Salome daughter of Herodias.Matthew, Mark [193] [194]
Salome a follower of Jesus present at His crucifixion as well as the empty tomb.Mark [195]
Unnamed, later Photini (or Photine) Samaritan woman at the well John
Sapphira Acts [196]
Susanna A follower of Jesus.Luke [197]
Syntyche Christian of the church in Philippi mentioned with EuodiaPhilippians [198]
Tabitha or DorcasTabitha was always doing good and helping the poor.Acts 9:36
Tryphena and Tryphosa Greeted by PaulRomans 16:12

See also

References

  1. "1 Chronicles 2:15–17 KJV". Bible.com. 12 July 2018.
  2. "1 Samuel 25 KJV". Bible.com. 12 July 2018.I Samuel 25
  3. I Chronicles 2:29
  4. 1 2 II Chronicles 11:18
  5. I Kings 1:3,4; 2:13–25
  6. II Samuel 3:4
  7. 1 2 I Chronicles 3:3
  8. Joshua 15:16–19
  9. Judges 1:12–13
  10. I Chronicles 2:49
  11. Genesis 4:19–23
  12. Genesis 26:34; 36:2
  13. I Samuel 14:50
  14. I Samuel 25:43; 27:3; 30:5, 18
  15. II Samuel 2:2; 3:2
  16. I Chronicles 3:1
  17. Genesis 36:2–25
  18. Genesis 41:45–50; 46:20
  19. I Chronicles 2:26
  20. II Kings 8:26; 11
  21. II Chronicles 22; 23:13–21; 24:7
  22. I Chronicles 2:18–19
  23. I King 22:42
  24. II Chronicles 20:31
  25. I Chronicles 8:8
  26. Genesis 26:34; 36:10
  27. Genesis 28:9; 36:3, 4, 13, 17
  28. I Kings 4:15
  29. II Samuel 11:2,3; 12:24
  30. I Kings 1:11–31; 2:13–19
  31. I Chronicles 3:5
  32. Genesis 30:3–5 , 35:25
  33. 1 Chronicles 4:18
  34. 1 2 Numbers 25:6–18
  35. Shectman, Sarah (2009). Women in the Pentateuch: A Feminist and Source-critical Analysis. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press. p. 165. ISBN   9781906055721 . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  36. Genesis 35:8
  37. Judges 4–5
  38. Judges 16:4–21
  39. Genesis 34
  40. II Samuel 3:5
  41. Exodus 6:23
  42. I Chronicles 2:46
  43. I Chronicles 2:19
  44. Genesis 2–3
  45. Hosea 1:1–11; 3:1–5
  46. Esther 2:7
  47. Genesis 16: 21:9–17; 25:12
  48. II Samuel 3:4,5
  49. I Kings 1:5, 11, 2:13
  50. I Chronicles 3:2
  51. 1 2 I Chronicles 7:18
  52. II Kings 23:31; 24:18
  53. Jeremiah 52:1,2
  54. I Samuel 1:2, 5–20, 22–28; 2:1–10, 19–21
  55. I Chronicles 4:3
  56. I Chronicles 4:5,7
  57. II Kings 21:1
  58. I Chronicles 8:8,9
  59. I Chronicles 4:19
  60. Numbers 26:33; 27:1–11; 36:1–12
  61. 1 2 3 4 Joshua 17:3
  62. II Kings 22:14–20
  63. II Chronicles 34:22–33
  64. I Chronicles 8:8, 11
  65. 1 2 Genesis 11:29
  66. Judges 4:17–22; 5:6,24–27
  67. II Kings 15:2
  68. II Chronicles 26:3
  69. II Kings 22:1,2
  70. II Kings 14:2
  71. II Chronicles 25:1
  72. II Kings 11:2
  73. 1 2 Job 42:14
  74. I Chronicles 2:18
  75. II Kings 15:33
  76. II Chronicles 27:1
  77. I Kings 16:31; 18:4–19; 19:1,2; 21:5–25
  78. II Kings 9
  79. Exodus 1; 2:1–11; 6:20
  80. Numbers 26:59
  81. Genesis 26:34
  82. Job 1:2; 42:14
  83. Genesis 25:1–6
  84. I Chronicles 1:32, 33
  85. Genesis 29; 30; 49:31
  86. Ruth 4:11
  87. Hosea 1:6,8
  88. II Chronicles 11:20–22
  89. I Chronicles 7:15–16
  90. Genesis 28:9
  91. 1 2 3 Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11
  92. 1 2 Genesis 36:39
  93. 1 2 I Chronicles 1:50
  94. 1Samuel 28
  95. I Samuel 14:49; 18:17, 19
  96. "Genesis 36:39"
  97. "I Chronicles 1:50"
  98. I Samuel 14:49; 17:25; 18:20, 25, 27–28; 19:11–14, 17; 25:44
  99. II Samuel 3:13–16; 6:16, 20–23
  100. I Chronicles 15:29
  101. "Genesis 22:20"
  102. Exodus 2:4, 7–9; 15:20–21
  103. Numbers 12:1, 4–5, 10, 12, 14–15; 20:1; 26:59
  104. Deuteronomy 24:9
  105. I Chronicles 6:3
  106. Micah 6:4;
  107. 1 Chronicles 4:17
  108. Genesis 4:22
  109. II Chronicles 12:13
  110. I Chronicles 4:5–6
  111. Ruth 1:1–3, 5–8, 10–22; 2:1–2, 6, 11, 18–20, 22–23; 3:1–6, 16–18; 4:3, 5, 9, 14–17
  112. Numbers 26:33
  113. Nehemiah 6:14
  114. Ruth 1:4, 6–15
  115. I Samuel 1:2, 4, 6–7;
  116. 1 2 Exodus 1:15
  117. Genesis 29:6, 9–13, 16–18, 20–21, 25, 27–30, 31; 30:1–8, 14–15, 22–25; 31:4, 14, 17, 19, 26, 28, 31–35, 41, 43, 50, 55; 32:22; 33:1–2, 5, 7; 35:16–20, 24; 37:10; 43:29; 44:27; 46:19, 22, 25; 48:7
  118. I Samuel 10:2
  119. Jeremiah 31:15
  120. Matthew 2:18
  121. Joshua 2:1–24; 6:17, 22–23, 25
  122. Matthew 1:5;
  123. Hebrews 11:31
  124. James 2:25
  125. Genesis 21:23; 24:15–67; 25:20–26, 28; 26:7–10, 35; 27:5–17, 42–46; 28:2, 5, 7; 29:10, 13; 35:8
  126. Romans 9:10
  127. Genesis 22:24
  128. II Samuel 3:7
  129. Ruth 1:1–4:22 (entire book)
  130. Matthew 1:5
  131. Genesis 11:29–31; 12:5, 11–20; 13:1; 16:1–6, 8–9; 17:15–17, 19, 21; 18:6, 9–15; 20:2–7, 11–14, 16, 18; 21:1–3, 6–7, 9–10, 12; 23:1–3, 19; 24:36; 25:10, 12; 49:31
  132. Isaiah 51:2
  133. Romans 4:19; 9:9
  134. Galatians 4:22–24, 26, 30–31
  135. Hebrews 11:11
  136. I Peter 3:6
  137. Tobit 3:7, 10, 17; 6:11–12; 7:8–10, 12, 16; 8:4; 10:10–12; 11:15, 17; 12:12, 14
  138. "Serah, daughter of Asher: Midrash and Aggadah". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  139. 1 Chronicles 7:24
  140. Leviticus 24:11
  141. I Chronicles 3:19
  142. Genesis 38
  143. II Samuel 13
  144. II Samuel 14:27
  145. I Kings 4:11
  146. Genesis 36:12
  147. Esther 1:9, 11–12, 15–19; 2:4, 17
  148. Esther 5:10–14; 6:13–14
  149. II Samuel 17:25; 19:21–22; 21:17; 23:18
  150. I Chronicles 2:16
  151. Genesis 4:19, 22–23
  152. [Genesis] 29:24; 30:9–13, 18; 31:33; 32:22; 33:1–2, 5–6; 35:26; 37:2; 46:18
  153. Exodus 2:21–22; 4:20, 25–26; 18:2, 5–6
  154. Luke 2:36–38
  155. Acts8:27
  156. 2 Timothy 4:21
  157. Acts 17:34
  158. Acts 9:36–42
  159. Luke 1:5–80
  160. 2 Timothy 1:5
  161. Philippians 4:2
  162. Matthew 14
  163. Revelation 2:20–23
  164. Luke 8:2–3
  165. Romans 16:15
  166. Romans 16:7
  167. II Timothy 1:5
  168. Acts 16:14–15
  169. Luke 10:38–42
  170. John 11:1, 5, 19–28, 30, 38–40; 12:2
  171. Matthew 1:16; 1:18–25; 2:11; 2:13–23; 12:46–50; 13:55
  172. Mark 3:31–35; 6:3
  173. Luke 1:26–38, 39–45, 46–56; 2:4–7, 16–20, 22–24, 33–35, 39–40, 41–52; 8:19–21
  174. John 2:1–5, 12; 6:42; 19:25–27
  175. Acts 1:14
  176. Galatians 4:4
  177. Matthew 27:56
  178. Acts 12:6–19
  179. John 11:1–2
  180. John 19:25
  181. Romans 16:6
  182. Matthew 27:55–56; 27:61; 28:1–11
  183. Mark 15:40–41, 47; 16:1–8
  184. Luke 8:2–3; 24:10
  185. John 19:25; 20:1–2, 11–18
  186. Romans 16:12
  187. Romans 16:1
  188. Acts 18:2, 18–19, 26
  189. Romans 16:3–4
  190. I Corinthians 16:19
  191. II Timothy 4:19
  192. Acts 12:13–15
  193. Matthew 14:6–12
  194. Mark 6:21–29
  195. Mark 15:40, 16:1
  196. Acts 5:1–11
  197. Luke 8:3
  198. Philippians 4:2–3