Lexical Summary almanah: a widow Original Word: אַלְמָנָהTransliteration: almanah Phonetic Spelling: (al-maw-naw') Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: a widow Meaning: a widow, a desolate place Strong's Concordance desolate house palace, widow Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow. see HEBREW 'alman Brown-Driver-Briggs H490. almanah אַלְמָנָה54 noun feminine widow (Mishna id., Assyrian almattu Dl in ZimBP 114) — ׳א Genesis 38:11 +; no construct; plural אַלְמָנוֺת Exodus 22:23 +; plural suffix אַלְמְנוֺתָיו Job 27:18, etc. — widow 1 Kings 17:20; אַ ׳אִשָּׁה 2 Samuel 14:5 ("" אִישִׁי וַיָּ֫מָת) 1 Kings 7:14; 11:26; 17:9-10, Genesis 38:11 (J; living in father's house) compare Leviticus 22:13 (H; "" גְּרוּשָׁה); 21:14 (H), where widow forbidden as wife of high priest, like זֹנָה חֲלָלָה, גְּרוּשָׁה, compare Ezekiel 44:22 (3 t. in verse) (id. of all priests, except widow of priest); Numbers 30:10 (P; of widow's vow, "" גְּרוּשָׁה); אַלְמָנוֺת נְשֵׁיכֶם = ye shall be slain Exodus 22:23 ("" יְתֹמִים בְּנֵיכֶם) compare Psalm 109:9; Jeremiah 15:8; 18:21; Ezekiel 22:25, also Lamentations 5:3; (simile); of those snatched away by pestilence תִבְכֶּינָה לֹא אַלְמְנוֺתָיו Job 27:15; by sword, id., Psalm 78:64; ᵐ5 We read חַיּוֺת אַלְמָנוֺת 2 Samuel 20:3 (see אַלְמָנוּת below) of imprisoned concubines; figurative of Jerusalem Lamentations 1:1; Babylon Isaiah 47:8; especially widow as helpless, exposed to oppression & harsh treatment (often "" יָתוֺם, & גֵּר); 1:23; 10:2; Job 22:9; 24:3; 31:16; Psalm 94:6; Malachi 3:5; harshness forbidden, & care for them enjoined Exodus 22:21 (E) Deuteronomy 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19, 20, 21; 26:12-13, 27:19; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 7:6; 22:3; Zechariah 7:10, compare Job 29:13; under especially care of God Deuteronomy 10:18; Jeremiah 49:11; Proverbs 15:25; Psalm 68:6; 146:9; once of severity of judgment in not sparing widow Isaiah 9:16. (׳אַל 13:22 see below אַרְמוֺן; Ezekiel 19:7 see ib. & also below מעון.) |
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