King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H491
Transliteration: almanuth
Phonetic Spelling: (al-maw-nooth')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: widowhood
Meaning: a widow, widowhood
Word Summary
almanuth: widowhood
Original Word: אַלְמָנוּתTransliteration: almanuth
Phonetic Spelling: (al-maw-nooth')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: widowhood
Meaning: a widow, widowhood
Strong's Concordance
widow, widowhood Feminine of 'alman; concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood -- widow, widowhood.
see HEBREW 'alman
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H491. almanuth
[אַלְמָנוּת] noun feminine widowhood (Mishna id., Phoenician אלמת) suffix אַלְמְנוּתָהּ בִּגְדֵי her widow's garments Genesis 38:14, 19; construct חַיּוּת אַלְמְנוּת 2 Samuel 20:3 (of David's imprisoned concubines; but text impossible; ᵐ5 We חַיּוֺת אַלְמָנוֺת, compare Dr; Klo thinks gloss); figurative of Jerusalem Isaiah 54:4 אַלְמְנוּתַיִח.