STRONGS NUMBER H491


Word Summary
almanuth: widowhood
Original Word: אַלְמָנוּת
Transliteration: 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 בִּגְדֵיher widow's garments Genesis 38:14, 19; construct חַיּוּת אַלְמְנוּת2 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.