אַלְמָנוּת
ʼalmânûwth · al-maw-nooth'
concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H488 (אַלְמָן);
concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood
- concrete, a widow
- abstract, widowhood
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: widow, widowhood.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַלְמָנוּת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- her widow's1 · 25%
- of her widowhood1 · 25%
- in widowhood1 · 25%
- of thy widowhood1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.