H490 — אַלְמָנָה (ʼalmânâh)

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Strong's H490 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אַלְמָנָה (ʼalmânâh)

Pronunciation: al-maw-naw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: feminine of אַלְמָן (ʼalmân) [H488];

Definition: a widow; also a desolate place

KJV Renderings: desolate house (palace), widow.

Senses

  1. widow

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G5503 χήρα chḗra feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively widow
H488 אַלְמָן ʼalmân prolonged from אָלַם (ʼâlam) H481 in the sense of bereavement discarded (as a divorced person) forsaken

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.