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Lexicon :: Strong's H490 - 'almānâ

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אַלְמָנָה
Transliteration
'almānâ
Pronunciation
al-maw-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אַלְמָן (H488); a widow
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TWOT Reference: 105

Strong’s Definitions

אַלְמָנָה ʼalmânâh, al-maw-naw'; feminine of H488; a widow; also a desolate place:—desolate house (palace), widow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H490 in the following manner: widow (53x), desolate house (1x), desolate palace (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H490 in the following manner: widow (53x), desolate house (1x), desolate palace (1x).

  1. widow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַלְמָנָה ʼalmânâh, al-maw-naw'; feminine of H488; a widow; also a desolate place:—desolate house (palace), widow.
STRONGS H490: Abbreviations
† אַלְמָנָה 54 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; אִשָּׁה אַ׳ 2 Samuel 14:5 (|| וַיָּ֫מָת אִישִׁי) 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Kings 11:26; 1 Kings 17:9, 10; Genesis 38:11 (J; living in father's house) compare Leviticus 22:13 (H; || גְּרוּשָׁה); Leviticus 21:14 (H), where widow forbidden as wife of high priest, like גְּרוּשָׁה, חֲלָלָה, זֹנָה compare Ezekiel 44:22 (3 times in verse) (id. of all priests, except widow of priest); Numbers 30:10 (P; of widow's vow, || גְּרוּשָׁה); נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנוֺת = ye shall be slain Exodus 22:23 (|| בְּנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִים) compare Psalm 109:9; Jeremiah 15:8; Jeremiah 18:21; Ezekiel 22:25, also Lamentations 5:3; (simile); of those snatched away by pestilence אַלְמְנוֺתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה Job 27:15; by sword, id., Psalm 78:64; Greek Version of the LXX We read אַלְמָנוֺת חַיּוֺת 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); Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 10:2; Job 22:9; Job 24:3; Job 31:16; Psalm 94:6; Malachi 3:5; harshness forbidden, & care for them enjoined Exodus 22:21 (E) Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 16:11, 14; Deuteronomy 24:17, 19, 20, 21; Deuteronomy 26:12, 13; Deuteronomy 27:19; Isaiah 1:17; Jeremiah 7:6; Jeremiah 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; Psalm 146:9; once of severity of judgment in not sparing widow Isaiah 9:16. (אַל׳ Isaiah 13:22 see below אַרְמוֺן; Ezekiel 19:7 see ib. & also below H4583 מעון.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:11; 38:11

Exodus

22:21; 22:23; 22:23

Leviticus

21:14; 22:13

Numbers

30:10

Deuteronomy

10:18; 14:29; 16:11; 16:14; 24:17; 24:19; 24:20; 24:21; 26:12; 26:13; 27:19

2 Samuel

14:5; 20:3

1 Kings

7:14; 11:26; 17:9; 17:10; 17:20

Job

22:9; 24:3; 27:15; 27:18; 29:13; 31:16

Psalms

68:6; 78:64; 94:6; 109:9; 146:9

Proverbs

15:25

Isaiah

1:17; 1:23; 9:16; 10:2; 13:22; 47:8

Jeremiah

7:6; 15:8; 18:21; 22:3; 49:11

Lamentations

1:1; 5:3

Ezekiel

19:7; 22:25; 44:22

Zechariah

7:10

Malachi

3:5

H490

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H490 matches the Hebrew אַלְמָנָה ('almānâ),
which occurs 56 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 38:11–Eze 22:7)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:11 - Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Remain a widow H490 in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up”; for he [fn]thought, “I am afraid that he too may die like his brothers.” So Tamar went and lived in her father’s house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:22 - “You shall not afflict any widow H490 or orphan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:24 - and My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows H490 and your children fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:14 - ‘A widow, H490 or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to [fn]marry a virgin of his own people,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:13 - ‘But if a priest’s daughter becomes a widow H490 or divorced, and has no child and returns to her father’s house as in her youth, she shall eat of her father’s [fn]food; but no [fn]layman shall eat of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:9 - “But the vow of a widow H490 or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:18 - “He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, H490 and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - “The Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and the alien, the [fn]orphan and the widow H490 who are in your [fn]town, shall come and eat and be satisfied, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite who is in your [fn]town, and the stranger and the [fn]orphan and the widow H490 who are in your midst, in the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:14 - and you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter and your male and female servants and the Levite and the stranger and the [fn]orphan and the widow H490 who are in your [fn]towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:17 - “You shall not pervert the justice [fn]due an alien or [fn]an orphan, nor take a widow’s H490 garment in pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:19 - “When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow, H490 in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:20 - “When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs [fn]again; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:21 - “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not [fn]go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the [fn]orphan, and for the widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “When you have finished [fn]paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the [fn]orphan and to the widow, H490 that they may eat in your [fn]towns and be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:13 - “You shall say before the LORD your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and also have given it to the Levite and the alien, the [fn]orphan and the widow, H490 according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed or forgotten any of Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - ‘Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, [fn]orphan, and widow.’ H490 And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:5 - The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she [fn]answered, “Truly I am a widow, H490 for my husband is dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14 - He was a widow’s H490 son from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in bronze; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill for doing any work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and performed all his work.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:26 - Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, H490 also [fn]rebelled against the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:9 - “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow H490 there to provide for you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:10 - So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow H490 was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a [fn]jar, that I may drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:20 - He called to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You also brought calamity to the widow H490 with whom I am [fn]staying, by causing her son to die?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:9 - “You have sent widows H490 away empty,
And the [fn]strength of the orphans has been crushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:3 - “They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s H490 ox for a pledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:21 - “He wrongs the [fn]barren woman
And does no good for the widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:15 - “His survivors will be buried because of the plague,
And [fn]their widows H490 will not be able to weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:13 - “The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s H490 heart sing for joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:16 - “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow H490 to fail,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:5 - A father of the fatherless and a judge [fn]for the widows, H490
Is God in His holy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:64

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:64 - [fn]His priests fell by the sword,
And [fn]His widows H490 could not weep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:6 - They slay the widow H490 and the [fn]stranger
And murder the orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:9 - Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:9 - The LORD [fn]protects the [fn]strangers;
He [fn]supports the fatherless and the widow, H490
But He [fn]thwarts the way of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:25 - The LORD will tear down the house of the proud,
But He will establish the boundary of the widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:17 - Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
[fn]Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves a bribe
And chases after rewards.
They do not [fn]defend the [fn]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s H490 plea come before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:17 - Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men,
Nor does He have pity on their [fn]orphans or their widows; H490
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:2 - So as to [fn]deprive the needy of justice
And rob the poor of My people of their rights,
So that widows H490 may be their spoil
And that they may plunder the [fn]orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:22 - [fn]Hyenas will howl in their fortified H490 towers
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Her fateful time also [fn]will soon come
And her days will not be prolonged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:8 - “Now, then, hear this, you sensual one,
Who dwells securely,
Who says in [fn]your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will not sit as a widow, H490
Nor know loss of children.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:6 - if you do not oppress the alien, the [fn]orphan, or the widow, H490 and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:8 - “Their widows H490 will be more numerous before Me
Than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
A destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly bring down on her
Anguish and dismay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:21 - Therefore, give their children over to famine
And deliver them up to the [fn]power of the sword;
And let their wives become childless and widowed. H490
Let their men also be smitten to death,
Their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:3 - ‘Thus says the LORD, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; H490 and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:11 - “Leave your [fn]orphans behind, I will keep them alive;
And let your widows H490 trust in Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:1 - How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
She has become like a widow H490
Who was once great among the nations!
She who was a princess among the [fn]provinces
Has become a forced laborer!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:3 - We have become orphans without a father,
Our mothers are like widows. H490

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:7 - ‘He [fn]destroyed their [fn]fortified H490 towers
And laid waste their cities;
And the land and its fullness were appalled
Because of the sound of his roaring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:7 - “They have treated father and mother lightly within you. The alien they have oppressed in your midst; the fatherless and the widow H490 they have wronged in you.

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