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Lexicon :: Strong's G5503 - chēra

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χήρα
Transliteration
chēra (Key)
Pronunciation
khay'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of deficiency
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:440,1313

Strong’s Definitions

χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

  1. a widow

  2. metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; 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.
STRONGS G5503:
χήρα, χήρας, ἡ (feminine of the adjective χῆρος, 'bereft'; akin to χέρσος, sterile, barren, and the Latincareo (but cf. Curtius, § 192)), from Homer, Iliad 6, 408 down, the Sept. for אַלְמָנָה, a widow: Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mark 12:40, 42; Luke 2:37; Luke 4:25; Luke 7:12; Luke 18:3, 5; Luke 20:47; Luke 21:2; Acts 6:1; Acts 9:39, 41; 1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Timothy 5:3-5, 9, 11, 16; James 1:27; with γυνή added (2 Samuel 14:5, and often in the Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 2, 289 down), Luke 4:26; a city stripped of inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow, Revelation 18:7.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
14:5
Mark
12:40; 12:42
Luke
2:37; 4:25; 4:26; 7:12; 18:3; 18:5; 20:47; 21:2
Acts
6:1; 9:39; 9:41
1 Corinthians
7:8
1 Timothy
5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:9; 5:11; 5:16
James
1:27
Revelation
18:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5503 matches the Greek χήρα (chēra),
which occurs 26 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:40 - They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - He called his disciples and said to them, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - Yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to a woman who was a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:5 - yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47 - They devour widows' property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2 - He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1 - Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:8 - To the unmarried and widows I say that it is best for them to remain as I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 - Honor widows who are truly in need.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4 - But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - But the widow who is truly in need, and completely on her own, has set her hope on God and continues in her pleas and prayers night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:9 - No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - But do not accept younger widows on the list, because their passions may lead them away from Christ and they will desire to marry,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - As much as she exalted herself and lived in sensual luxury, to this extent give her torment and grief because she said to herself, 'I rule as queen and am no widow; I will never experience grief!'
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