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Lexicon :: Strong's H491 - 'almānûṯ

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אַלְמָנוּת
Transliteration
'almānûṯ
Pronunciation
al-maw-nooth'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 106

Strong’s Definitions

אַלְמָנוּת ʼalmânûwth, al-maw-nooth'; feminine of H488; concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood:—widow, widowhood.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H491 in the following manner: widowhood (3x), widow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H491 in the following manner: widowhood (3x), widow (1x).

  1. widowhood

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַלְמָנוּת ʼalmânûwth, al-maw-nooth'; feminine of H488; concrete, a widow; abstract, widowhood:—widow, widowhood.
STRONGS H491: Abbreviations
† [אַלְמָנוּת] noun feminine widowhood (Mishna id., Phoenician אלמת) suffix בִּגְדֵי אַלְמְנוּתָהּ her widow's garments Genesis 38:14, 19; construct אַלְמְנוּת חַיּוּת 2 Samuel 20:3 (of David's imprisoned concubines; but text impossible; Greek Version of the LXX We אַלְמָנוֺת חַיּוֺת, compare Dr; Klo thinks gloss); figurative of Jerusalem Isaiah 54:4 אַלְמְנוּתַיִח.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:14; 38:19

2 Samuel

20:3

Isaiah

54:4

H491

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Strong's Number H491 matches the Hebrew אַלְמָנוּת ('almānûṯ),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:14 - And she put H5493 ➔ her widow's H491 garments H899 off H5493 from her, and covered her H3680 with a vail, H6809 and wrapped herself, H5968 and sat in H3427 an open H5869 place, H6607 which is by the way H1870 to Timnath; H8553 for she saw H7200 that Shelah H7956 was grown, H1431 and she was not given H5414 unto him to wife. H802

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:19 - And she arose, H6965 and went away, H3212 and laid by H5493 her vail H6809 from her, and put on H3847 the garments H899 of her widowhood. H491

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 20:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:3 - And David H1732 came H935 to his house H1004 at Jerusalem; H3389 and the king H4428 took H3947 the ten H6235 women H802 his concubines, H6370 whom he had left H3240 to keep H8104 the house, H1004 and put H5414 them in ward, H4931 and fed H3557 them, but went not in H935 unto them. So they were shut up H6887 unto the day H3117 of their death, H4191 living H2424 in widowhood. H491

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:4 - Fear H3372 not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: H954 neither be thou confounded; H3637 for thou shalt not be put to shame: H2659 for thou shalt forget H7911 the shame H1322 of thy youth, H5934 and shalt not remember H2142 the reproach H2781 of thy widowhood H491 any more.
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