Original Language Studio
Job 22:9
“Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַלְמָנָהʼalmânâh · al-maw-naw'
H490 · Hebrew
H490 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a widow; also a desolate place
- Derivation
- feminine of H488 (אַלְמָן);
- KJV renderings
- desolate house (palace), widow.
- Grammar
- אַ֭לְמָנוֹת — common noun, feminine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 56 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 38:11Exodus 22:21Exodus 22:23Leviticus 21:14Leviticus 22:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַלְמָנָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.