וְ/אַלְמָנ֔וֹת
𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕
ʼalmânâh
and widows
A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried, especially one dependent on her deceased husband's household or broader kin group for support. By extension, in certain poetic or metaphorical contexts, the term may refer to a city, house, or nation rendered desolate or bereft (i.e., 'widowed') by loss, devastation, or abandonment.
Jeremiah 18:21 · Word #13
Lexicon H490
| Lemma | אַלְמָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼalmânâh |
| Strong's | H490 |
| Definition | A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried, especially one dependent on her deceased husband's household or broader kin group for support. By extension, in certain poetic or metaphorical contexts, the term may refer to a city, house, or nation rendered desolate or bereft (i.e., 'widowed') by loss, devastation, or abandonment. |
Morphology HC/Ncfpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and widows |
SIBI-P1 Translation H490-11
and widowed women
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common; feminine plural absolute with prefixed conjunction ו ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from the root אלמן, denoting a woman bereaved of her husband. The feminine plural absolute form is preserved with "widowed women," and the prefixed conjunction ו is rendered as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and widows
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Shortened from 'and widowed women' to 'and widows' for standard rendering and because the Hebrew noun specifies widowhood; adjusted for conciseness and clarity in context. |