G5503Greekchḗra

χήρα

a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively

26
Total Occurrences
7
Books
0
Old Testament
26
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a widow
  • 2metaphorically a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow

Etymology & Derivation

feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of g5490 through the idea of deficiency

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