Strongs Number: G5503
- Greek Word
- χήρα
- Transliteration
- chēra
- Phonetic
- khay'-rah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a widow (as lacking a husband) literally or figuratively
- Thayers Definition
-
1. a widow
2. metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow
- Origin
- Feminine of a presumed derivation apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency
- Bible Usage
- widow.