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widow

Meaning of “widow”

A woman whose husband has died.

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50 occurrences49 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 38:11

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Ezekiel 22:7
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ezekiel 22:7 · retained source text

In thee haue they set light by father and mother: in the middest of thee haue they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee haue they vexed the fatherlesse and the widow:

1611 marginal noteOr, deceit

Ezekiel 44:22
Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 44:22 · retained source text

Neither shall they take for their wiues a widow, or her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seede of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thrust foorth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from a priest.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 21.13.

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