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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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Psalms 94:6
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 94:6 · retained source text

They slay the widowe and the stranger: and murder the fatherlesse.

Psalms 109:9
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 109:9 · retained source text

Let his children bee fatherlesse: and his wife a widow.

Psalms 146:9
The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
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1611 witness · Psalms 146:9 · retained source text

The LORD preserueth the strangers, he relieueth the fatherlesse and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth vpside downe.

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