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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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Deuteronomy 24:20
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:20 · retained source text

When thou beatest thine oliue tree thou shalt not goe ouer the boughes againe: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widow.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thou shalt not bough it after thee.

Deuteronomy 24:21
When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 24:21 · retained source text

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not gleane it afterward, it shalbe for the stranger, for the fatherlesse, and for the widow.

1611 marginal noteHeb. after thee.

Deuteronomy 26:12
¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:12 · retained source text

¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase, the third yeere, which is the yeere of tything, and hast giuen it vnto the Leuite, the stranger, the fatherlesse, and the widow, that they may eate within thy gates, and be filled:

1611 marginal noteChap. 14.28.

Deuteronomy 26:13
Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 26:13 · retained source text

Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I haue brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also haue giuen them vnto the Leuite, and vnto the stranger, to the fatherlesse, and to the widow, according to all thy commandements, which thou hast commanded me: I haue not transgressed thy commandements, neither haue I forgotten them.

Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 27:19 · retained source text

Cursed be hee that peruerteth the iudgement of the stranger, fatherlesse, and widow: and all the people shall say, Amen.

2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:5 · retained source text

And the king said vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

1 Kings 11:26
¶ And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 11:26 · retained source text

¶ And Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomons seruant, (whose mothers name was Zeruah a widow woman) euen he lift vp his hand against the king.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 13.6.

1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 17:9 · retained source text

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I haue commaunded a widow woman there to sustaine thee.

1611 marginal noteLuke 4.26. called Sarepta.

1 Kings 17:10
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 17:10 · retained source text

So he arose, and went to Zarephath: and when he came to the gate of the citie, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of stickes: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessell, that I may drinke.

1 Kings 17:20
And he cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 17:20 · retained source text

And hee cried vnto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought euill vpon the widow, with whom I soiourne, by slaying her sonne?

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