widow

«widow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a widow, widows); verb (be widowed)

meaning for a pupil

1) A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. tree →

2) In printing, a widow is a single short line left alone at the top of a page or column. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A woman whose husband died, who had no protector, so the Torah repeatedly commands care for her. Interpretation: Widows, orphans and strangers are the classic people the Torah says to protect, and tradition says God Himself defends them. In the primary lessons: In stories, history and the Bible, widows are often poor or brave characters. In everyday life, people show kindness to widows and widowers. A man whose wife has died is a widower. A black widow is a kind of spider found in North America and Australia (redback is a relative), whose bite is dangerous. Phrases: «black widow», «was widowed».

examples

• Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. (Torah EXO.22.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow. (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• How is she become as a widow! (Writings LAM.1.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. (Writings PSA.109.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. (Writings PSA.94.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• After her husband died, she became a widow. tree →
• The widow lived alone in a little cottage. tree →
• Grandad is a widower, because Grandma died. tree →
• She was widowed when she was young. tree →
• In the story, the kind widow took in the orphan. tree →
• The black widow spider has a red mark on its body. tree →
• We visit the widow next door and help with her shopping. tree →
• The widow wore black at the funeral. tree →
• "I don't mind!" says the widow. tree →

note

Countable: a widow, widows. The word for a man is «widower». «Widowed» is used for both: «She was widowed», «He was widowed». Do not confuse with «window». Safety: black widow and redback spiders can bite; never touch them.

In the corpora

• (22-21) Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
• He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
• Thou shalt not pervert the justice due to the stranger, or to the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge.
• Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
• Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «widow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.