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G5503 · χήρα

chḗra

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively

KJV gloss list in the source

widow

Derivation recorded by Strong

feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 (χάσμα) through the idea of deficiency;

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