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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 488. אַלְמָן (alman) -- Widower</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/488.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/51-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/488.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 488</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/487.htm" title="487">◄</a> 488. alman <a href="../hebrew/489.htm" title="489">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">alman: Widower</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אַלְמָן</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>alman<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>al-mahn<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(al-mawn')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Widower<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>discarded<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָלַם (alam), meaning "to be bound" or "to be silent."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent for "widower" is not directly found in the New Testament, as the focus remains predominantly on widows. However, the Greek term for widow, χήρα (chēra, Strong's G5503), is frequently used, and the principles of care and support apply to both widows and widowers.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "alman" refers to a man who has lost his wife by death and has not remarried. In the Hebrew Bible, the focus is often on widows, but the existence of the term "alman" indicates that the plight of widowers was also recognized, albeit less frequently mentioned.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, the family unit was central to social and economic life. The loss of a spouse could lead to significant hardship, especially for women, who were often dependent on their husbands for financial support. While the Bible frequently addresses the needs of widows, the mention of "alman" suggests that widowers, too, faced challenges, particularly in maintaining household stability and caring for children without a partner.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">alam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>widowed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>forsaken (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַלְמָן</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>forsaken</b></font>, of Israel <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-5.htm">Jeremiah 51:5</a> (followed by <font class="hebrew2">מֵאֱלֹהִים</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>forsaken <p>Prolonged from <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">'alam</a> in the sense of bereavement; discarded (as a divorced person) -- forsaken. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">'alam</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַלְמָ֨ן אלמן ’al·mān ’almān alMan<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/51-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֠י לֹֽא־ <b> אַלְמָ֨ן </b> יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וִֽיהוּדָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Judah <span class="itali">has been forsaken</span> By his God,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For Israel <span class="itali">[hath] not [been] forsaken,</span> nor Judah<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Although neither <span class="itali">has been forsaken</span> Israel Judah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_488.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_488.htm">Strong's Hebrew 488<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/alman_488.htm">’al·mān — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/487.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="487"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="487" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/489.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="489"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="489" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>