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Lexicon :: Strong's G5503 - chēra

Aa
χήρα
Transliteration
chēra (Key)
Pronunciation
khay'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα (G5490) through the idea of deficiency
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:440,1313

Strong’s Definitions

χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:—widow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G5503 in the following manner: widow (27x).

  1. a widow

  2. metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χήρα chḗra, khay'-rah; feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:—widow.
STRONGS G5503:
χήρα, χήρας, ἡ (feminine of the adjective χῆρος, 'bereft'; akin to χέρσος, sterile, barren, and the Latincareo (but cf. Curtius, § 192)), from Homer, Iliad 6, 408 down, the Sept. for אַלְמָנָה, a widow: Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mark 12:40, 42; Luke 2:37; Luke 4:25; Luke 7:12; Luke 18:3, 5; Luke 20:47; Luke 21:2; Acts 6:1; Acts 9:39, 41; 1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Timothy 5:3-5, 9, 11, 16; James 1:27; with γυνή added (2 Samuel 14:5, and often in the Greek writings from Homer, Iliad 2, 289 down), Luke 4:26; a city stripped of inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow, Revelation 18:7.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
14:5
Mark
12:40; 12:42
Luke
2:37; 4:25; 4:26; 7:12; 18:3; 18:5; 20:47; 21:2
Acts
6:1; 9:39; 9:41
1 Corinthians
7:8
1 Timothy
5:3; 5:4; 5:5; 5:9; 5:11; 5:16
James
1:27
Revelation
18:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5503 matches the Greek χήρα (chēra),
which occurs 26 times in 24 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:40 - Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:42 - And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:43 - And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:37 - She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:25 - Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:26 - But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:12 - Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:3 - And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:5 - Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:47 - Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:2 - And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:3 - And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:1 - Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:39 - And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:41 - And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:8 - But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 - Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:4 - But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:9 - Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:11 - But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:27 - The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:7 - As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.
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