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# widowhood

noun

«widowhood» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Tamar wears "garments of her widowhood" while waiting for Judah to give her to his son.

**Interpretation.** The clothing marks her status, and tradition sees her later daring act as seeking the right to have children in Judah's family.

### Meaning

The time or state of being a widow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widowhood/#m1)

### Examples

- And she arose, and went away, and put off her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. (Torah GEN.38.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widowhood/#x1)
- So they were shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood, with their husband alive. (Prophets 2SA.20.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widowhood/#x2)
- Neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more. (Prophets ISA.54.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widowhood/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «widowhood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/widowhood/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«widowhood» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/widowhood.html) on Mova free.