BDB495
אַלְמָן adjective forsaken, of Israel Jer 51:5 (followed by מֵאֱלֹהִים).
Strong's Lexicon
H488
H488 — אַלמָן
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H488 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַלמָן |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | prolonged from H481 in the sense of bereavement |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | alman |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | al-mawn' |
| Meaning: | 1. discarded (as a divorced person) |
| KJV Renderings: | forsaken. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אלמן (al-mahn’)
Jeremiah 51:5
- KJV: For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the Lord of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel.
- EHCC: For Israel (hath) not (been) forsaken, .