Psalm 109:9
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בֵּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or ...
אַלְמָנָה
ʼalmânâh
a widow; also a desolate place
Key Terms in This Verse
בֵּן bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Study H1121 →Cross References
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to dea...
We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
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