widowhood
noun
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 →
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 →
- So they were shut up unto the day of their death, in widowhood, with their husband alive. (Prophets 2SA.20.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- 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 →
Note
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