Alman (אלמן) means widower in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
widower
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Alman.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם ששָׁכַל את אשתו
- 2בהשאלהבודד, עזוב, זנוח
כִּי לֹא-אַלְמָן יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה מֵאֱלֹהָיו מה' צְבָאוֹת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Alman is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַלְמָן
- Written without vowel points
- אלמן
- Said
- alman
- Root
- א־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָן
- Plural
- אַלְמָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אַלְמָנִים, ס"ר אַלְמְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 121
This is how Alman is said in other languages.
- English
- widower
- Arabic
- أَرْمَل
- French
- veuf
- German
- Witwer
These words mean nearly the same as Alman.
- ארמלי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Alman.
The word Alman is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לא אלמן ישראל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Alman comes from the root א־ל־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Alman comes from.
צורת הנקבה אַלְמָנָה מופיעה פעמים רבות בתנ"ך ובמשנה. צורת הזכר מופיעה בתנ"ך, אולם רק במשמעות המושאלת (כמטאפורה לעמי ישראל ויהודה שהאל אינו מגן עליהם כביכול). באכדית (תעודות w:he:מארי): almānu(m) (אלמן); למידע נוסף על הגזרון ראו אלמנה, סעיף גזרון.
These words come before and after Alman in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alman.
What does Alman (אלמן) mean in Hebrew?
Alman (אלמן) means widower. It is said alman, with the stress on man.
What is a synonym for Alman (אלמן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Alman (אלמן) are ארמלי.
What rhymes with Alman (אלמן)?
Words that rhyme with Alman (אלמן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Alman (אלמן) masculine or feminine?
The word Alman (אלמן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אַלְמָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלמן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.