Almana (אלמנה) means widow in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
widow
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Almana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אישה שנישואיה הסתיימו עקב מות בעלה.
וְחָרָה אַפִּי, וְהָרַגְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בֶּחָרֶב; וְהָיוּ נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנוֹת, וּבְנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Almana is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אַלְמָנָה
- Written without vowel points
- אלמנה
- Said
- almana
- Root
- א־ל־מ
- Plural
- אַלְמָנוֹת
- Inflections
- אַלְמָנַת־, ר' אַלְמָנוֹת
- Gematria
- 126
This is how Almana is said in other languages.
- English
- widow
- Arabic
- ارملة
- Russian
- вдова
- French
- veuve
- Spanish
- viuda
- German
- Witwe
- Yiddish
- אַלמנה
These words rhyme with Almana.
The word Almana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אלמנה חיה
- אלמנה עיסה
- אלמנת־קש
- אלמנה שחורה
- דלת אלמנה
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The word Almana comes from the root א־ל־מ, like these words.
This is where the word Almana comes from.
המילה משותפת למספר לשונות שמיות. כגון; אוגריתית, (אַלמנת), בכנענית (אלמת).; אכדית, 1372; ארמית, ܐܪܡܠܬܐ; ערבית أَرْمَلَة בחילופי ר>ל ו-ל>נ המשתקפים גם במילים אחרות.
These words come before and after Almana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Almana.
What does Almana (אלמנה) mean in Hebrew?
Almana (אלמנה) means widow. It is said almana, with the stress on na.
What rhymes with Almana (אלמנה)?
Words that rhyme with Almana (אלמנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
Is Almana (אלמנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Almana (אלמנה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אַלְמָנוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אלמנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.