- Original: χήρα - Transliteration: Chera - Phonetic: khay'-rah - Definition: 1. a widow 2. metaph. a city stripped of its inhabitants and riches is represented under the figure of a widow - Origin: feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency - TDNT entry: 16:20,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of a presumed derivation apparently from the base of G5490 through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband) literally or figuratively: - widow. Total KJV Occurrences: 18 • widow, 8 Mar 12:42; Luke 2:37; Luke 7:12; Luke 21:2; 1 Timothy 5:4; 1 Timothy 5:5; 1 Timothy 5:9; Revelation 18:7 • widows, 10 Act 6:1; Act 9:39; Act 9:41; 1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Timothy 5:3(2); 1 Timothy 5:11; 1 Timothy 5:16(2); Jam 1:27