HEBREW WORD STUDY – WIDOW – ‘ALMANAH אלמנה Proverbs 15:25 “The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widows. Why is a comparison made between the proud man and the widow? Why not compare the proud to the humble? Practically every translation will translate the last word
Proverbs 15:25 “The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, but he will establish the border of the widows. I find it curious that the word used for widow is almah which is often used for a virgin. In this case this woman is not really a virgin if she is widow.
