# G5503 χήρα

χήρα (chḗra), Strong’s G5503: a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively KJV: widow. Occurs 94 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G5503 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*chḗra* — a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively

KJV: widow

Derived from [χάσμα chásma](https://besorah.bible/word/G5490) (a "chasm" or vacancy)

Occurs 94 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Mark 12:40](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/12?v=40) — those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
- [Mark 12:42](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/12?v=42) — A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
- [Mark 12:43](https://besorah.bible/besorah/mark/12?v=43) — He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all…
- [Luke 2:37](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/2?v=37) — and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and…
- [Luke 4:25](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/4?v=25) — But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and…
- [Luke 4:26](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/4?v=26) — Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
- [Luke 7:12](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/7?v=12) — Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only born son of his…
- [Luke 18:3](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/18?v=3) — A widow was in that city, and she often came to him, saying, ‘Defend me from my adversary!’
- [Luke 18:5](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/18?v=5) — yet because this widow bothers me, I will defend her, or else she will wear me out by her continual coming.’”
- [Luke 20:47](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/20?v=47) — who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”