woman of valor

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Pronunciations

woman of valor (WUU-min uhv VA-lur) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "A genuine woman of valor [who] together with her husband founded and supported Jewish day schools and many charitable institutions." (text on tombstone)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • English translation of Hebrew אשת חיל (see eshet chayil)

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • "The phrase comes from a 3,000-year-old acrostic poem in Proverbs. The first line is the most often quoted portion; it reads: 'A woman of valor, who can find? Her price is far beyond rubies.'" (JPS)

    See also eshet chayil.

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