"agunah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: agunahs [plural], agunot [plural], agunoth [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew עגונה (“chained woman”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עגונה||chained woman}} Hebrew עגונה (“chained woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|agunot|agunoth}} agunah (plural agunahs or agunot or agunoth)
  1. A Jewish woman who is trapped in a marriage from which she cannot escape, either because her husband has disappeared or because he will not grant her a gett. Categories (topical): Judaism, Marriage Synonyms: aguna

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