woman of valor
Pronunciations
| woman of valor | (WUU-min uhv VA-lur) | listen |
Definitions
n. A woman who embodies traditional Jewish values; a superwoman; an eshet chayil.
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)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- English
Etymology
English translation of Hebrew אשת חיל (see eshet chayil)
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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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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