Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Likely a calque of German Strohwitwe.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

אַלְמְנַת קַשׁ ('alm'nat káshf (plural indefinite אַלְמְנוֹת קַשׁ)

  1. grass widow
  2. (military) a house in a hostile town, seized by soldiers in order to control the territory around it