The Hebrew noun almon refers to widowhood or the state of bereavement — the ongoing condition of desolation following the loss of a spouse. It describes not merely a biographical fact but an ongoing social, legal, and emotional reality.
Isaiah uses this concept powerfully when prophesying Babylon's judgment: 'I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children' — Babylon boasted. But 'both of these will overtake you in a moment' (Isaiah 47:8-9). The city's proud immunity to almon was shattered in a single day. By contrast, God promises that faithful Zion will never be forsaken: 'your Maker is your husband' (Isaiah 54:5). In Christ, the church is the Bride for whom the Bridegroom returns — she will never be widowed, for He has conquered death itself.