Yeshivish glossary term
agunah
עגונה
Meaning
- woman unable to remarry because her Jewish marriage remains unresolved
- chained wife
Alternate spellings
aguna
Usage and context
A sensitive halachic and social status. The exact legal situation can arise for more than one reason.
- Category
- marriage - divorce
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The organization helps an agunah obtain a get.
Plain-English example
The organization helps a woman unable to obtain the Jewish divorce needed to remarry under Jewish law.