woman
ish.shah denotes a female person, most often a wife in marital and genealogical settings, and also women considered apart from marriage.
The supplied verses most often use the term for a wife, whether named in genealogies, given in marriage, or identified through her husband; they also use it for women more generally, including women in public groups, mothers, widows, and the two women who plead before the king.
Senses in use
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Wife in marriage and household relations · dominant
Construct singular forms identify a woman through her husband: in 1 Chronicles 1:50 the APB renders the clause "the name of his wife was Mehetabel," and in 1 Kings 14:17 it identifies Jeroboam's wife as she leaves for Tirzah. Absolute forms also occur where a woman is taken or given in marriage, as in 1 Kings 2:17 and 1 Kings 16:31; plural forms refer to wives in 1 Kings 11:3.
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Female person or group apart from a marital designation · common
Absolute singular forms mark the individual women in the dispute before the king: in 1 Kings 3:17 the APB renders "I and this woman live in one house," and 1 Kings 3:26 distinguishes the woman whose child was living. Plural absolute forms identify groups of women, including those who came out singing and dancing in 1 Samuel 18:6 and the two women who came before the king in 1 Kings 3:16.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents the term with "wife" where a husband, marriage, or genealogy is in view, and with "woman" or "women" for female persons and groups. These renderings reflect the clauses as a whole rather than a fixed English equivalent.