English: “A woman” (eshes) — even if she is a married woman.
On the daf / in context: The construct form “eshes” normally implies a married woman (eshes ish). Sifrei and the Gemara therefore include a woman who already had a husband among the enemy before capture.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli / Sifrei) — inclusion from the construct form “eshes.”
What Is Learned
The captive-woman law applies even if the woman was married to an enemy husband before she was taken captive.