Strong's Lexicon

H1330

H1330 — בְּתוּלָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbthuwlahnoun femOccurrences: 50TWOT: 295a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H1330
Word:בְּתוּלָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:50
Transliteration:bthuwlah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:beth-oo-law'
Meaning:1. a virgin (from her privacy) 2. sometimes (by continuation) a bride 3. (figuratively) a city or state
KJV Renderings:maid, virgin.

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בְּתוּלָה50 noun feminine virgin (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 745], [untranscribed source text 746], Assyrian batultu (also batûlu of young man) 5 R 42:56 see JeremZA 1886, 399 ; Late Hebrew בְּתוּלָא, [untranscribed source text 747]) — Gen 24:16 + 19 t.; construct בְּתוּלַת Deut 22:19 + 12 t.; plural בְּתוּלוֺת Esth 2:2 + 7 t.; בְּתֻלוֺת Zech 9:17 בְּתוּלֹת Exod 22:16 + 2 t.; בְּתֻלֹת Lam 5:11 suffix בְּתוּלֹתָיו Ps 78:63 + 3 t.; — one living apart in her father's house as a virgin Gen 24:16 ( J ) Exod 22:15 ( E ) Lev 21:3; Lev 21:14 ( P ) Deut 22:19 ; Judg 19:24 ; 2Sam 13:2 ; Job 31:1; Isa 62:5; Jer 2:32; Jer 31:13; Joel 1:8 נערה בתולה a virgin damsel Deut 22:23; Deut 22:28; Judg 21:12; 1Kgs 1:2; Esth 2:3 בחור ובתולה Deut 32:25; 2Chr 36:17; Jer 51:22; Ezek 9:6 personification of nations בתולת ישׂראל Jer 8:13; Jer 31:4; Jer 31:21; Amos 5:2 בת ציון ׳ ב 2Kgs 19:21 (= Isa 37:22 on double stative construct see Ges«GKC:130»§ 130. 5 PhiSt. construct 63) Lam 2:13 בת עמי ׳ ב Jer 14:17 בת יהודה ׳ ב Lam 1:15 בת צידון ׳ ב Isa 23:12 בת בבל ׳ ב Isa 47:1 ׳ ב בת מצרים Jer 46:11 plural virgins Exod 22:16; 2Sam 13:18; Esth 2:2; Esth 2:17; Esth 2:19; Ps 45:15; Ps 78:63; Lam 1:4; Lam 2:10; Lam 5:11; Ezek 44:22; Amos 8:13 בחורים ובתולות Ps 148:12; Isa 23:4; Zech 9:17; Lam 1:18; Lam 2:21.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

בתולה (b’thoo-lah’)

Leviticus 21:3

KJV: And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
EHCC: for his sister 4 virgin, - -

Deuteronomy 22:19

KJV: And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.
EHCC: an evil name upon a virgin of Israel:

Judges 19:24

KJV: Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.so vile…: Heb. the matter of this folly
EHCC: my daughter a maiden,

1 Kings 1:2

KJV: Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.Let there…: Heb. Let them seeka young…: Heb. a damsel, a virgincherish…: Heb. be a cherisher unto him
EHCC: for mead the king you biti

2 Kings 19:21

KJV: This is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
EHCC: The virgin the daugliter of Zion

2 Chronicles 36:17

KJV: Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
EHCC: upon young man or maiden,

Job 31:8

KJV: Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
EHCC: [טסתפ.! 1 think upon @ maid?

Psalms 45:14

KJV: She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
EHCC: (15). the virgins her companions

Psalms 78:63

KJV: The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.given…: Heb. praised
EHCC: and their maidens were not given

Psalms 148:12

KJV: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
EHCC: Both young men, and maidens ;

Isaiah 23:4

KJV: Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.
EHCC: bring up virgins.

Isaiah 37:22

KJV: This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
EHCC: The virgin, the daughter of Zior,

Isaiah 47:1

KJV: Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
EHCC: - 0 virgin daughter of Babyton, |

Isaiah 62:5

KJV: For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.as the…: Heb. with the joy of the bridegroom
EHCC: For (as) a young man marrieth a הקו

Jeremiah 9:32

EHCC: Can a waaid | forget her ornaments, |

Jeremiah 14:17

KJV: Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
EHCC: the virgin daughter of my peopie |

Jeremiah 18:18

KJV: Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.with…: or, for the tongue
EHCC: the virgin of Israel hath done avery |

Jeremiah 31:4

KJV: Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.tabrets: or, timbrels
EHCC: 21. O virgin of Israel:

Jeremiah 46:11

KJV: Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.thou shalt…: Heb. no cure shall be unto thee
EHCC: O virgin, the daughter of Egypt:

Jeremiah 51:22

KJV: With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
EHCC: the young man and the maid ; |

Lamentations 1:4

KJV: The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
EHCC: her virgins are afflicted, |

Lamentations 2:10

KJV: The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
EHCC: 02 virgins of Jerusalem =

Ezekiel 9:6

KJV: Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.utterly: Heb. to destruction
EHCC: both maids, and little children,

Ezekiel 44:22

KJV: Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.put…: Heb. thrust forththat had…: Heb. from a priest
EHCC: but they shall take maidens

Amos 5:2

KJV: The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.
EHCC: The virgin of Israel is fallen;
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