Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5959 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עַלמָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H5958 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | almah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `almah (al-maw') n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a lass (as veiled or private) |
| KJV Renderings: | damsel, maid, virgin. |
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עַלְמָה noun feminine young woman (ripe sexually; maid or newly married); — ׳ ע Gen 24:43 ( J ), Exod 2:8 ( E ), Prov 30:19; Isa 7:14 plural עֲלָמוֺת Ps 68:26; Song 1:3; Song 6:8 עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת to (the voice of) young women, either literally, or of soprano or falsetto of boys: 1Chr 15:20; Ps 9:1 (read עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת לַבֵּן [for עַלמֿוּת לַבֵּן], 'voce virginea a pueris decantandum,' Thes), Ps 46:1; Ps 48:15 (read עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת [for עַלמֿוּת]; translated probably to Ps 49:1).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
