עַלְמָה
ʿalmâ
young woman
Strong's H5959NounHebrewTWOT 1630b

עַלְמָה (ʿalmâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning young woman. It appears 7 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5959).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1630b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1630b)young woman; lass; damsel, maid, virgin
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עַלְמָה noun, feminine: young woman

young woman (ripe sexually; maid or newly married)

Strong's H5959 עַלְמָה: a lass (as veiled or private)
KJV:damsel, maid, virgin.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1630: עלם ʿlm — Root of: עָלוּמִים youth, youthful vigour; עֶ֫לֶם young man; עַלְמָה young woman

See it in Scripture

Genesis 24:43Exodus 2:8Proverbs 30:19

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