H5959: עַלְמָה
ʻalmâh · pronounced al-maw' · “maiden”
Definition
a lass (as veiled or private)
KJV translates it as: damsel, maid, virgin.
Word origin: feminine of H5958 (עֶלֶם);
Extended definition
1a) of marriageable age
1b) maid or newly married
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5959 is translated
- young woman ×3
- young women ×3
- a young woman ×1
Bible verses with H5959 (ʻalmâh)
ʻalmâh appears in 7 verses.
- Genesis 24:43
Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
- Exodus 2:8
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
- Psalms 68:25
The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
- Proverbs 30:19
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
- Song of Solomon 1:3
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- Song of Solomon 6:8
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
- Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.