H5959

עלמה

ilamah

Feminine noun · From עלם (H5958)

Feminine of H5958; a lass (as veiled or private):—damsel, maid, virgin.

Outline

virgin, young woman

of marriageable age
maid or newly married
"There is no instance where it can be proved that 'almâ designates a young woman who is not a virgin. The fact of virginity is obvious in Gen 24:43 where 'almâ is used of one who was being sought as a bride for Isaac." (R. Laird Harris, et al. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, p. 672.)

Usages

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;

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Exodus 2:8

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.

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Psalms 68:25

The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

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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.

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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.

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Song of Solomon 6:8

There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

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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.

Breakdown

The Hebrew word for maid is עלמה (Ilamah) which merely means young woman without making distinction as to whether she has laid with a man or not, e.g. Proverbs 30:19

Virgin Birth

Isaiah 9:7 Matthew 1:1 Matthew 1:16 Matthew 13:54-57 Romans 1:3 Hebrews 7:1-3 Hebrews 7:14 1 John 4:2

Yahawashi In The Old Testament

Numbers 24:17 Numbers 24:19 Psalms 2:7 Psalms 22:16-18 Psalms 40:7 Psalms 45:2 Psalms 110:1 Isaiah 26:19 Isaiah 28:16 Isaiah 53:2 Daniel 9:26 Malachi 4:2 Luke 24:25-27 Luke 24:44

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