בְּתוּלִיםbᵉthûwlîym
virginity (Deuteronomy 22:14; Deuteronomy 22:17; Deuteronomy 22:20; Deuteronomy 22:15; Judges 11:37)
Pronunciation: beth-oo-leem' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1331
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 21:13 “The high priest may marry only a virgin.
- Deuteronomy 22:14 and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.’
- Deuteronomy 22:15 Then the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.
- Deuteronomy 22:17 He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders.
- Deuteronomy 22:20 “But suppose the man’s accusations are true, and he can show that she was not a virgin.
- Judges 11:37 But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).