עַלְמָהʻalmâh

young woman, (ripe sexually; maid or newly married) (Genesis 24:43; Exodus 2:8; Proverbs 30:19; Isaiah 7:14; Psalms 68:26)

Pronunciation: al-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5959

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 24:43 See, I am standing here beside this spring. This is my request. When a young woman comes to draw water, I will say to her, “Please give me a little drink of water from your jug.”
  • Exodus 2:8 “Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother.
  • Psalms 68:25 Singers are in front, musicians behind; between them are young women playing tambourines.
  • Proverbs 30:19 how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers on a rock, how a ship navigates the ocean, how a man loves a woman.
  • Song of Solomon 1:3 How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you!
  • Song of Solomon 6:8 Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines and countless young women,
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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).