Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BES

BES

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H5959 - ʿalmâ

Choose a new font size and typeface
עַלְמָה
Transliteration
ʿalmâ
Pronunciation
al-maw'
Listen
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1630b

Strong’s Definitions

עַלְמָה ʻalmâh, al-maw'; feminine of H5958; a lass (as veiled or private):—damsel, maid, virgin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H5959 in the following manner: virgin (4x), maid (2x), damsels (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H5959 in the following manner: virgin (4x), maid (2x), damsels (1x).

  1. virgin, young woman

    1. of marriageable age

    2. 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.)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַלְמָה ʻalmâh, al-maw'; feminine of H5958; a lass (as veiled or private):—damsel, maid, virgin.
STRONGS H5959: Abbreviations
† עַלְמָה noun feminine young woman (ripe sexually; maid or newly married); — ע׳ Genesis 24:43 (J), Exodus 2:8 (E), Proverbs 30:19; Isaiah 7:14; plural עֲלָמוֺת Psalm 68:26 [Psalm 68:25]; Songs 1:3; Songs 6:8;
[H5961 עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת to (the voice of) young women, either literally, or of soprano or falsetto of boys: 1 Chronicles 15:20; [H4192 Psalm 9:1] (read עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת לַבֵּן [for עַלמֿוּת לַבֵּן], 'voce virginea a pueris decantandum,' Thes), Psalm 46:1];
[H4192 Psalm 48:15 [Psalm 48:14]] (read עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת [for עַלמֿוּת]; translated probably to [H1121 Psalm 49:1]).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:43

Exodus

2:8

Psalms

68:25

Proverbs

30:19

Song of Songs

1:3; 6:8

Isaiah

7:14

H5959

Read the Full Entry

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5959 matches the Hebrew עַלְמָה (ʿalmâ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:43 - behold, I stand by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come forth to draw water, and it shall be that the damsel to whom I shall say, Give me a little water to drink out of thy pitcher,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:8 - And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:25 - (LXX 67:26) The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:19 - the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:3 - And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: thy name is ointment poured forth; therefore do the young maidens love thee.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:8 - There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:14 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; [fn] behold, a virgin shall conceive in the womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BES
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
BES
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan