King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5959
Transliteration: almah
Phonetic Spelling: (al-maw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a young woman, a virgin
Meaning: a young woman, a virgin
Word Summary
almah: a young woman, a virgin
Original Word: עַלְמָהTransliteration: almah
Phonetic Spelling: (al-maw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a young woman, a virgin
Meaning: a young woman, a virgin
Strong's Concordance
damsel, maid, virgin Feminine of elem; a lass (as veiled or private) -- damsel, maid, virgin.
see HEBREW elem
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5959. almah
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; Song of Solomon 1:3; 6:8; עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת to (the voice of) young women, either literally, or of soprano or falsetto of boys: 1 Chronicles 15:20; Psalm 9:1 (read לַבֵּן עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת [for לַבֵּן עַלמֿוּת], 'voce virginea a pueris decantandum,' Thes), 46:1; Psalm 48:15 (read עַלעֲֿלָמוֺת [for עַלמֿוּת]; translated probably to 49:1).