Hebrew · H1330, H1323, H5971 · unreviewed

בְּתוּלַת בַּת־עַמִּי

A virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

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בְּתוּלָה H1330 a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state

Pronunciation bĕtûlāh

Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.

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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

Pronunciation bat

Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).

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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

Pronunciation am

Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.

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