What does עַלְמָה · παρθένος mean in the Bible?
עַלְמָה · παρθένος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "young woman of marriageable age".
Hebrew · H5959, G3933
Almah
A lass (as veiled or private) · a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
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עַלְמָה H5959 a lass (as veiled or private)
Pronunciation ʿalmāh
Young woman of marriageable age, often unmarried; privacy or seclusion implied in the etymology
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παρθένος G3933 a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
Pronunciation parthénos
A virgin or unmarried maiden; emphasizes sexual purity and unmarried status, not merely youth.
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What does almah (almah) mean in the Bible?
עַלְמָה · παρθένος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "young woman of marriageable age".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5959, G3933?
H5959, G3933 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. young woman of marriageable age
Strong's H5959, G3933
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Source Gloss
young woman of marriageable age
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
almah is built from this root:
עֶלֶם H5958
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain