Strong’s H5959 · Hebrew
עַלְמָה
ʻalmâh · al-maw'
Origin feminine of עֶלֶם (H5958);
Meaning a lass (as veiled or private)
In the King James Version damsel, maid, virgin.
In 7 verses of the King James Version
- Genesis 24:43Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;
- Exodus 2:8And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
- Psalms 68:25The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
- Proverbs 30:19The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
- Song of Songs 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- Song of Songs 6:8There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.