Word Study · Strong's H5959 · Hebrew

עַלְמָה

almah

al-maw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻalmâh

“a lass (as veiled or private)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a lass (as veiled or private)

Rendered in the KJV as

damsel, maid, virgin.

7
occurrencesin the Old Testament
6 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
7
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 7 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 7

בְּעַלְמָֽה׃1
הָֽעַלְמָה֙1
הָֽעַלְמָ֔ה1
הָעַלְמָ֗ה1
וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת1
עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹת1
עֲלָמ֥וֹת1

How it is rendered · 4

the young woman3
young women2
and young women1
with a young woman1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 4

the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
noun · feminine plural2
conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
preposition + noun · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HTd/Ncfsa · 3
HNcfpa · 2
HC/Ncfpa · 1
HR/Ncfsa · 1

All 7, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Song of Solomon2 of 7 · 29%
Genesis1 of 7 · 14%
Exodus1 of 7 · 14%
Psalms1 of 7 · 14%
Proverbs1 of 7 · 14%

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Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 24:43הָֽעַלְמָה֙haalmahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHere I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’here: the young woman

Exodus1 occurrence

Exodus 2:8הָֽעַלְמָ֔הhaalmahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.here: the young woman

Psalms1 occurrence

Psalms 68:25עֲ֝לָמ֗וֹתalamotnoun · feminine pluralThe singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.here: young women

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 30:19בְּעַלְמָֽה׃bealmahpreposition + noun · feminine singularthe way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.here: with a young woman

Song of Solomon2 occurrences

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 7:14הָעַלְמָ֗הhaalmahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularTherefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.here: the young woman

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