עַלְמָה ʻalmâh
Meaning
a lass (as veiled or private)
In the King James Version: damsel, maid, virgin.
Derivation: feminine of H5958 (עֶלֶם);
Where it is used
- Genesis 24:43 Here 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,’
- Exodus 2:8 “Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
- Psalms 68:25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
- Proverbs 30:19 the 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.
- Song of Solomon 1:3 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- Song of Solomon 6:8 There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.