Maiden
עַלְמָהStrong’s H5959almah (al-mah)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Almah is the Hebrew word usually translated “young woman” and “young women”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“Behold, 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;”
Meaning
- Virgin, young womanof marriageable age · maid or newly married
How it's translated
- the young woman 3
- young women 2
- with a young woman 1
- and young women 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Song of Solomon 2
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 1
- Psalms 1
- Proverbs 1
- Isaiah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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 Solomon 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- Song of Solomon 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.
Hebrew dictionary
עַלְמָה almah · maiden
1) virgin, young woman 1a) of marriageable age 1b) maid or newly married
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “maiden” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MA'IDEN, noun
- An unmarried woman, or a young unmarried woman; a virgin.
- A female servant.
- It is used in composition, to express the feminine gender, as in maid-servant.
All definitions and other forms of “maiden”
MA'IDEN, noun
A maid; also, an instrument for beheading criminals, and another for washing linen.
MA'IDEN, adjective
Pertaining to a young woman or virgin; as maiden charms.
- Consisting of young women or virgins.
- Fresh; new; unused.
MA'IDEN, verb intransitive
To speak and act demurely or modestly.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.