עלמה

Hebrew

Etymology

Feminine of עֶלֶם‎ ('élem).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /alˈma/

Noun

עַלְמָה • ('almá) f (masculine counterpart עֶלֶם‎) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

a young, unmarried woman of marriageable age
‏העלמה לוי‎ ― ha'almá leví ― Miss Levi

Proper noun

עַלְמָה • ('álma) f [pattern: קַטְלָה]

A female given name, Alma.

References

H5959 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Related terms

בְּחוּרָה‎ (b'khurá)
בְּתוּלָה‎ (b'tulá)
נַעֲרָה‎ (na'ará)

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