עלמה

Hebrew

Etymology

Feminine of עֶלֶם ('élem).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /alˈma/
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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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Related terms

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

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