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]

1. a young, unmarried woman of marriageable age

   העלמה לוי ― ha'almá leví ― Miss Levi

Proper noun

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

1. 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)