בתולה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), Arabic بَتُول (batūl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛtuˈla/
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Noun

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בְּתוּלָה (betuláf (plural indefinite בְּתוּלוֹת, singular construct בְּתוּלַת־, plural construct בְּתוּלוֹת־, masculine counterpart בָּתוּל)

  1. virgin (female who has never had sexual intercourse)
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Proper noun

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בְּתוּלָה (betuláf

  1. (astronomy) Virgo (: A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica)
  2. (astrology) Virgo (: The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology))

See also

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Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé) שׁוֹר (Shor) תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim) סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé) בְּתוּלָה (Betulá) מאזניים (Moznayim) עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat) גְּדִי (Gdi) דְּלִי (Dli) דָּגִים (Dagim)

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew בְּתוּלָה.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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בתולה (psulef, plural בתולות (psules)

  1. virgin (female)