Almah עַלְמָה

Almah (Hebrew עַלְמָה, Strong's H5959) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “maiden”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Almah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 24:43
  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;Here I am, standing beside this spring. Now if a maiden comes out to draw water and I say to her, ‘Please let me drink a little water from your jar,’

Exodus

• Exodus 2:8
  And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.

Psalms

• Psalm 68:25
  The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 30:19
  The 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.the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 1:3
  Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
• Song of Solomon 6:8
  There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,

Isaiah

• Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).