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)