Hebrew · H1330, G3933 · unreviewed

בְּתוּלָה

A virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state · a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter

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בְּתוּלָה H1330 a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state
Pronunciation bĕtûlāh
Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.
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παρθένος G3933 a maiden; by implication, an unmarried daughter
Pronunciation parthénos
A virgin or unmarried maiden; emphasizes sexual purity and unmarried status, not merely youth.
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What does בְּתוּלָה (betulah) mean in the Bible?

בְּתוּלָה · παρθένος is a Hebrew word meaning "a young woman or virgin".

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Meaning

a young woman or virgin
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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