What does בְּתוּלָה · בַּת · עַם mean in the Bible?
בְּתוּלָה · בַּת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "virgin daughter of my people".
Hebrew · H1330, H1323, H5971
בְּתוּלַת בַּת־עַמִּי
A virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
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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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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
Pronunciation bat
Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock
Pronunciation am
Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.
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What does בְּתוּלַת בַּת־עַמִּי (betulat bat-ammi) mean in the Bible?
בְּתוּלָה · בַּת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "virgin daughter of my people".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1330, H1323, H5971?
H1330, H1323, H5971 is connected to 2,510 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. virgin daughter of my people
Strong's H1330, H1323, H5971
Lexical occurrences 2,510 verses Source Gloss
virgin daughter of my people
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain