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בְּתוּלָה

A virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state

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בְּתוּלָהH1330
Pronunciationbĕtûlāh

What does בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh) mean in the Bible?

בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh): Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.

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What does בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh) mean in the Bible?

בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh): Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.

How does the BSB render H1330?

The BSB source-word alignment has 50 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a virgin (8), O Virgin (5), virgin (5), The Virgin (4), and maidens (3).

Where does בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (8), Lamentations (7), Isaiah (5), Deuteronomy (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
a virgin8×Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19
O Virgin5×Isaiah 47:1, Jeremiah 31:4, Jeremiah 31:21, Jeremiah 46:11
virgin5×2 Samuel 13:18, 1 Kings 1:2, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 18:13
The Virgin4×2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 37:22, Jeremiah 14:17, Lamentations 1:15
and maidens3×Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21, Ezekiel 9:6
The young women2×Lamentations 2:10, Zechariah 9:17
virgins2×Esther 2:2, Lamentations 5:11
women2×Judges 21:12, Esther 2:3
young women2×Isaiah 23:4, Amos 8:13
a young woman1×Isaiah 62:5
and the maiden1×Jeremiah 51:22
and their maidens1×Psalms 78:63
Does a maiden1×Jeremiah 2:32
her maidens1×Lamentations 1:4
her virgin1×Psalms 45:14
like a virgin1×Joel 1:8
maidens1×Psalms 148:12
my virgin1×Judges 19:24
nor young women1×2 Chronicles 36:17
of a virgin1×Exodus 22:17
of the other virgins1×Esther 2:17
or his unmarried1×Leviticus 21:3
the maidens1×Jeremiah 31:13
the young woman1×Deuteronomy 32:25
was a virgin1×2 Samuel 13:2
When the virgins1×Esther 2:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:16בְּתוּלָ֕הtoa virginNoun - feminine singularExodus 22:16בְּתוּלָ֛הtoa virginNoun - feminine singularExodus 22:17הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃סtoof a virginArticle | Noun - feminine pluralLeviticus 21:3הַבְּתוּלָה֙toor his unmarriedArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 21:14בְּתוּלָ֥הtoa virginNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 22:19בְּתוּלַ֣תtoa virginNoun - feminine singular constructDeuteronomy 22:23בְתוּלָ֔הtoa virginNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 22:28בְתוּלָה֙toa virginNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 32:25בְּתוּלָ֔הtothe young womanNoun - feminine singularJudges 19:24הַבְּתוּלָ֜הtomy virginArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 24:16
Aligned rows50
Books represented19
Genesis1Exodus2Leviticus2Deuteronomy4Judges22 Samuel21 Kings12 Kings12 Chronicles1Esther4Job1Psalms3Isaiah5Jeremiah8Lamentations7Ezekiel2Joel1Amos2Zechariah1
Source forms
בְּתוּלַ֖ת5xbə·ṯū·laṯJeremiah 18:13, Jeremiah 31:4, Jeremiah 46:11, Lamentations 2:13
בְּתוּלַת֙4xbə·ṯū·laṯ2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 37:22, Isaiah 47:1, Jeremiah 14:17
בְתוּלָ֔ה3xḇə·ṯū·lāhDeuteronomy 22:23, Judges 21:12, 1 Kings 1:2
בְּתוּלַ֣ת3xbə·ṯū·laṯDeuteronomy 22:19, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 31:21
בְּתוּלָ֔ה2xbə·ṯū·lāhDeuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 62:5
בְּתוּלָה֙2xbə·ṯū·lāhJeremiah 2:32, Jeremiah 31:13
בְּתוּל֖וֹת2xbə·ṯū·lō·wṯEsther 2:2, Esther 2:19
בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י2xbə·ṯū·lō·ṯayLamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular14xGenesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:23
Noun - feminine singular construct12xDeuteronomy 22:19, 2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 23:12, Isaiah 37:22
Noun - feminine plural8xEsther 2:2, Esther 2:19, Psalms 45:14, Psalms 148:12
Article | Noun - feminine plural4xExodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 13:18, Esther 2:17, Amos 8:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular3x2 Chronicles 36:17, Jeremiah 51:22, Ezekiel 9:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xLeviticus 21:3, Judges 19:24
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular2xLamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 78:63
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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