What does בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh) mean in the Bible?
בְּתוּלָה (bĕtûlāh): Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.
Hebrew · H1330
בְּתוּלָה
A virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state
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בְּתוּלָה H1330
Pronunciation bĕtûlāh
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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Questions this entry answers
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 virgin 8× Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:19
O Virgin 5× Isaiah 47:1, Jeremiah 31:4, Jeremiah 31:21, Jeremiah 46:11
virgin 5× 2 Samuel 13:18, 1 Kings 1:2, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 18:13
The Virgin 4× 2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 37:22, Jeremiah 14:17, Lamentations 1:15
and maidens 3× Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21, Ezekiel 9:6
The young women 2× Lamentations 2:10, Zechariah 9:17
virgins 2× Esther 2:2, Lamentations 5:11
women 2× Judges 21:12, Esther 2:3
young women 2× Isaiah 23:4, Amos 8:13
a young woman 1× Isaiah 62:5
and the maiden 1× Jeremiah 51:22
and their maidens 1× Psalms 78:63
Does a maiden 1× Jeremiah 2:32
her maidens 1× Lamentations 1:4
her virgin 1× Psalms 45:14
like a virgin 1× Joel 1:8
maidens 1× Psalms 148:12
my virgin 1× Judges 19:24
nor young women 1× 2 Chronicles 36:17
of a virgin 1× Exodus 22:17
of the other virgins 1× Esther 2:17
or his unmarried 1× Leviticus 21:3
the maidens 1× Jeremiah 31:13
the young woman 1× Deuteronomy 32:25
was a virgin 1× 2 Samuel 13:2
When the virgins 1× Esther 2:19
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:16 בְּתוּלָ֕ה to a virgin Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:16 בְּתוּלָ֛ה to a virgin Noun - feminine singular Exodus 22:17 הַבְּתוּלֹֽת׃ס to of a virgin Article | Noun - feminine plural Leviticus 21:3 הַבְּתוּלָה֙ to or his unmarried Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 21:14 בְּתוּלָ֥ה to a virgin Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 22:19 בְּתוּלַ֣ת to a virgin Noun - feminine singular construct Deuteronomy 22:23 בְתוּלָ֔ה to a virgin Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 22:28 בְתוּלָה֙ to a virgin Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:25 בְּתוּלָ֔ה to the young woman Noun - feminine singular Judges 19:24 הַבְּתוּלָ֜ה to my virgin Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:16
Aligned rows 50
Books represented 19
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Leviticus 2 Deuteronomy 4 Judges 2 2 Samuel 2 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Esther 4 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 8 Lamentations 7 Ezekiel 2 Joel 1 Amos 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
בְּתוּלַ֖ת 5x bə·ṯū·laṯ Jeremiah 18:13, Jeremiah 31:4, Jeremiah 46:11, Lamentations 2:13
בְּתוּלַת֙ 4x bə·ṯū·laṯ 2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 37:22, Isaiah 47:1, Jeremiah 14:17
בְתוּלָ֔ה 3x ḇə·ṯū·lāh Deuteronomy 22:23, Judges 21:12, 1 Kings 1:2
בְּתוּלַ֣ת 3x bə·ṯū·laṯ Deuteronomy 22:19, Isaiah 23:12, Jeremiah 31:21
בְּתוּלָ֔ה 2x bə·ṯū·lāh Deuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 62:5
בְּתוּלָה֙ 2x bə·ṯū·lāh Jeremiah 2:32, Jeremiah 31:13
בְּתוּל֖וֹת 2x bə·ṯū·lō·wṯ Esther 2:2, Esther 2:19
בְּתוּלֹתַ֥י 2x bə·ṯū·lō·ṯay Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 14x Genesis 24:16, Exodus 22:16, Leviticus 21:14, Deuteronomy 22:23
Noun - feminine singular construct 12x Deuteronomy 22:19, 2 Kings 19:21, Isaiah 23:12, Isaiah 37:22
Noun - feminine plural 8x Esther 2:2, Esther 2:19, Psalms 45:14, Psalms 148:12
Article | Noun - feminine plural 4x Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 13:18, Esther 2:17, Amos 8:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x 2 Chronicles 36:17, Jeremiah 51:22, Ezekiel 9:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 21:3, Judges 19:24
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 2x Lamentations 1:18, Lamentations 2:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 78:63
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.
Source Gloss
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride ; also (figuratively) a city or state
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Virgin connoting protected sanctity and exclusivity; transfers metaphorically to cities representing vulnerable, untouched territories.
a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state BDB: virgin Usage: maid, virgin.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Figurative designation of a city or state in its former glory and protected status
Personified Israel as a young woman, emphasizing her protected and cherished status
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 50 lexical occurrence verses.
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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