What does עֲלָמוֹת mean in the Bible?
e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto".
Hebrew · H5961
עֲלָמוֹת
Properly, girls , i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto
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עֲלָמוֹת H5961
What does עֲלָמוֹת mean in the Bible?
עֲלָמוֹת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, girls , i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5961?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Alamoth (2).
Where does עֲלָמוֹת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Chronicles 15:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
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 Alamoth 2× 1 Chronicles 15:20, Psalms 46:1
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Chronicles 15:20
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 2
Source forms
עֲלָמ֥וֹת 1x ‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ Psalms 46:1
עַלְמ֥וּת 1x ‘al·mūṯ Psalms 9:1
עֲלָמֽוֹת׃ 1x ‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 15:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x 1 Chronicles 15:20, Psalms 46:1
Adverb 1x Psalms 9:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, girls , i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto
Source Gloss
properly, girls , i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, girls, i.e. the soprano or female voice, perhaps falsetto BDB: young woman Usage: Alamoth.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲלָמוֹת is built from this root:
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