כִּ/בְתוּלָ֥ה
𐤊/𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤄
bᵉthûwlâh
like a virgin
A young woman of marriageable age who has not engaged in sexual relations; often translated as 'virgin', but may, in context, refer to a young, unmarried woman whose sexual experience is presumed but not always explicitly stated. The word is used both for individual females (emphasizing purity or eligibility for marriage) and metaphorically for cities or nations depicted as young, unviolated women.
Joel 1:8 · Word #2
Lexicon H1330
| Lemma | בְּתוּלָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bᵉthûwlâh |
| Strong's | H1330 |
| Definition | A young woman of marriageable age who has not engaged in sexual relations; often translated as 'virgin', but may, in context, refer to a young, unmarried woman whose sexual experience is presumed but not always explicitly stated. The word is used both for individual females (emphasizing purity or eligibility for marriage) and metaphorically for cities or nations depicted as young, unviolated women. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like a virgin |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1330-08
like a set-apart maiden
| Morphological Notes | Prefixed preposition כְּ ("like/as") + feminine singular absolute noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בְּתוּלָה denotes a young unmarried woman understood as set apart, reflecting the root sense of separation. The prefixed כְּ adds comparison, yielding "like," and the feminine singular absolute form is preserved with "maiden." |
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