בְּתוּלָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. virgin (female who has never had sexual intercourse)
Pronunciation
betulá
Examples6
מִרְיָם הַבְּתוּלָה הִיא אִמּוֹ שֶׁל יֵשׁוּ.
The Virgin Mary is Jesus' mother.
כְּבָר אֵינֶנִּי בְּתוּלָה.
I'm not a virgin anymore.
אֱלִי כבְּתוּלָה חֲגֻרַת־שַׂק עַל־בַּעַל נְעוּרֶיהָ
Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.
אִם־מָאֵן יְמָאֵן אָבִיהָ לְתִתָּהּ לוֹ כֶּסֶף יִשְׁקֹל כמֹהַר הַבְּתוּלַת׃
If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
וְכִי יְפַתֶּה אִישׁ בְּתוּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא אֵרְשָׂה וְשָׁכַב עִמָּהּ[…]
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her […]
ביוֹם הַהוּא תִּתְעַלֵּפְנָה הַבְּתוּלַת הַיָּפוֹת וְהַבַּחוּרִים בצָמָא
In that day, the beautiful maidens and the young men shall faint with thirst