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Hebrew wordlink #123530

OSHB Jdg 21:12 בְתוּלָה (ⱱətūlāh) Strongs=1330 Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’
contextual word gloss=‘virgin[s]’ word gloss=‘virgins’
Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1406

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Other uses (5) of identical word form בְתוּלָה (Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְתוּלָה’ (Morphology=Ncfsa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘[was]_a_virgin’, ‘a_virgin’, ‘virgin’, ‘virgin[s]’.

DEU 22:23 contextual word gloss=‘a_virgin’ word gloss=‘virgin’ OSHB DEU 22:23 word 4

OET-LV: 23 if/because a _young _woman he _will _be a _virgin betrothed to_a _man and_he_will _find _her a _man in_city and_he _will _lie with_her/it. (DEU_22:23)

OET-RV: 23 If a young woman is engaged to a man, and another man sleeps with her, (DEU 22:23)

DEU 22:28 contextual word gloss=‘a_virgin’ word gloss=‘virgin’ OSHB DEU 22:28 word 5

OET-LV: 28 if/because he _will _find a _man a _young _woman a _virgin who not she _is _betrothed and_he_will _seize _her and_he _will _lie with_her/it and_they _will _be _found. (DEU_22:28)

OET-RV: 28 If a man overpowers a young woman who’s not engaged, and rapes her, and it’s discovered, (DEU 22:28)

2 SAM 13:2 contextual word gloss=‘[was]_a_virgin’ word gloss=‘virgin’ OSHB 2 SAM 13:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 And_it _was _distress to_ʼAmnōn to_make _himself _sick because_of Tāmār sister _of_his if/because was_a _virgin she and_it _was _difficult in/on_both _eyes _of ʼAmnōn for_doing to/for_her/it anything. (SA2_13:2)

OET-RV: 2 and he made himself frustrated, always thinking about her because she was a virgin. However, he couldn’t do anything with her. (SA2 13:2)

1 KI 1:2 contextual word gloss=‘a_virgin’ word gloss=‘virgin’ OSHB 1 KI 1:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 And_they _said to_him/it servants _of_his let _people _seek for_my _of_master the_king a _young _woman a _virgin and_she _will _stand to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king and_let _her _be to_him/it a _nurse and_she _will _lie in_your _of_bosom and_it _will _be _warm to_my _of_master the_king. (KI1_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 so his servants suggested, “Allow us search for a young woman who can wait on you and take care of your needs. She can sleep beside you and keep our master, the king, warm.” (KI1 1:2)

EST 2:3 contextual word gloss=‘virgin’ word gloss=‘virgins’ OSHB EST 2:3 word 11

OET-LV: 3 And_let _him _appoint the_king appointees in_all the _provinces _of his/its_kingdom and_let _them _gather DOM every _of girl virgin good _of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the _house _of the _women into the _hand _of Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_let _him _give cleansings _of_their. (EST_2:3)

OET-RV: 3 You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments. (EST 2:3)