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OSHB Lam 5:11 בְּתֻלֹת (bətulot) Strongs=1330 Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’
contextual word gloss=‘virgins’ word gloss=‘virgins’
Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-588

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Only use of identical word form ‘בְּתֻלֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְּתֻלֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘virgins’.

Hebrew words (10) other than בְּתֻלֹת (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘virgins’

EXO 22:16 הַבְּתוּלֹת (habtūlot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of_(the), virgins’ morpheme glosses=‘the, virgins’ OSHB EXO 22:16 word 10

OET-LV: 16  if absolutely _(refuse) he _will _refuse father _of_her to_give_her to_him/it silver he _will _weigh _out according_to _the _bride-price _of (the)_virgins. (EXO_22:16)

OET-RV: 16 If a man entices a young woman who’s not engaged, and sleeps with her, he must certainly pay the bride price to her father for her to become his wife. (EXO 22:16)

2 SAM 13:18 הַבְּתוּלֹת (habtūlot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, virgins’ morpheme glosses=‘the, virgin’ OSHB 2 SAM 13:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18 And_was_on_her a _long _garment _of palms _and _soles if/because thus the _daughters _of they _wore the_king the_virgins robes and_he _made _go _out her his _of_servant the_outside and_he _locked the_door after_her. (SA2_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 (She was wearing the kind of long robe that the virgin daughters of the king wore as an outer garment.)
¶ So the servant pushed her outside and locked the door behind her. (SA2 13:18)

EST 2:2 בְּתוּלוֹת (bətūlōt) Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual word gloss=‘virgins’ word gloss=‘virgins’ OSHB EST 2:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 And_ the _young _men _of _they _said the_king who _of_were_serving _him let _people _seek to/for_the _king young _women virgins good _of appearance. (EST_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 So some of the young men who served the king suggested to him, “Your majesty, you should get a new wife for yourself. You could tell your servants to look for young virgins who are very beautiful. (EST 2:2)

EST 2:17 הַבְּתוּלֹת (habtūlot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, virgins’ morpheme glosses=‘the, virgins’ OSHB EST 2:17 word 12

OET-LV: 17 And_he _loved the_king DOM ʼEştēr from_all the_women and_she _bore favour and_favour before_him from_all the_virgins and_he/it _assigned a _crown _of royalty on_her _of_head and_he_made _her _queen in _place _of Vashti. (EST_2:17)

OET-RV: 17 and the king loved Esther more than any of the other women. He treated her more kindly and more favourably than any of the other young women who had become his concubines. He put a royal crown on her head and made her the new queen to replace Vashti. (EST 2:17)

EST 2:19 בְּתוּלוֹת (bətūlōt) Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual word gloss=‘virgins’ word gloss=‘virgins’ OSHB EST 2:19 word 2

OET-LV: 19 And_when_were _gathered virgins a _second_time and_Mārəddəkay was_sitting at_the _gate _of the _king. (EST_2:19)

OET-RV: 19 Later on, King Ahasuerus had his officers bring more virgins to Shushan. During this time, Mordekai had been given a position by the king so he sat there at the king’s gate. (EST 2:19)

PSA 45:15 בְּתוּלוֹת (bətūlōt) Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual word gloss=‘virgins’ word gloss=‘virgins’ OSHB PSA 45:15 word 4

OET-LV: 15  to_multicoloured _material she _is _brought to/for_the _king virgins are_behind_her companions _of_her_female are _being_brought to/for_you(fs). (PSA_45:15)

OET-RV: 15 They’ll be led by gladness and celebration.
⇔ ≈ They’ll enter the king’s palace. (PSA 45:15)

LAM 1:4 בְּתוּלֹתֶיהָ (bətūloteyhā) Lemmas=‘בְּתוּלָה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘virgins_of, its’ morpheme glosses=‘young_women_of, her’ OSHB LAM 1:4 word 12

OET-LV: 4 the _roads _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion) are_mourning from_not _of those _who_come _of (of)_an _appointed _feast all _of gates _of_its are_desolate priests _of_its are_groaning virgins _of_its are_grieved and_she it _is _bitter to/for_her/it. (LAM_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 The roads of Tsiyyon (Zion) mourn—no one’s coming to the scheduled festivals.
⇔ All her gates are desolate. Her priests are groaning.
⇔ Her young women are grieving and she makes herself bitter. (LAM 1:4)

LAM 2:10 בְּתוּלֹת (bətūlot) Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual word gloss=‘the_virgins_of’ word gloss=‘young_women_of’ OSHB LAM 2:10 word 16

OET-LV: 10 they _sit to_ground they _are _silent the _elders _of the _daughter _of Tsiyyōn they _have _caused _to _rise dust on head _of_their they _have _girded _on sackcloth(s) they _have _brought _down to_ground head _of_their the _virgins _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (LAM_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 They sit on the ground.
⇔ The elders of the daughter that’s Tsiyyon are silenced.
⇔ They have thrown up dust on their heads and put on sackcloth.
⇔ Yerushalem’s young women have bowed their heads to the ground. (LAM 2:10)

EZE 44:22 בְּתוּלֹת (bətūlot) Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual word gloss=‘virgins’ word gloss=‘virgin’ OSHB EZE 44:22 word 9

OET-LV: 22 And_a _widow and_a _divorced_woman not they _will _take to/for_them to_wives if/because (if) virgins of_the _offspring _of of _the _house _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_the_widow who she _will _be a _widow of_a _priest they _will _take. (EZE_44:22)

OET-RV: 22 Also, priests can’t marry widows of men who weren’t priests, or women who’ve been divorced—they’re permitted to marry only Israeli women who’ve never been married, or widows of other priests. (EZE 44:22)

AMOS 8:13 הַבְּתוּלֹת (habtūlot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘בְּתוּלָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, virgins’ morpheme glosses=‘the, young_women’ OSHB AMOS 8:13 word 4

OET-LV: 13 In _the_day (the)_that they _will _become _faint the_virgins (the)_beautiful and_the _young_men by_thirst. (AMO_8:13)

OET-RV: 13 In that day the beautiful young women
⇔ ≈ and the young men will faint from dehydration. (AMO 8:13)