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Hebrew wordlink #269234

OSHB Psa 148:12 בְּתוּלוֹת (bətūlōt) Strongs=1330 Lemma=‘בְּתוּלָה’
contextual word gloss=‘young_women’ word gloss=‘young_women’
Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (3) of identical word form בְּתוּלוֹת (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘בְּתוּלוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncfpa PoS=common_noun Gender=feminine Number=plural State=absolute) has 2 different glosses: ‘virgins’, ‘young_women’.

EST 2:2 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 2:19 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 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)