בתולה
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Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), Arabic بَتُول (batūl).
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בְּתוּלָה • (betulá) f (plural indefinite בְּתוּלוֹת, singular construct בְּתוּלַת־, plural construct בְּתוּלוֹת־, masculine counterpart בָּתוּל)
- virgin (female who has never had sexual intercourse)
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בְּתוּלָה • (betulá) f
- (astronomy) Virgo (: A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica)
- (astrology) Virgo (: The zodiac sign for the virgin, ruled by Mercury, that covers August 23 – September 23 (tropical astrology) or September 16 – October 15 (sidereal astrology))
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| טָלֶה (Talé) | שׁוֹר (Shor) | תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim) | סַרְטָן (Sartan) | ||||||||
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| אַרְיֵה (Aryé) | בְּתוּלָה (Betulá) | מאזניים (Moznayim) | עַקְרָב (Akrav) | ||||||||
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| קַשָּׁת (Kashat) | גְּדִי (Gdi) | דְּלִי (Dli) | דָּגִים (Dagim) | ||||||||
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בתולה • (psule) f, plural בתולות (psules)
- virgin (female)