בתולה

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *batūl-. Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt), Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), Arabic بَتُول (batūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛtuˈla/

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Noun

בְּתוּלָה • (betulá) f (plural indefinite בְּתוּלוֹת, singular construct בְּתוּלַת־, plural construct בְּתוּלוֹת־, masculine counterpart בָּתוּל)

1. virgin (female who has never had sexual intercourse)

Related terms

• בְּתוּלִים

References

• H1330 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Proper noun

בְּתוּלָה • (betulá) f

1. (astronomy) Virgo (: A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica)
2. (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))

See also

Zodiac signs in Hebrew (layout · text)
טָלֶה (Talé)	שׁוֹר (Shor)	תְּאוֹמִים (Te'omim)	סַרְטָן (Sartan)
אַרְיֵה (Aryé)	בְּתוּלָה (Betulá)	מאזניים (Moznayim)	עַקְרָב (Akrav)
קַשָּׁת (Kashat)	גְּדִי (Gdi)	דְּלִי (Dli)	דָּגִים (Dagim)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּתוּלָה.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsʊɫə/

Noun

בתולה • (psule) f, plural בתולות (psules)

1. virgin (female)