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בְּתוּלָה H1330

H1330 is the Hebrew word בְּתוּלָה, transliterated bᵉthûwlâh and said beth-oo-law'. The King James Version most often renders it virgin.

Word: בְּתוּלָהTransliteration: bᵉthûwlâhSaid: beth-oo-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 45 verses

What it means

a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state.

Where it comes from

feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 44 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

virgin 20×virgins 11×maidens 3×concerning him the virgin 2×maid 1×maiden 1×or maiden 1×more than all the virgins 1×can a maid 1×such things the virgin 1×maids 1×both maids 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: maid, virgin.

Verses using בְּתוּלָה

The first 40 of 45 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:16 · KJV

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Exodus 22:16 · KJV

And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

Leviticus 21:3 · KJV

And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

Leviticus 21:14 · KJV

A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.

Deuteronomy 22:19 · KJV

And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

Deuteronomy 22:23 · KJV

If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

Deuteronomy 22:28 · KJV

If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found;

Deuteronomy 32:25 · KJV

The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.

Judges 19:24 · KJV

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

Judges 21:12 · KJV

And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.

2 Samuel 13:2 · KJV

And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.

2 Samuel 13:18 · KJV

And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king’s daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

1 Kings 1:2 · KJV

Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

2 Kings 19:21 · KJV

This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

2 Chronicles 36:17 · KJV

Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

Esther 2:2 · KJV

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

Esther 2:3 · KJV

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:

Esther 2:17 · KJV

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

Esther 2:19 · KJV

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.

Psalm 45:14 · KJV

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

Psalm 78:63 · KJV

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

Psalm 148:12 · KJV

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

Isaiah 23:12 · KJV

And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

Isaiah 37:22 · KJV

This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Isaiah 47:1 · KJV

Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Isaiah 62:5 · KJV

For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.

Jeremiah 2:32 · KJV

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

Jeremiah 14:17 · KJV

Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

Jeremiah 18:13 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.

Jeremiah 31:4 · KJV

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

Jeremiah 31:13 · KJV

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:21 · KJV

Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.

Jeremiah 46:11 · KJV

Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

Lamentations 1:4 · KJV

The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.

Lamentations 1:15 · KJV

The LORD hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the LORD hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.

Lamentations 1:18 · KJV

The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

Lamentations 2:10 · KJV

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 2:13 · KJV

What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

Lamentations 2:21 · KJV

The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.

Lamentations 5:11 · KJV

They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1330 mean?

H1330 is the Hebrew word בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh), meaning a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state.

How is H1330 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it virgin (20 times), virgins (11 times), maidens (3 times), concerning him the virgin (2 times), maid (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1330 appear in the Bible?

בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh) is tagged in 45 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1330 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate.

Nearby entries

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