בְּתוּלִים
bᵉthûwlîym · beth-oo-leem'
(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
Lexicon
Derivation: masculine plural of the same as H1330 (בְּתוּלָה);
(collectively and abstractly) virginity; by implication and concretely, the tokens of it
- (collectively and abstractly) virginity
- by implication, and concretely, the tokens of it
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] maid, virginity.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The house, what is within of the mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בְּתוּלִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- virginity2 · 20%
- in her virginity1 · 10%
- her not a maid1 · 10%
- a maid1 · 10%
- and the tokens of virginity1 · 10%
- my virginity1 · 10%
- her virginity1 · 10%
- of their virginity1 · 10%
- of her virginity1 · 10%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.