The meaning of “בְּתוּלִים”
Understanding bᵉthûwlîym reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
masculine plural of the same as בְּתוּלָה [idiom] maid, virginity. - (collectively and abstractly) virginity - by implic...
בְּתוּלִים
masculine plural of the same as בְּתוּלָה [idiom] maid, virginity. - (collectively and abstractly) virginity - by implication and concretely, the tokens of it 1) virginity
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 21:13 | “And he shall take a wife in her virginity.” Word: בְּתוּלִים (bᵉthûwlîym) | |
| Deuteronomy 22:17 | “And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter’s virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city.” Word: בְּתוּלִים (bᵉthûwlîym) | |
| Judges 11:38 | “And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.” Word: בְּתוּלִים (bᵉthûwlîym) | |
| Ezekiel 23:8 | “Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.” Word: בְּתוּלִים (bᵉthûwlîym) |