בתל

The verb בתל (btl) isn't used in the Bible but in Arabic this verb exists in the meaning of to sever or separate. It comes with two derivatives:

The feminine noun בתולה (betula), meaning virgin or rather young marriageable maiden (Leviticus 21:13, Deuteronomy 22:19). It seems that in the Hebrew Bible, our word may sometimes be used for a virgin, but often more so for a young and vigorous woman. In Joel 1:8 a betula is instructed to wail for her deceased husband. In Esther 2:17 a passel of them spends the night with the king. And the prophet Ezekiel complains that the sisters Oholah and Oholibah went to play harlot in Egypt, where their betulah-breasts were handled (Ezekiel 23:3). This noun בתולה (betula) is used 51 times in the Old Testament; another word for young woman is עלמה ('alma), which occurs 7 times, including in the celebrated Isaiah 7:14, "the 'alma will be with child".
The feminine noun בתולים (betulim), meaning virginity. This word occurs about nine times in the Bible (Deuteronomy 22:15, Judges 11:37).

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