Words the Bible translates as damsel
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- na'arahנַעֲרָהa girl or young woman: a female past childhood but not yet settled as a wife or mother, often one of marriageable age
- korasionκοράσιονa girl: a young female, anywhere from a child to a young unmarried woman
- almahעַלְמָהa young woman who has reached the age to marry and bear children
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