Definition of Almah

1. Noun. an Egyptian singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment or as a professional mourner ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Almah

1. an Egyptian girl who sings and dances professionally [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Almah

allyou
allysine
allysines
allœopathic
allœopathy
allœosis
allœotic
alma
alma mater
alma maters
almacantar
almae matres
almagest
almagests
almagra
almah (current term)
almahs
almain
almain-rivet
almains
almanac
almanack
almanacks
almanacs
almandine
almandines
almandite
almandites
almarudite
almas

Literary usage of Almah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Representative English Plays: From the Middle Ages to the End of the by John Strong Perry Tatlock, Robert Grant Martin (1916)
"almah. Turn, mighty conqueror, turn your face this way, Do not refuse to hear the ... almah. That of the afflicted to the Deity. So may your arms success in ..."

2. Notes, During a Visit to Egypt, Nubia, the Oasis Boeris, Mount Sinai and by Frederick Henniker (1824)
"CAIRO REVIEW TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF IBRAHIM PASHA CARAVAN FROM MECCA CEMETERIES almah PYRAMIDS. SAW the infantry (Albanians) mustered. An attempt to drill these ..."

3. The Jewish Trinity Sourcebook: Trinitarian Readings from the Old Testament by Yoel Natan (2003)
"The one time almah might refer to a non-virgin is in the phrase: “the way of a man ... Taking the LXX into consideration suggests that almah is the most ..."

4. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1882)
"almah. Has my dear lord some new affliction had ? [ Walking to him. Have I done anything that ... almah. While I have life, I will your steps pursue. Boab. ..."

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