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Example sentences for: maiden
How can you use “maiden” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
It almost surely does mean `young woman,' but it can also mean a `girl,' `maiden,' `bride,' `youthful spouse,' a `woman of marriageable age' or `the age of puberty' (according to Gesenius-Robinson, my trusty 1888 Hebrew and English Lexicon).
1. The word ` almah which appears in Isaiah 7:14 can be translated `young woman' or `maiden' or `woman of marriageable age.
' The English word virgin itself comes from the Latin virgo , which can mean `virgin,' `maiden,' or `young woman' and which reflects the same ambiguity as the other languages.
The Jerusalem Bible, in a footnote to the word “maiden” (as `almah is translated by them in Isaiah 7:14) says:
I do not think it is anyone's business whether or not I am married (I am) and have kept my "maiden" name as many married women now do.
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