Almah

On the virgin birth of Jesus, in Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah used the word almah to describe the mother of a child Christianity says was the messiah. ❋ Vincent Bugliosi (2011)

In a change in a passage in Isaiah 7:14 that foretells the coming of Jesus and his birth to a virgin mother, the 1970 edition's reference to "the virgin" will become "the young woman," to better translate the Hebrew word "almah." ❋ Unknown (2011)

The LXX translated the Hebrew word almah in Isaiah ❋ Unknown (2009)

The LXX translated the Hebrew word almah in Isaiah 7: 14 as parthenos. ❋ Bradh137 (2009)

But while parthenos may mean virgin in Greek, almah in Hebrew means young woman. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, they encountered much opposition from the Jews who disagreed with the early Christians interpretation of the word almah as "virgin." ❋ Unknown (2009)

I know that the Jews are accustomed to meet us with the objection that in Hebrew the word almah does not mean a virgin but a "young woman." ❋ Unknown (2009)

He the word translated as ‘virgin’, namely almah, which is claimed means only ‘young woman/maid " ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another mistranslation which has probably had a much greater influence on the Western world is that of the Hebrew word almah, which means ` young woman 'but was translated as ` virgin.' ❋ Unknown (1991)

# According to the 70 rabbis who worked on the Septuagint translation of the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "almah" Isaiah 7:14 is translated "parthenos" meaning virgin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Furthermore, I find that the word "almah" is used just seven times in the Old Testament and each time it refers to what can only be a virgin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And you can't deny, Rabbi, that the 70 top Jewish scholars who translated the Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek all thought that "almah" means virgin, since they used the Greek word "parthenos"-virgin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So when you say "almah" is mistranslated, you are disagreeing with traditional Jewish thought. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All of these eminent Jewish theologians believe that the Hebrew word "almah" is best translated by the word "virgin." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Hebrew word in Isaiah is "almah," which means simply "young woman." ❋ Unknown (2009)

# You say the Hebrew word "almah" is recognized by 99% of Biblical scholars as meaning young woman. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[we love] and [respect] Almah ❋ Me001 (2021)