Almah facts for kids

Laban and Rebecca at the well, by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini. Rebecca is described as an almah (Genesis 24:43)

Almah (עַלְמָה‎ ‘almā, plural: עֲלָמוֹת‎ ‘ălāmōṯ is a Hebrew word for a young woman of childbearing age. It is often used to refer to a woman who has not yet borne a child. It occurs nine times in the Hebrew Bible.