alamoth

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adjective

soprano or, possibly, virgin

OriginHebrew עֲלָמוֹת →
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Meanings

adjectivealamoth (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiblicalsoprano or, possibly, virgin

    1 Chronicles 15:20 Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth ...

Origin

  1. Hebrewעֲלָמוֹת“women of childbearing age”
  2. Englishalamoth

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲלָמוֹת (‘ălāmōṯ, “women of childbearing age”), feminine plural of עֶלֶם (èlem, “man of marriageable age”).

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APA

alamoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamoth

MLA

“alamoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamoth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alamoth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alamoth.

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