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The Septuagint translates four [19] occurrences of almah into a generic word neanis (νεᾶνις) meaning 'young woman' while, two occurrences, one in Genesis 24:43 and one in Isaiah 7:14, are translated as parthenos (παρθένος), the basic word associated with virginity in Greek (it is a title of Athena 'The Virgin Goddess') but still ...
There is much debate over the meaning of Isaiah 7:14. Most scholars today agree the Hebrew word 'almah, used in Isaiah, would more accurately be translated as young woman rather than virgin. However, the Septuagint version of Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew both use the Greek word parthenos, which unambiguously translates as virgin. It is far ...
Isaiah 7 is the seventh chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or ... Jesus is considered the ultimate fulfillment of the Immanuel prophecy, meaning "God ...
It caused an uproar. One of the main complaints - possibly the main complaint - was over the fact that the RSV called the almah of Isaiah 7:14 a "young woman" instead of a virgin. The KJV had virgin, and Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, and the Gospel of Matthew said that Isaiah 7:14 was a prediction of the virgin birth.
Alma (/ ˈ ɑː l m ə / AHL-mə) [1] or (according to Jones 1997) /'ælmə/) is an English feminine given name, but has historically been used in the masculine form as well, sometimes in the form Almo. [2]
Aiath (/ ˈ aɪ ə θ /), [5] Biblical city mentioned by Isaiah, as quoted by Nephi 1. [6] Also known as Ai or Aija, and likely located in the tribal land of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. The archaeological site associated with ancient Ai is often identified as Et-Tell. Wilderness of Akish, Jaredite land into which Gilead fled, and battled ...
Beri'ah (בְּרִיאָה or alternatively [2] בְּרִיָּה), meaning World of Creation. On this level is the first concept of creatio ex nihilo (Yesh miAyin), however without yet shape or form, as the creations of Beriah sense their own existence, though in nullification of being (Bittul HaMetziut) to divinity. Beriah is the realm of ...
Matthew's use of the Greek word parthenos, meaning "virgin" to render the Hebrew word almah, meaning a young woman of childbearing age who has not yet born a child, springs from his use of the Greek Septuagint (LXX) version of Isaiah rather than the Hebrew version. His personal alteration to the passage is to change the phrase "they shall name ...