English
alamoth
Alamoth comes from Hebrew עֲלָמוֹת ‘women of childbearing age’, and goes back to עֶלֶם.
- Hebrew1880s–presentעֶלֶםèlem‘man of marriageable age’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentעֲלָמוֹת‘ălāmōṯ‘women of childbearing age’feminine plural of עֶלֶם
- Englishtodayalamoth
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentעֶלֶםèlem‘man of marriageable age’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentעֲלָמוֹת‘ălāmōṯ‘women of childbearing age’feminine plural of עֶלֶם
- Englishtodayalamoth
Every English word from Hebrew עֶלֶם
Today it means
adj soprano or, possibly, virgin
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew עֶלֶם / alamoth