Lev 21:13-14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 13. He shall take a wife in her virginity. ] bethuleyha . This is a full proof that bethulah is the proper Hebrew term for a virgin ; from the emphatic root bathal , to separate ; because such a person was in her separate state, and had never been in any way united to man.

‏ Leviticus 21:13-14

Verse 13. He shall take a wife in her virginity.]

bethuleyha. This is a full proof that bethulah is the proper Hebrew term for a virgin; from the emphatic root bathal, to separate; because such a person was in her separate state, and had never been in any way united to man.