The Hebrew word for girl is
יַלְדָּה
yaldá
Translations for girl and their definitions
| ילדה | |
| 1. n. girl (female child) | |
| 2. n. woman: can be a compliment or an insult | |
| 3. v. third-person feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of יָלַד (yalád (she/it) gave birth.): (she/it) gave birth. |
| נערה | |
| 1. n. Feminine form of נער. | |
| 2. n. (Jewish religious law) A girl of a transitional age (usually between 12-13 years of age), capable of performing mitzvot, but ineligible for marriage. | |
| 3. n. (Israeli civil law) A girl under 17, ineligible for marriage. | |
| 4. n. (dated) A young woman servant, maid. |
| אישה | |
| 1. n. (he-Excessive spelling of אשה, wv=אִשָּׁה, .=.) |
| בחורה | |
| 1. n. girl, gal (as a female human, not a female child), bird (in British English) - i.e: a particular woman, which is often an object of affection. As opposed to English, this is not usually very derogator | |
| 2. n. young woman |
| עלמה | |
| 1. n. a young, unmarried woman of marriageable age | |
| העלמה לוי (ha'almá leví) - Miss Levi |
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