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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Girl

gurl:

Twice in the Old Testament as the rendering of yaldah (Joel 3:3; Zechariah 8:5), in both cases in association with boys. Same word rendered "damsel" in Genesis 34:4.

See DAUGHTER; MAID, MAIDEN.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.