al.mah denotes a female person, seen in household, courtship, and collective settings.

The term identifies a female person in individual scenes: one goes to summon a child's mother, one comes to draw water, one is named in relation to conception and a son, and one is with a man. Its plural form also refers to groups of such women, including women who love, an unnumbered group beside queens and concubines, and a group in Psalm 68:26 whose specific contribution is not explicit in the APB.

1. Female person in individual and group settings · dominant

   In Exodus 2:8 the singular form identifies the one who goes and calls the mother of the youth; in Genesis 24:43 it identifies the person coming out to draw water. Isaiah 7:14 places the singular form in the clause about conceiving, bearing a son, and naming him, while Proverbs 30:19 includes a man with such a woman. The plural forms occur where the APB renders women who love in Song of Songs 1:3 and an unnumbered group alongside queens and concubines in Song of Songs 6:8; Psalm 68:26 contains the plural form, though the APB does not clearly represent it.

   Exodus 2:8Genesis 24:43Isaiah 7:14Proverbs 30:19Psalm 68:26Song of Songs 1:3Song of Songs 6:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB renders the singular with “maiden” in Exodus 2:8, Genesis 24:43, and Proverbs 30:19, and with “young woman” in Isaiah 7:14. It renders the plurals as “young women” and “maidens” in the Song verses, while Psalm 68:26 does not clearly reflect the term.