Alma (עלמה) means miss in Hebrew.
It can also mean maiden and Alma. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
miss, maiden, Alma
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Alma.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אישה צעירה בטרם נישואיה.
וַתֹּאמֶר־לָהּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה, לֵכִי; וַתֵּלֶךְ הָעַלְמָה, וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־אֵם הַיָּלֶד.
- 2שם פרטי לנקבה.
- 3צורת נקבה של עלם
- 4השם הפרטי נובע בין השאר alma – נפש
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Alma is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַלְמָה
- Written without vowel points
- עלמה
- Said
- alma
- Root
- ע־ל־מ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- עֲלָמוֹת
- Inflections
- עַלְמַת־, ר' עֲלָמוֹת
- Gematria
- 145
This is how Alma is said in other languages.
- English
- miss, maiden, Alma
- Arabic
- آنِسَة
- Russian
- девушка
- French
- mademoiselle
- Spanish
- señorita, Alma
- German
- Fräulein
- Yiddish
- מיידלע
These words mean nearly the same as Alma.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Alma.
These words rhyme with Alma.
The word Alma comes from the root ע־ל־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Alma in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Alma.
What does Alma (עלמה) mean in Hebrew?
Alma (עלמה) means miss, maiden, and Alma. It is said alma, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Alma (עלמה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Alma (עלמה) are בחור, מיידלע, רווק, נערה, and ריבה.
What is the opposite of Alma (עלמה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Alma (עלמה) are גברת.
What rhymes with Alma (עלמה)?
Words that rhyme with Alma (עלמה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עלמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.