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( áַּúåּìַéí , bethulim, masc. plur. of áְּúåּìָä , a virgin; Sept. ôὰ ðáñèÝíåéá ; Vulg. signa virginitatis; Deu_22:14-15; Deu_22:17; Deu_22:20; elsewhere “virginity” simply). The Mosaic laws concerning “virginity” are recorded in Deu_22:13-29; comp. Mat_1:18-20. The proofs of maidenhood there referred to are thought to have been the bed clothing stained with blood on the wedding-night. SEE MARRIAGE.