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Gender Feminine
Usage Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Scripts אֲלוּמָה, אלומה(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsAlumah; Alumit (אלומית; "secret")
Meaning & History
Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".