# virgin, virginity

## Definition:

A virgin is a woman who has never had sexual relations.

* The prophet Isaiah said that the Messiah would be born from a virgin.
* Mary was a virgin when she was pregnant with Jesus. He did not have a human father.
* Some languages may have a term that is a polite way of referring to a virgin. (See: [Euphemism](rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism))

(See also: [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [Isaiah](../names/isaiah.md), [Jesus](../kt/jesus.md), [Mary](../names/mary.md))

## Bible References:

* [Genesis 24:15-16](rc://en/tn/help/gen/24/15)
* [Luke 1:27](rc://en/tn/help/luk/01/27)
* [Luke 1:35](rc://en/tn/help/luk/01/35)
* [Matthew 1:23](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/23)
* [Matthew 25:2](rc://en/tn/help/mat/25/02)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[21:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/09)__ The prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be born from a __virgin__.
* __[22:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/22/04)__ She (Mary) was a __virgin__ and was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph.
* __[22:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/22/05)__ Mary replied, “How can this be, since I am a __virgin__?”
* __[49:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/01)__ An angel told a __virgin__ named Mary that she would give birth to God’s Son. So while she was still a __virgin__, she gave birth to a son and named him Jesus.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H1330, H1331, G3932, G3933