Hebrew - English Dictionary
H8198 - Handmaid
| Strong's No.: | H8198 |
| Hebrew: | שִׁפְחָה |
| Transliteration: | shiphchâh |
| Phonetic: | shif-khaw' |
| Word Origin: | Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family |
| Bible Usage: | ({bond-} hand-) maid ({-en} {-servant}) {wench} {bondwoman} womanservant. |
| Strongs Definition: | see H4940); a female slave (as a member of the household) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. maid, maid-servant, slavegirl a. maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress) b. of address, speaker, humility (fig) |
| Bible References:
Handmaid |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
bondmaid ( 1 )
bondwomen ( 3 )
handmaid ( 22 )
handmaidens ( 2 )
handmaids ( 7 )
maid ( 12 )
maiden ( 2 )
maidens ( 1 )
maidservant ( 3 )
maidservants ( 5 )
servant ( 1 )
wench ( 1 )
womenservants ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.