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שִׁפְחָה

shiphchâh · shif-khaw'Hebrew · H8198

Derivation

feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה));

Meaning

a female slave (as a member of the household)

In the King James Version

(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.

Translated as

handmaid (21), maid (11), maidservants (5), handmaids (4), womenservants (3), maidservant (3), bondwomen (3), maiden (2), handmaidens (1), bondmaid (1), servant (1), wench (1), maidens (1)

Where it appears

Found in 57 verses

Exodus
11:5
Leviticus
19:20
Deuteronomy
28:68
Ruth
2:13
2 Kings
4:2, 4:16, 5:26
2 Chronicles
28:10
Esther
7:4
Psalms
123:2
Proverbs
30:23
Ecclesiastes
2:7
Isaiah
14:2, 24:2
Jeremiah
34:9, 34:10, 34:11, 34:16
Joel
2:29

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