אָמָה

a.mahNoun (Feminine)H0519

maidservant

From: apparently a primitive word;

Short Definition

a maidservant or female slave

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine 1a) of humility (fig.)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

48 times

Appears 48 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
9
1 Samuel
7
Deuteronomy
7
Genesis
6
2 Samuel
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Kings 1:13
  • 1 Samuel 25:41
  • Deuteronomy 16:11
  • Exodus 21:26
  • Genesis 30:3

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.