שִׁפְחָה

shiph.chahNoun (Feminine)H8198

maidservant

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

Short Definition

a female slave (as a member of the household)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. maid, maid-servant, slavegirl 1a) maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress) 1b) of address, speaker, humility (fig)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

55 times

Appears 55 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
24
2 Samuel
7
1 Samuel
6
Jeremiah
4
2 Kings
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Samuel 1:18
  • 2 Samuel 14:7
  • Genesis 16:1
  • Genesis 30:4
  • Genesis 35:26

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