Help QuickNav Adv. Options
ESV

ESV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H8198 - šip̄ḥâ

Choose a new font size and typeface
שִׁפְחָה
Transliteration
šip̄ḥâ
Pronunciation
shif-khaw'
Listen
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see מִשְׁפָּחָה (H4940))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2442a

Strong’s Definitions

שִׁפְחָה shiphchâh, shif-khaw'; feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940); a female slave (as a member of the household):—(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H8198 in the following manner: handmaid (29x), maid (12x), maidservant (8x), bondwomen (3x), maiden (3x), womenservants (3x), handmaidens (2x), bondmaid (1x), servant (1x), wench (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H8198 in the following manner: handmaid (29x), maid (12x), maidservant (8x), bondwomen (3x), maiden (3x), womenservants (3x), handmaidens (2x), bondmaid (1x), servant (1x), wench (1x).

  1. maid, maid-servant, slavegirl

    1. maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress)

    2. of address, speaker, humility (fig)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׁפְחָה shiphchâh, shif-khaw'; feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940); a female slave (as a member of the household):—(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
STRONGS H8198: Abbreviations
† שִׁפְחָה noun feminine maid, maid-servant (synonym אָמָה, which see; originally = concubine ? compare √); — absolute שׁ׳ Genesis 16:1 +; construct שִׁפְחַת Genesis 16:2 +; suffix שִׁפְחָתִי Genesis 16:2 +, etc.; plural absolute שְׁפָחוֺת Genesis 12:16 +; suffix שִׁפְחֹתֶ֑ךָ Ruth 2:13, etc.; —
1. literally, maid, maid-servant, as belonging to a mistress Genesis 16:1, 3, 6, 8 (PJ) Genesis 29:24; Genesis 29:29 (P) Psalm 123:2; Proverbs 30:23; Isaiah 24:2; even where concubine of master (compare אָמָה) Genesis 16:2, 5 (PJ) Genesis 25:12; Genesis 35:25, 26 (P) Genesis 30:4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 18 (all J E); less often reference to master Genesis 29:24, 29 (J), Ruth 2:13, of concubine Genesis 32:23, compare Genesis 33:1, 2, 6 (all J); marriageable Leviticus 19:20 (H, compare Exodus 11:5; not elsewhere in legisl.); in general, especially of menial service (never אָמָה) Exodus 11:5 (J) 1 Samuel 25:41 (opposed to אָמָה) 2 Samuel 17:17 (|| עֶבֶד) Genesis 12:16; Genesis 24:35(J) Genesis 20:14 (E) Genesis 30:43 (P) Genesis 32:6 (J; collective) Deuteronomy 28:68; 1 Samuel 8:16; 2 Kings 5:26; Isaiah 14:2; Jeremiah 34:9, 10, 11 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 34:16 (twice in verse); Joel 3:2; Ecclesiastes 2:7; 2 Chronicles 28:10; Esther 7:4.
2. figurative in address, שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ, etc., of speaker, in token of humility (see אָמָה) Ruth 2:13 (|| אָמָה Ruth 3:9), 1 Samuel 1:18 (|| id. 1 Samuel 1:16), 1 Samuel 25:27, (|| 1 Samuel 25:24f.), 1 Samuel 28:21, 22; 2 Samuel 14:6, 7, 12 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:15, 17, 19; (|| אָמָה 2 Samuel 14:15; 2 Samuel 14:16); 2 Kings 4:2, 16; not toward God; but see אָמָה.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:16; 12:16; 16:1; 16:1; 16:2; 16:2; 16:2; 16:3; 16:5; 16:6; 16:8; 20:14; 24:35; 25:12; 29:24; 29:24; 29:29; 29:29; 30:4; 30:7; 30:9; 30:10; 30:12; 30:18; 30:43; 32:6; 32:23; 33:1; 33:2; 33:6; 35:25; 35:26

Exodus

11:5; 11:5

Leviticus

19:20

Deuteronomy

28:68

Ruth

2:13; 2:13; 2:13; 3:9

1 Samuel

1:16; 1:18; 8:16; 25:24; 25:27; 25:41; 28:21; 28:22

2 Samuel

14:6; 14:7; 14:12; 14:15; 14:15; 14:16; 14:17; 14:19; 17:17

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

3:2

H8198

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8198 matches the Hebrew שִׁפְחָה (šip̄ḥâ),
which occurs 63 times in 58 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 12:16–Pro 30:23)

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:1 - Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:2 - And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children[fn] by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:3 - So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me!”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, “Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14 - Then Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and male servants and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and returned Sarah his wife to him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:12 - These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s servant, bore to Abraham.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:24 - (Laban gave[fn] his female servant Zilpah to his daughter Leah to be her servant.)

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29 - (Laban gave his female servant Bilhah to his daughter Rachel to be her servant.)

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:4 - So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:7 - Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:9 - When Leah saw that she had ceased bearing children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:10 - Then Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:12 - Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:18 - Leah said, “God has given me my wages because I gave my servant to my husband.” So she called his name Issachar.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - Thus the man increased greatly and had large flocks, female servants and male servants, and camels and donkeys.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5 - I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.’”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22 - The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children,[fn] and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - And Jacob lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming, and four hundred men with him. So he divided the children among Leah and Rachel and the two female servants.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - And he put the servants with their children in front, then Leah with her children, and Rachel and Joseph last of all.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6 - Then the servants drew near, they and their children, and bowed down.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:25 - The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s servant: Dan and Naphtali.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26 - The sons of Zilpah, Leah’s servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:5 - and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:20 - “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:68

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:68 - And the LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:13 - Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:18 - And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:16 - He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men[fn] and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:27 - And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:41 - And she rose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:21 - And the woman came to Saul, and when she saw that he was terrified, she said to him, “Behold, your servant has obeyed you. I have taken my life in my hand and have listened to what you have said to me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:22 - Now therefore, you also obey your servant. Let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength when you go on your way.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:6 - And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:7 - And now the whole clan has risen against your servant, and they say, ‘Give up the man who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed.’ And so they would destroy the heir also. Thus they would quench my coal that is left and leave to my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:12 - Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:15 - Now I have come to say this to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid, and your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:17 - And your servant thought, ‘The word of my lord the king will set me at rest,’ for my lord the king is like the angel of God to discern good and evil. The LORD your God be with you!”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:19 - The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, one cannot turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said. It was your servant Joab who commanded me; it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your servant.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:17 - Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:2 - And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:16 - And he said, “At this season, about this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God; do not lie to your servant.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:26 - But he said to him, “Did not my heart go when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Was it a time to accept money and garments, olive orchards and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male servants and female servants?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 28:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:10 - And now you intend to subjugate the people of Judah and Jerusalem, male and female, as your slaves. Have you not sins of your own against the LORD your God?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:4 - For we have been sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to be annihilated. If we had been sold merely as slaves, men and women, I would have been silent, for our affliction is not to be compared with the loss to the king.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 123:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:2 - Behold, as the eyes of servants
look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a maidservant
to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the LORD our God,
till he has mercy upon us.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:23 - an unloved woman when she gets a husband,
and a maidservant when she displaces her mistress.

Search Results Continued...

1. Currently on page 1/2 (Gen 12:16–Pro 30:23) Gen 12:16–Pro 30:23

2. LOAD PAGE 2 Ecc 2:7–Joe 2:29

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
ESV
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
ESV
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan