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Lexicon :: Strong's H8198 - šip̄ḥâ

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שִׁפְחָה
Transliteration
šip̄ḥâ
Pronunciation
shif-khaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see מִשְׁפָּחָה (H4940))
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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.
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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 28 times in 26 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:1 - Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose name was Hagar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:2 - So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has restrained me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:3 - Then Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my maid into your embrace; and when she saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes. The LORD judge between you and me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - So Abram said to Sarai, “Indeed your maid is in your hand; do to her as you please.” And when Sarai dealt harshly with her, she fled from her presence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She said, “I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:12 - Now this is the genealogy of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:24 - And Laban gave his maid Zilpah to his daughter Leah as a maid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29 - And Laban gave his maid Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as a maid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:4

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:7

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:9

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:10

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:12

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:18

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22 - And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - Now Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and there, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - And he put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:25 - the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s maidservant, were Dan and Naphtali;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26 - and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s maidservant, were Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Padan Aram.
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