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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.
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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

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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 Box Gen 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:16 - And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, H8198 and she asses, and camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:1 - Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, H8198 an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:2 - And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; H8198 it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:3 - And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid H8198 the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid H8198 into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:6 - But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid H8198 is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:8 - And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, H8198 whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:14 - And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, H8198 and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:35 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, H8198 and camels, and asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:12 - Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, H8198 bare unto Abraham:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:24 - And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid H8198 for an handmaid. H8198

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:29 - And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid H8198 to be her maid. H8198

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:4 - And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid H8198 to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:7 - And Bilhah Rachel's maid H8198 conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:9 - When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, H8198 and gave her Jacob to wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:10 - And Zilpah Leah's maid H8198 bare Jacob a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:12 - And Zilpah Leah's maid H8198 bare Jacob a second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:18 - And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden H8198 to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:43

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:43 - And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, H8198 and menservants, and camels, and asses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:5 - And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: H8198 and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22 - And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, H8198 and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. H8198

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - And he put the handmaids H8198 and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6 - Then the handmaidens H8198 came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:25 - And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; H8198 Dan, and Naphtali:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:26 - And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; H8198 Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
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