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Lexicon :: Strong's H8198 - šip̄ḥâ

Aa
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

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 2 / 2 (Ecc 2:7–Joe 2:29)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:7 - I got H7069 me servants H5650 and maidens, H8198 and H1121➔ had H1961 servants born ➔H1121 in my house; H1004 also H1571 I H589 had H1961 great H7235 possessions H4735 of great H1241 and small cattle H6629 above all H3605 that were H1961 in Jerusalem H3389 before me: H6440

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:2 - And H3947➔ the people H5971 shall take them, ➔H3947 and bring them H935 to H413 their place: H4725 and H5157➔ the house H1004 of Israel H3478 shall possess them ➔H5157 in H5921 the land H127 of the LORD H3068 for servants H5650 and handmaids: H8198 and they shall H1961 take them captives, H7617 whose captives they were; H7617 and they shall rule H7287 over their oppressors. H5065

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:2 - And it shall be, H1961 as with the people, H5971 so with the priest; H3548 as with the servant, H5650 so with his master; H113 as with the maid, H8198 so with her mistress; H1404 as with the buyer, H7069 so with the seller; H4376 as with the lender, H3867 so with the borrower; H3867 as with the taker of usury, H5383 so H834 with the giver of usury H5378 to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:9 - That H7971➔ every man H376 should let ➔H7971➔ his manservant, H5650 and every man H376 his maidservant, H8198 being an Hebrew H5680 or an Hebrewess, H5680 go ➔H7971 free; H2670 that none H1115 should serve himself H5647 of them, to wit, of a Jew H3064 his brother. H251

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:10 - Now when H8085➔ all H3605 the princes, H8269 and all H3605 the people, H5971 which H834 had entered H935 into the covenant, H1285 heard ➔H8085 that H7971➔ every one H376 should let ➔H7971➔ his manservant, H5650 and every one H376 his maidservant, H8198 go ➔H7971 free, H2670 that none H1115 should serve themselves H5647 of them any more, H5750 then they obeyed, H8085 and let them go. H7971

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:11 - But H7725➔ afterward H310 they turned, ➔H7725 and caused H7725➔ the servants H5650 and H853 the handmaids, H8198 whom H834 they had let go H7971 free, H2670 to return, ➔H7725 and brought them into subjection H3533 for servants H5650 and for handmaids. H8198

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:16 - But ye turned H7725 and polluted H2490 my name, H8034 and caused H7725➔ every man H376 his servant, H5650 and every man H376 his handmaid, H8198 whom H834 ye had set H7971 at liberty H2670 at their pleasure, H5315 to return, ➔H7725 and brought H3533➔ them H853 into subjection, ➔H3533 to be H1961 unto you for servants H5650 and for handmaids. H8198

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Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:29 - And also H1571 upon H5921 the servants H5650 and upon H5921 the handmaids H8198 in H3117➔ those H1992 days ➔H3117 will I pour out H8210 my spirit. H7307

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