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H8198
שִׁפְחָתָהּ
shifchatah
Pronunciation: shif-khaw'
Definition
a female slave (as a member of the household)
KJV Renderings
(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Word Analysis
Root: שפח
Noun
EN: her maidservant
ES: su sierva
Etymology: feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה));
Appears in 13 verses (Hebroni)
Genesis 16:3
Genesis 16:6
Genesis 16:8
Genesis 29:24
Genesis 29:29
Genesis 30:4
Genesis 30:7
Genesis 30:10
Genesis 30:12
Genesis 33:2
Genesis 33:6
Genesis 35:25
Genesis 35:26