Hebrew word study
שִׁפְחָה H8198
- Transliteration
- shiphchâh
- Pronunciation
- shif-khaw'
- KJV glosses
- (bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Lexical summary
a female slave (as a member of the household)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a female slave (as a member of the household)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information