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8198 – שִׁפְחָה (shifchah)

maidservant


Type:
Noun Noun
 
fem. ♀ feminine
 
Hebrew: שִׁפְחָה (shifchah)
Pronunciation: shif-cha    Listen
Gematria: 393(300 + 80 + 8 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin: feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה))
Usage: 63 times in OT

Description

1) maid, maid-servant, slavegirl
1a) maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress)
1b) of address, speaker, humility (fig)


Synonyms

שִׁפְחָהshifchah♀H8198
(63 ggr)		maidservant
אָמָהamah♀H0519
(56 ggr)		maidservant
עֶ֫בֶדeved♂H5650
(800 ggr)		servant/slave
עֲבֻדָּהavodah♀H5657
(2 ggr)		service
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word shifchah was translated to the following:

γυνήguneG1135women
παιδίσκηpaidiskeG3814damsel

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state
Ncfpa-17
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state
Ncfsa-11
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state
Ncfsc-32
Noun Noun
♀ pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state
Ncfpc-3


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References (63 occurances in 58 verses)




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