Hebrew word study
שִׁפְחָהshiphchâh — a female slave (as a member of the household)
Pronounced “shif-khaw'”
a female slave (as a member of the household)
Translated in the King James as: (bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Appears 62 times in Scripture
Origin: feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה));
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 28×
Genesis 12:16Genesis 16:1Genesis 16:2Genesis 16:3Genesis 16:5Genesis 16:6Genesis 16:8Genesis 20:14Genesis 24:35Genesis 25:12Genesis 29:24Genesis 29:29Genesis 30:4Genesis 30:7Genesis 30:9Genesis 30:10Genesis 30:12Genesis 30:18Genesis 30:43Genesis 32:5Genesis 32:22Genesis 33:1Genesis 33:2Genesis 33:6Genesis 35:25+ 3 more in Genesis
Exodus — 1×
Leviticus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 1×
Ruth — 2×
Ruth 2:13+ 1 more in Ruth
2 Chronicles — 1×
Esther — 1×
Psalms — 1×
Proverbs — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Jeremiah — 5×
Joel — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.