Word Study · Strong's H8198 · Hebrew
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchah
shif-khaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shiphchâh
“a female slave (as a member of the household)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a female slave (as a member of the household)
Rendered in the KJV as
(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
- 63occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 16 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 49inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 63 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 49
- שִׁפְחַ֥ת4
- וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת3
- שִׁפְחַ֣ת3
- הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת2
- וְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹת2
- וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ ס2
- שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ2
- שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ2
- שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛2
- שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙2
- בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃1
- הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה1
and 37 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 31
- maidservant your11
- [the] maidservant of7
- and female servants4
- and to female slaves3
- female slave his3
- maidservant her3
- maidservant my3
- the maidservants3
- a maidservant2
- maidservant his2
- the maidservant2
- [belongs] to maidservant your1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 19
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular10
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)7
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural6
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine plural6
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular5
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural5
- noun · feminine singular4
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsc/Sp2ms · 10
- HNcfsc · 7
- HC/Ncfpa · 6
- HC/R/Ncfpa · 6
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 5
- HTd/Ncfpa · 5
- HNcfsa · 4
- HNcfsc/Sp1bs · 3
- HNcfsc/Sp3fs · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HR/Ncfsa · 2
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms · 2
All 63, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis28 of 63 · 44%
- 2 Samuel7 of 63 · 11%
- 1 Samuel6 of 63 · 10%
- Jeremiah6 of 63 · 10%
- 2 Kings3 of 63 · 5%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis28 occurrences
- Genesis 12:16וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תushefachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralHe treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.here: and female servants
- Genesis 16:1שִׁפְחָ֥הshifchahnoun · feminine singularNow Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.here: a maidservant
- Genesis 16:2שִׁפְחָתִ֔יshifchatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularSo Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.here: maidservant my
- Genesis 16:3שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshifchatahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSo after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.here: maidservant her
- Genesis 16:5שִׁפְחָתִי֙shifchatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”here: maidservant my
- Genesis 16:6שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙shifchatekhnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.here: maidservant your
- Genesis 16:8שִׁפְחַ֥תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 20:14וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תushefachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralSo Abimelech brought sheep and cattle, menservants and maidservants, and he gave them to Abraham and restored his wife Sarah to him.here: and female servants
- Genesis 24:35וּשְׁפָחֹ֔תushefachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.here: and female servants
- Genesis 25:12שִׁפְחַ֥תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 29:24שִׁפְחָת֑וֹshifchatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAnd Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.here: maidservant his
- Genesis 29:24שִׁפְחָֽה׃shifchahnoun · feminine singularAnd Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant.here: a maidservant
- Genesis 29:29שִׁפְחָת֑וֹshifchatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularLaban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.here: maidservant his
- Genesis 29:29לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃leshifchahpreposition + noun · feminine singularLaban also gave his servant girl Bilhah to his daughter Rachel as her maidservant.here: to [be] a maidservant
- Genesis 30:4שִׁפְחָתָ֖הּshifchatahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularSo Rachel gave Jacob her servant Bilhah as a wife, and he slept with her,here: maidservant her
- Genesis 30:7שִׁפְחַ֣תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 30:9שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּshifchatahnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularWhen Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.here: maidservant her
- Genesis 30:10שִׁפְחַ֥תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 30:12שִׁפְחַ֣תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 30:18שִׁפְחָתִ֖יshifchatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThen Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.here: maidservant my
- Genesis 30:43וּשְׁפָחוֹת֙ushefachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralThus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys.here: and female servants
- Genesis 32:5וְשִׁפְחָ֑הveshifchahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularI have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”here: and female servant[s]
- Genesis 32:22שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יוshifchotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularDuring the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.here: maidservants his
- Genesis 33:1הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃hashefachotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralNow Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming toward him with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maidservants.here: the maidservants
- Genesis 33:2הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתhashefachotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph at the rear.here: the maidservants
- Genesis 33:6הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹתhashefachotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralThen the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.here: the maidservants
- Genesis 35:25שִׁפְחַ֣תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The sons of Rachel’s maidservant Bilhah were Dan and Naphtali.here: [the] maidservant of
- Genesis 35:26שִׁפְחַ֥תshifchatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And the sons of Leah’s maidservant Zilpah were Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan-aram.here: [the] maidservant of
Ruth2 occurrences
- Ruth 2:13שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָshifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”here: maidservant your
- Ruth 2:13שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃shifchoteikhanoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”here: maidservants your
1 Samuel6 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:18שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began eating again, and her face was no longer downcast.here: maidservant your
- 1 Samuel 8:16שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜םshifchoteikhemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAnd he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.here: female servants your
- 1 Samuel 25:27שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.here: maidservant your
- 1 Samuel 25:41לְשִׁפְחָ֔הleshifchahpreposition + noun · feminine singularShe arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”here: to a maid
- 1 Samuel 28:21שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularWhen the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.here: maidservant your
- 1 Samuel 28:22שִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָshifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow please listen to your servant and let me set a morsel of bread before you so you may eat and have the strength to go on your way.”here: maidservant your
2 Samuel7 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 14:6וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙uleshifchatekhaconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him.here: and [belonged] to maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 14:7שִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.”here: maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 14:12שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularThen the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.here: maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 14:15שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularNow therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.here: maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 14:17שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd now your servant says, ‘May the word of my lord the king bring me rest, for my lord the king is able to discern good and evil, just like the angel of God. May the LORD your God be with you.’”here: maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 14:19שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shifchatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularSo the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.here: maidservant your
- 2 Samuel 17:17הַשִּׁפְחָה֙hashifchahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.here: the maidservant
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:2לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥leshifchatekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”here: [belongs] to maidservant your
- 2 Kings 4:16בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃beshifchatekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularAnd Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”here: to maidservant your
- 2 Kings 5:26וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ushefachotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralBut Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?here: and maidservants
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 14:2וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתvelishfachotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine pluralThe nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.here: and to female servants
- Isaiah 24:2כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הkashifchahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularpeople and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.here: as the maidservant
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 34:9שִׁפְחָת֛וֹshifchatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthat each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage.here: female slave his
- Jeremiah 34:10שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shifchatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSo all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them,here: female slave his
- Jeremiah 34:11הַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתhashefachotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralbut later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again.here: the female slaves
- Jeremiah 34:11וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סvelishfachotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine pluralbut later they changed their minds and took back the menservants and maidservants they had freed, and they forced them to become slaves again.here: and for female slaves
- Jeremiah 34:16שִׁפְחָת֔וֹshifchatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularBut now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.here: female slave his
- Jeremiah 34:16וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סvelishfachotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine pluralBut now you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each of you has taken back the menservants and maidservants whom you had set at liberty to go wherever they wanted, and you have again forced them to be your slaves.here: and into female slaves
