שִׁפְחָה
Strong's H8198
shiphchâh
/shif-khaw'/
a female slave (as a member of the household)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H8198
- Hebrew
- שִׁפְחָה
- Transliteration
- shiphchâh
- Pronunciation
- /shif-khaw'/
- KJV Translations
- 6 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a female slave (as a member of the household)
Derivation
feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה));H4940 (mishpâchâh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
(bond-hand-) maid(-en-servant)wenchbondwomanwomanservant
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shiphchâh:
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