Strong's Lexicon
shiphchah: Maidservant, female servant, handmaid
Original Word:שִׁפְחָה
Part of Speech:noun feminine
Transliteration:shiphchah
Pronunciation:shif-KHAH
Phonetic Spelling:(shif-khaw')
Definition:Maidservant, female servant, handmaid
Meaning:a female slave
Word Origin:Derived from the root שָׁפַח (shaphach), meaning "to pour out" or "to spread."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3814 (παιδίσκη, paidiskē) - A young girl, maidservant
- G1401 (δοῦλος, doulos) - Servant, slave
Usage:The term "shiphchah" refers to a female servant or maidservant in the household. It is used to describe women who serve in various capacities, often in domestic settings. In the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, a "shiphchah" could be a slave or a free woman serving in a household. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with "amah," another word for a female servant, though "shiphchah" often implies a closer, more personal service to the family.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, the role of a "shiphchah" was integral to the household economy. These women were responsible for various domestic tasks, including cooking, cleaning, and assisting their mistresses. In some cases, they could also bear children for their masters, as seen in the stories of Hagar (Genesis 16) and Bilhah (Genesis 30). The status of a "shiphchah" could vary; some were slaves, while others might have been hired servants. The treatment of servants was subject to Mosaic Law, which provided certain protections and rights (Exodus 21:7-11).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom an unused word
Definitionmaid, maidservant
NASB Translationfemale (9), female servant (3), female servants (5), maid (20), maids (5), maidservant (15), maidservants (1), servants* (6), slave (1), slave girl (1), slaves* (4), women (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(synonym , q. v.; originally =
concubine ? compare √); — absolute
Genesis 16:1 +; construct
Genesis 16:2 +; suffix
Genesis 16:2 +, etc.; plural absolute
Genesis 12:16 +; suffix
Ruth 2:13, etc.; —
literally,maid, maid-servant, as belonging to a mistressGenesis 16:1,3,6,8 (PJ)Genesis 29:24;Genesis 29:29 (P)Psalm 123:2;Proverbs 30:23;Isaiah 24:2; even where concubine of master (compare )Genesis 16:2,5 (PJ)Genesis 25:12;Genesis 35:25,26 (P)Genesis 30:4,7,9,10,12,18 (all J E); less often reference to masterGenesis 29:24,29 (J),Ruth 2:13, of concubineGenesis 32:23, compareGenesis 33:1,2,6 (all J); marriageableLeviticus 19:20 (H, compareExodus 11:5; not elsewhere in legisl.); in General, especially of menial service (never )Exodus 11:5 (J)1 Samuel 25:41 (opposed to )2 Samuel 17:17 ("" )Genesis 12:16;Genesis 24:35(J)Genesis 20:14 (E)Genesis 30:43 (P)Genesis 32:6 (J; collective)Deuteronomy 28:68;1 Samuel 8:16;2 Kings 5:26;Isaiah 14:2;Jeremiah 34:9,10,11 (twice in verse);Jeremiah 34:16 (twice in verse);Joel 3:2;Ecclesiastes 2:7; 2Chronicles 28:10;Esther 7:4.
, , etc., of speaker, in token of humility (see )Ruth 2:13 (""Ruth 3:9),1 Samuel 1:18 (""id.1 Samuel 1:16),1 Samuel 25:27, (""1 Samuel 25:24f.),1 Samuel 28:21,22;2 Samuel 14:6,7,12 (twice in verse);2 Samuel 14:15,17,19; (""2 Samuel 14:15;2 Samuel 14:16);2 Kings 4:2,16; not toward God; but see .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
handmaiden, bondwoman, woman-servant
Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; seemishpachah); a female slave (as a member of the household) -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
see HEBREWmishpachah
Forms and Transliterations
בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃ בשפחתך׃ הַשְּׁפָח֑וֹת הַשְּׁפָח֔וֹת הַשְּׁפָח֛וֹת הַשְּׁפָחֽוֹת׃ הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה הַשִּׁפְחָה֙ השפחה השפחות השפחות׃ וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗ה וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת וְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹת וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹת וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ וְשִׁפְחָ֑ה וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת וּשְׁפָחֹ֔ת וּשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ וּשְׁפָחוֹת֙ ולשפחות ולשפחות׃ ולשפחתך ושפחה ושפחות ושפחות׃ ושפחת כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה כשפחה לְשִׁפְחָ֔ה לְשִׁפְחָֽה׃ לְשִׁפְחָתְךָ֥ לשפחה לשפחה׃ לשפחתך שִׁפְח֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם שִׁפְחַ֣ת שִׁפְחַ֥ת שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ שִׁפְחָ֥ה שִׁפְחָֽה׃ שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙ שִׁפְחָה֙ שִׁפְחָה֮ שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ שִׁפְחָת֔וֹ שִׁפְחָת֛וֹ שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖ שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ שִׁפְחָתִ֔י שִׁפְחָתִ֖י שִׁפְחָתִי֙ שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ שִׁפְחָתֶ֔ךָ שִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָ שִׁפְחָתָ֔הּ שִׁפְחָתָ֖הּ שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙ שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃ שִׁפְחֹתָ֔יו שפחה שפחה׃ שפחותיכם שפחת שפחתה שפחתו שפחתי שפחתיו שפחתיך׃ שפחתך bə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā beshifchaTecha bəšip̄ḥāṯeḵā haš·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ haš·šip̄·ḥāh hashshefaChot hashshifChah haššəp̄āḥōwṯ haššip̄ḥāh kaš·šip̄·ḥāh kashshifChah kaššip̄ḥāh lə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā lə·šip̄·ḥāh leshifChah leshifchateCha ləšip̄ḥāh ləšip̄ḥāṯəḵā shifChah shifChat shifchaTah shifchateCh shifchaTecha shifchaTi shifchaTo shifchoTav shifchoTeicha shifChoteiChem šip̄·ḥā·ṯāh šip̄·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā šip̄·ḥā·ṯêḵ šip̄·ḥā·ṯî šip̄·ḥā·ṯōw šip̄·ḥāh šip̄·ḥaṯ šip̄·ḥō·ṯāw šip̄·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā šip̄·ḥō·w·ṯê·ḵem šip̄ḥāh šip̄ḥaṯ šip̄ḥāṯāh šip̄ḥāṯêḵ šip̄ḥāṯeḵā šip̄ḥāṯəḵā šip̄ḥāṯî šip̄ḥāṯōw šip̄ḥōṯāw šip̄ḥōṯeḵā šip̄ḥōwṯêḵem ū·lə·šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā ū·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ ū·šə·p̄ā·ḥōṯ uleshifchateCha ūləšip̄ḥāṯəḵā ūšəp̄āḥōṯ ūšəp̄āḥōwṯ ushefaChot velishfaChot veshifChah wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ wə·šip̄·ḥāh wəlišp̄āḥōwṯ wəšip̄ḥāh
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