Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shiphchâh

shif-khaw'

שִׁפְחָה

What it means

a female slave

a female slave (as a member of the household)

Where it comes from

feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see mishpâchâh (מִשְׁפָּחָה))

How the King James translates it

  • handmaid21
  • maid11
  • maidservants5
  • handmaids4
  • womenservants3
  • maidservant3
  • bondwomen3
  • maiden2

Every place it appears 57