HEBREW

שִׁפְחָה H8198

shiphchâh · pronounced shif-khaw'

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));

King James Version Usage

(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.