Words the Bible translates as maidservant
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- paidiskēπαιδίσκηa female household slave: a serving girl who is owned rather than free
- shiphḥahשִׁפְחָהfemale household slave, especially a personal maidservant attached to a mistress
- amahאָמָהa female slave: a woman owned and serving in a household, often one who could be taken as a wife or who calls herself this in humble respect before a superior.
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