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Strong's H8198 שִׁפְחָה (shiphchah)

Shiphchah means “wench” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8198
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 58
Books 16

Strong's H8198 Quick Answer

Strong's H8198 שִׁפחָה (shiphchah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shiphchah (shif-khaw') n-f. 1. see H4940) 2. a female slave (as a member of the household) It has 58 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include my, see, saw, seen, and out. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shiphchah (shif-khaw') n-f. 1. see H4940) 2. a female slave (as a member of the household)
Usage
58 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
my, see, saw, seen, and out

Meaning and Definition

shiphchah (shif-khaw') n-f. 1. see H4940) 2. a female slave (as a member of the household) [feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family] KJV: (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant. See also: H4940

Original Word
שִׁפחָה
Transliteration
shiphchah
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8198. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

maidservant

Usage: 1) maid, maid-servant, slavegirl 1a) maid, maid-servant (as belonging to a mistress) 1b) of address, speaker, humility (fig)

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How Strong's H8198 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shiphchah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H8198 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 58 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8198 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8198 in the Old Testament

58 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 12:16 KJV

And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

Genesis 16:1 KJV

Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 16:2 KJV

And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

Usage Excerpts

First 58 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8198.

Genesis 12:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
Genesis 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 16:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
Genesis 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
Genesis 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis 20:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
Genesis 24:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
Genesis 29:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
Genesis 29:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
Genesis 30:4 Old Testament, KJV
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
Genesis 30:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
Genesis 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 30:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Genesis 30:43 Old Testament, KJV
And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 32:5 Old Testament, KJV
And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.
Genesis 32:22 Old Testament, KJV
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
Genesis 33:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
Genesis 33:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
Genesis 33:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
Genesis 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
Genesis 35:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
Exodus 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
Leviticus 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
Deuteronomy 28:68 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Ruth 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
1 Samuel 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
1 Samuel 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
1 Samuel 25:27 Old Testament, KJV
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
1 Samuel 25:41 Old Testament, KJV
And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
1 Samuel 28:21 Old Testament, KJV
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.
1 Samuel 28:22 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way.
2 Samuel 14:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
2 Samuel 14:7 Old Testament, KJV
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth.
2 Samuel 14:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
2 Samuel 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
2 Samuel 14:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
2 Samuel 14:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
2 Samuel 17:17 Old Testament, KJV
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
2 Kings 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
2 Kings 4:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
2 Kings 5:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?
2 Chronicles 28:10 Old Testament, KJV
And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?
Esther 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
Psalms 123:2 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Proverbs 30:23 Old Testament, KJV
For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Ecclesiastes 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Isaiah 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
Isaiah 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Jeremiah 34:9 Old Testament, KJV
That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
Jeremiah 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go.
Jeremiah 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.
Jeremiah 34:16 Old Testament, KJV
But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom he had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.
Joel 2:29 Old Testament, KJV
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8198, grouped by book.

Genesis 26 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8198 FAQ

What does shiphchah (שִׁפְחָה) mean?

Shiphchah (Strong's H8198) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "wench". shiphchah (shif-khaw') n-f. 1. see H4940) 2. a female slave (as a member of the household)

How many times is shiphchah (שִׁפְחָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 58 linked usages for Strong's H8198 across 16 books.

Where can I study shiphchah (שִׁפְחָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8198 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shiphchah (שִׁפְחָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as my, see, saw, seen, and out. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.