Berean Strong's Lexicon amah: Maidservant, female servant, handmaid Original Word: אָמָה Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to associate with; akin to the concept of a female servant or maid. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3816 (pais) - often used for servant or child, reflecting a similar role of servitude or subordination. - G1401 (doulos) - a more general term for servant or slave, used in the New Testament to describe both male and female servants. Usage: The term "amah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a female servant or maidservant. It often refers to a woman who serves in a household, either as a slave or in a position of servitude. The term can also imply humility and submission, as seen in the context of a handmaid's relationship to her master or mistress. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the role of an "amah" was integral to the household structure. Servants, including female servants, were common in both wealthy and modest homes. The status of an "amah" could vary significantly, from a lowly slave to a trusted member of the household. The concept of servitude was deeply embedded in the social and economic fabric of the time, with laws in the Torah providing guidelines for the treatment of servants (e.g., Exodus 21:7-11). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a maid, handmaid NASB Translation female (15), female servant (4), female slave (2), handmaid (2), handmaids (1), maid (8), maids (5), maidservant (19), servant* (1), servants* (6), slave* (4), slaves* (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs אָמָה noun feminine maid, handmaid (Phoenician אמת, Arabic  , Sabean אמת in proper name SabDenkm20, Aramaic  , Assyrian amtu ZimBP 67) — ׳א absolute Genesis 21:10 +; suffix אֲמָתִי Genesis 30:3 +, etc.; plural absolute אֲמָהֹת Genesis 31:33; 2 Samuel 6:22; construct אַמְהוֺת 2 Samuel 6:20; אַמְהֹתַי Job 19:5 etc. — maid, handmaid. 1 literally maidservant (= שִׁפְחָה q. v., where however sometimes more servile; rarely P in Hexateuch) Genesis 30:3; Genesis 31:33 ("" שִׁפְחָה Genesis 29:24,29; P Genesis 30:4f. J etc.) Exodus 2:5 (all E); 2 Samuel 6:20,22; Job 19:15; Nahum 2:8 (suffix refers to mistress, except Job 19:15 compare 2 Samuel 6:20,22); in legisl. ("" עֶבֶד) Exodus 20:10,17; Exodus 21:20,26,27,32 (all E) Leviticus 25:6,44 (twice in verse) (H) Deuteronomy 5:14 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 5:18; Deuteronomy 12:12,18; Deuteronomy 15:17 (compare see 12) Deuteronomy 16:11,14; compare also Job 31:13; Ezra 2:65; Nehemiah 7:67; applied to concubine (suffix of master) Genesis 20:17; Genesis 21:12; Exodus 23:12 (all E) Judges 9:18; Judges 19:19; also Genesis 21:10 (twice in verse); Genesis 21:13 (Genesis 16:1f. P שִׁפְחָה q. v.) Exodus 21:7 (all E), see on this StaGesch i: p. 380. 2 figurative in address, אֲמָֽתְךָ etc., referring to speaker, in token of humility; Ruth 3:9 (twice in verse) ("" שׁפחה Ruth 2:13) 1 Samuel 1:16 ("" id. 1 Samuel 1:18) 1 Samuel 25:24 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 25:25,28,31,41 ("" id. 1 Samuel 25:27) 2 Samuel 14:15,16 ("" id. 2 Samuel 14:6; 2 Samuel 14:7; 2 Samuel 14:12; 2 Samuel 14:15; 2 Samuel 14:17; 2 Samuel 14:19); 2 Samuel 20:17; 1 Kings 1:13,17; 1 Kings 3:20; in addressing God (never שׁפחה) 1 Samuel 1:11 (3 t. in verse), compare ׳בֶּןאֿ Psalm 86:16; Psalm 116:16. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance handmaid, bondwoman, maidservant Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant). Forms and Transliterations אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ אֲמָת֖וֹ אֲמָתְךָ֖ אֲמָתִ֥י אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ אֲמָתָ֖הּ אֲמָתֽוֹ׃ אֲמָתוֹ֙ אַמְה֣וֹת אָמָ֑ה אמה אמהות אמתה אמתו אמתו׃ אמתי אמתך אמתך׃ הָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ הָאֲמָהֹ֖ת הָאָמָ֖ה הָאָמָ֣ה הָאָמָ֥ה האמה האמהות האמהת וְ֭אַמְהֹתַי וְאַמְהֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ וְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶ֑ם וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו וְאָמָֽה׃ וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וַ֠אֲמָתֶךָ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ וַאֲמָֽתְךָ֜֙ וַאֲמָתְךָ֖ וַאֲמָתִ֑י וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ֒ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ ואמה׃ ואמהתי ואמהתיה ואמהתיהם ואמהתיו ואמהתיכם ואמתו ואמתי ואמתך ולאמתך לְאָמָ֑ה לַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ לַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ לאמה לאמתך ’ă·mā·ṯāh ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā ’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā ’ă·mā·ṯî ’ă·mā·ṯōw ’ā·māh ’am·hō·wṯ ’āmāh ’ămāṯāh ’ămāṯeḵā ’ămāṯəḵā ’ămāṯî ’ămāṯōw ’amhōwṯ aMah amaTah amaTecha amaTi amaTo amHot hā’āmāh hā’ămāhōṯ hā’ămāhōwṯ hā·’ă·mā·hō·wṯ hā·’ă·mā·hōṯ hā·’ā·māh haaMah haamaHot la’ămāṯeḵā la’ămāṯəḵā la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā la·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā laamateCha lə’āmāh lə·’ā·māh leaMah vaamateCha vaamaTi vaamaTo veaMah Veamhotai veamhoTav veamhoteiChem veamhoTeiha veamhoteiHem velaamaTecha wa’ămāṯeḵā wa’ămāṯəḵā wa’ămāṯî wa’ămāṯōw wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā wa·’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā wa·’ă·mā·ṯî wa·’ă·mā·ṯōw wə’āmāh wə’amhōṯāw wə’amhōṯay wə’amhōṯehā wə’amhōṯêhem wə’amhōṯêḵem wə·’ā·māh wə·’am·hō·ṯāw wə·’am·hō·ṯay wə·’am·hō·ṯe·hā wə·’am·hō·ṯê·hem wə·’am·hō·ṯê·ḵem wə·la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā wəla’ămāṯeḵāLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 20:17 HEB: וְאֶת־ אִשְׁתּ֛וֹ וְאַמְהֹתָ֖יו וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃ NAS: and his wife and his maids, so that they bore KJV: and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare INT: Abimelech and his wife and his maids bore Genesis 21:10 Genesis 21:10 Genesis 21:12 Genesis 21:13 Genesis 30:3 Genesis 31:33 Exodus 2:5 Exodus 20:10 Exodus 20:17 Exodus 21:7 Exodus 21:20 Exodus 21:26 Exodus 21:27 Exodus 21:32 Exodus 23:12 Leviticus 25:6 Leviticus 25:44 Leviticus 25:44 Deuteronomy 5:14 Deuteronomy 5:14 Deuteronomy 5:21 Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 12:18 Deuteronomy 15:17 56 Occurrences |
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