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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8229. שִׁפְעַת (shiphah) -- Maidservant, female servant, handmaid</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8229.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezekiel/26-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8229.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8229</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8228.htm" title="8228">◄</a> 8229. shiphah <a href="../hebrew/8230.htm" title="8230">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shiphah: Maidservant, female servant, handmaid</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שִׁפְעָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shiph`ah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shif-khaw'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shif-aw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Maidservant, female servant, handmaid<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>copiousness<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family or household)<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G3814 (παιδίσκη, paidiskē) - meaning a young girl or maidservant, used in the New Testament to describe a female servant or slave.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "shiphah" refers to a female servant or maidservant in the context of a household. It is used to describe a woman who serves in a domestic capacity, often under the authority of the head of the household or the mistress. In the biblical context, a shiphah could be a slave or a servant, and her status could vary from being a valued member of the household to being in a more subservient position.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, maidservants were a common part of household structures. They were often acquired through purchase, birth within the household, or as part of dowries. The role of a shiphah could include domestic duties, assisting the mistress, and sometimes even bearing children on behalf of her mistress, as seen in the cases of Hagar and Bilhah. The social and legal status of maidservants was complex, as they were considered property but also had certain rights and protections under Mosaic Law.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>fem. of <a href="/hebrew/8228.htm">shepha</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>abundance, quantity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>abundance (2), company (2), multitude (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעָה</font>], <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעַת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>abundance, quantity</b></font>; — apparently absolute <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעַת</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a>, <em>a multitude</em> (of men), (Bur <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעָה</font>, or <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעַת אֲנָשִׁים</font> as Klo Benz and others; > <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>B</sup> Kit <font class="hebrew2">עָפָר</font>); construct <font class="hebrew2">שִׁפְעַת יֵהוּא</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-17.htm">2 Kings 9:17</a> <em>Jehu's multitude</em>; construct, of horses <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10</a>, camels <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6</a>; of waters <a href="/interlinear/job/22-11.htm">Job 22:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/38-34.htm">Job 38:34</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>abundance, company, multitude <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/8228.htm">shepha'</a>; copiousness -- abundance, company, multitude. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8228.htm">shepha'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ ושפעת־ מִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת משפעת שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת שִׁפְעַ֖ת שִׁפְעַ֤ת שפעת miš·šip̄·‘aṯ mishshifAt miššip̄‘aṯ shifAt šip̄‘aṯ šip̄·‘aṯ veshifat wə·šip̄·‘aṯ- wəšip̄‘aṯ-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 9:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיַּ֞רְא אֶת־ <b> שִׁפְעַ֤ת </b> יֵהוּא֙ בְּבֹא֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and he saw <span class="itali">the company</span> of Jehu<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and he spied <span class="itali">the company</span> of Jehu<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jezreel saw <span class="itali">the company</span> of Jehu came<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 9:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּבֹא֔וֹ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר <b> שִׁפְעַ֖ת </b> אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I see <span class="itali">a company.</span> And Joram<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I see <span class="itali">a company.</span> And Joram<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> came and said <span class="itali">A company</span> I see<p><b><a href="/text/job/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 22:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹֽא־ תִרְאֶ֑ה <b> וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ </b> מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> see, <span class="itali">And an abundance</span> of water<br><a href="/kjvs/job/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [that] thou canst not see; <span class="itali">and abundance</span> of waters<br><a href="/interlinear/job/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you cannot see <span class="itali">and an abundance</span> of water covers<p><b><a href="/text/job/38-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 38:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ <b> וְֽשִׁפְעַת־ </b> מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the clouds, <span class="itali">So that an abundance</span> of water<br><a href="/kjvs/job/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the clouds, <span class="itali">that abundance</span> of waters<br><a href="/interlinear/job/38-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the clouds your voice <span class="itali">an abundance</span> of water will cover<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/60-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 60:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/60.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת </b> גְּמַלִּ֜ים תְּכַסֵּ֗ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/60.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">A multitude</span> of camels will cover<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/60.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The multitude</span> of camels shall cover<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/60-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">A multitude</span> of camels will cover<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/26-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 26:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> מִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת </b> סוּסָ֖יו יְכַסֵּ֣ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Because <span class="itali">of the multitude</span> of his horses,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">By reason of the abundance</span> of his horses<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/26-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">of the multitude</span> of his horses will cover<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8229.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8229.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8229<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mishshifat_8229.htm">miš·šip̄·‘aṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shifat_8229.htm">šip̄·‘aṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshifat_8229.htm">wə·šip̄·‘aṯ- — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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