Strong’s definition
a female slave (as a member of the household)
KJV gloss list in the source
(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
Source pronunciation notation: shif-khaw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out (as a family; see H4940 (מִשְׁפָּחָה));
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