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אָמָה
ʼâmâh · Hebrew · Strong's H519 · 56 occurrences
The KJV renders 5 different Hebrew and Greek words as “maid”
What it means
a maidservant or female slave
apparently a primitive word;
How the KJV renders it
handbondmaid, maid
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
Where it appears
56 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 49 verses shown.
1 Kings 1:13 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 1:17 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms1 Kings 3:20 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 1:11 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 1:16 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 25:24 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 25:25 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 25:28 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 25:31 HNcfsc/Sp2ms1 Samuel 25:41 HNcfsc/Sp2ms2 Samuel 6:20 HNcfpc2 Samuel 6:22 HTd/Ncfpa2 Samuel 14:15 HNcfsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 14:16 HNcfsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 20:17 HNcfsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 5:14 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 5:21 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 12:12 HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mpDeuteronomy 12:18 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 15:17 HR/Ncfsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 16:11 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 16:14 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msExodus 2:5 HNcfsc/Sp3fsExodus 20:10 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msExodus 20:17 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3msExodus 21:7 HR/NcfsaExodus 21:20 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 21:26 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 21:27 HNcfsc/Sp3msExodus 21:32 HNcfsaExodus 23:12 HNcfsc/Sp2msEzra 2:65 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mpGenesis 20:17 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3msGenesis 21:10 HTd/NcfsaGenesis 21:12 HNcfsc/Sp2msGenesis 21:13 HTd/NcfsaGenesis 30:3 HNcfsc/Sp1csGenesis 31:33 HTd/NcfpaJudges 9:18 HNcfsc/Sp3msJudges 19:19 HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2msJob 19:15 HC/Ncfpc/Sp1csJob 31:13 HC/Ncfsc/Sp1csLeviticus 25:6 HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp2msLeviticus 25:44 HC/NcfsaNahum 2:7 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fsNehemiah 7:67 HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mpPsalm 86:16 HNcfsc/Sp2msPsalm 116:16 HNcfsc/Sp2msRuth 3:9 HNcfsc/Sp2ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.