What does אָמָה · παιδίσκη mean in the Bible?
אָמָה · παιδίσκη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "female servants or workers in the household".
Hebrew · H519, G3814
נַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ
A maid-servant or female slave · maidservant
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אָמָה H519 a maid-servant or female slave
Pronunciation ʾāmāh
Female servant in household hierarchies; often vulnerable, yet occasionally elevated through covenant favor or royal service
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παιδίσκη G3814 maidservant
Pronunciation paidískē
Young female servant or slave, often in domestic roles; diminutive form emphasizing youth or lower social status.
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What does נַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ (na'arotekha) mean in the Bible?
אָמָה · παιδίσκη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "female servants or workers in the household".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H519, G3814?
H519, G3814 is connected to 56 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. female servants or workers in the household
Strong's H519, G3814
Lexical occurrences 56 verses Source Gloss
female servants or workers in the household
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ is a primitive word - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain