What does עֶבֶד · אָמָה mean in the Bible?
עֶבֶד · אָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "male servant or slave and female servant or slave".
Hebrew · H5650, H519
עֶבֶד וְאָמָה
A servant · a maid-servant or female slave
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עֶבֶד H5650 a servant
Pronunciation ʿeḇeḏ
Servant or slave whose identity and worth are defined entirely by relationship to a master or owner
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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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What does עֶבֶד וְאָמָה (ʿeḇeḏ wəʾāmâ) mean in the Bible?
עֶבֶד · אָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "male servant or slave and female servant or slave".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5650, H519?
H5650, H519 is connected to 859 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. male servant or slave and female servant or slave
Strong's H5650, H519
Lexical occurrences 859 verses Source Gloss
male servant or slave and female servant or slave
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֶבֶד וְאָמָה is built from this root:
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