שפחה

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שפחה

/ʃifˈχa/ Modern Israeli
/ʃifˈħɔː/
/ʃipʰˈħaː/
/ʃifˈχɔ/
[ˈʃɪf.χə]
/ʃifˈhɒ/ Persian

Where it comes from

From the unused root שׁ־פ־ח (sh-p-kh), possibly meaning "to spread out". Related to מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpakhá), Ugaritic 𐎌𐎔𐎃 (špḫ, “family”), and Phoenician 𐤔𐤐𐤇 (špḥ, “family”). Compare ס־פ־ח (s-p-kh, “forming word related to absorbing”).

noun שִׁפְחָה · shifkhá · שְׁפָחוֹת · שִׁפְחַת־ · שִׁפְחָתִי

maidservant, female slave, maid, handmaid וַיִּתֵּ֤ן לָבָן֙ לָ֔הּ אֶת־זִלְפָּ֖ה שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לְלֵאָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ שִׁפְחָֽה׃
Similar: אמה

In English

slave person owned by another

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שפחה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%97%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}