Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
λάτρις
- Part of speech
- G:N
- Indexed occurrences
- 0
Glosses
handmaid
Lexicon definition
handmaid
SUBJECT · Complete Bible Study
Handmaid
Servant (Gen. 16:1; This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
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Study overview
Study at a glance
- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- G21409, H0519
- Hebrew
- אָמָה · ʼâmâh
- Greek
- λάτρις
Strong’s and original-language information
G21409
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
אָמָה
- Transliteration
- ʼâmâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-maw'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 56
Glosses
maid, handmaid, (hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
Lexicon definition
a maidservant or female slave
Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Handmaid
Servant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had brought from Egypt.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · View data sources
Sources
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
- Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
Ancient Context2 items
Josephus Antiquities Whiston
Concerning Jacob's Flight Into Mesopotamia, By Reason Of The Fear He Was In Of His Brother.
Antiquities Book 1, Chapter 19
Read ancient context →Josephus Antiquities Whiston
The Removal Of Joseph's Father With All His Family, To Him, On Account Of The Famine.
Antiquities Book 2, Chapter 7
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Genesis 6
Exodus 9
Leviticus 2
Deuteronomy 7
Judges 2
Ruth 1
1 Samuel 7
2 Samuel 5
1 Kings 3
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 1
Job 2
Psalms 2
Nahum 1
Luke 1
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