אָמָה

Strong’s Definition

a maidservant or female slave

Etymology & Derivation

apparently a primitive word;

KJV Usage

(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine
• 2.of humility (figuratively)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼâmâh; Pronunciation: aw-maw'