handmaid
part of speech
noun (handmaids) (old use)
meaning for a pupil
(old use) A handmaid is a young woman who serves a lady or a princess, a lady's maid. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used for a woman servant, such as Zilpah and Bilhah, or humbly for oneself when speaking to someone of higher rank. Proverbs mentions a handmaid who becomes her mistress's heir. Joel says God will pour His spirit even on handmaids. Interpretation: A handmaid could also be a secondary wife who bore children for the household, as with Jacob's sons. Tradition sees the humble use, as with Hannah or Abigail, as a sign of modesty and respect. Joel's promise is read as showing that God's spirit is for all people. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, a servant girl who waits on a princess or a lady
examples
- And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a son. (Torah GEN.30.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Zilpah Leah's handmaid bore Jacob a second son. (Torah GEN.30.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; (Torah GEN.35.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.' (Prophets 1SA.25.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. (Writings PRO.30.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out My spirit. (Prophets JOL.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The lady walked out with her handmaids. tree →
- A kind handmaid brought the queen her tea. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- Now Sarai Abram's wife bore him no children; and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
- Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore unto Abraham.
- And Laban gave Zilpah his handmaid unto his daughter Leah for a handmaid.
- And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her handmaid.
- And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.
Trees and pragmatics
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