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ʾāmā אָמָה ‘maidservant’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently a primitive word

ʾāmā n, f
1) maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine
 1a) of humility (fig.)

Mentioned in Genesis 20:17, 21:10, 21:12, 31:33, 30:3, 21:13 Exodus 21:32, 21:20, 21:26, 21:27, 21:7, 20:10, 2:5, 20:17, 23:12 Codex Leviticus 25:6, 25:44 Deuteronomy 5:21, 15:17, 12:12, 12:18, 5:14, 16:11, 16:14 Judges 9:18, 19:19 1 Samuel 25:24, 25:25, 25:28, 25:31, 25:41, 1:11, 1:16 2 Samuel 14:15, 6:20, 14:16, 20:17, 6:22 1 Kings 1:13, 1:17, 3:20 Nahum 2:8 Psalms 86:16, 116:16 Job 31:13, 19:15 Ruth 3:9 Ezra 2:65 Nehemiah 7:67

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