אֲמָת֖/וֹ
𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤅
amato
his female slave
apparently a primitive word; a maidservant or female slave; (hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
H519
Exodus 21:27 · Word #6
Lexicon H519
| Lemma | אָמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼâmâh |
| Strong's | H519 |
| In-context | his female slave |
Morphology HNcfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H519-02
his bondmaid
| Root | אמה (ʾ-m-h) |
| Core Meanings | female servant, bondwoman, maidservant, household slave |
| Semantic Range | female slave, household servant, concubine of lower status, personal maid |
| Conceptual Significance | In the biblical world, an אֲמָה was a female servant under the authority of a household head. The term highlights social hierarchy and dependency structures within Israelite society, and in some contexts underscores humility or lowly status when used figuratively. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common feminine singular construct (אֲמַת) with 3rd person masculine singular suffix (-וֹ), literally "maidservant of him." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אֲמָה is a feminine singular noun in construct form with a 3ms pronominal suffix, meaning "his." "Bondmaid" preserves the sense of a female bound in servitude, reflecting both the gender (feminine singular) and the possessive relationship expressed in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אמה (female servant, bondwoman, maidservant, household slave)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H519-01 |
amatekha | your bondwoman |
H519-03 |
amehot | maidservants of |
H521-01 |
amin | forearm-measure (feminine singular) / forearm-measures (feminine plural) |
H519-04 |
haamahot | the bondmaidservants |
H519-05 |
laamatekha | to your maidservant |
H524-01 |
umaya | the nations |
H519-06 |
vaamatekha | and your maid-servant |
H519-07 |
vaamato | and his bondmaid |
H519-08 |
veamehoteyhem | and their bondwomen |
H519-09 |
velaamatekha | and for your bondwoman-servant |
Word Usage (56 occurrences of H519)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 20:17 | וְ/אַמְהֹתָ֖י/ו | veamehotayv | and his maidservants |
| Genesis 21:10 | הָ/אָמָ֥ה | haamah | the slave woman |
| Genesis 21:10 | הָ/אָמָ֣ה | haamah-2 | of the slave woman |