אָמָ֑ה

𐤀𐤌𐤄

ʼâmâh

maidservant

Female servant or slave; generally denotes a woman of servile status within a household, often contrasted with a free woman or mistress (גְּבֶרֶת, geveret, or שִׁפְחָה, shiphchah in certain contexts). Also used as a self-designation reflecting humility before a superior. The semantic range includes female household slave, female attendant, and, in address, a humble form of self-reference by women.

H519

Exodus 21:32 · Word #6

Lexicon H519

Lemmaאָמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤌𐤄
Transliterationʼâmâh
Strong'sH519
DefinitionFemale servant or slave; generally denotes a woman of servile status within a household, often contrasted with a free woman or mistress (גְּבֶרֶת, geveret, or שִׁפְחָה, shiphchah in certain contexts). Also used as a self-designation reflecting humility before a superior. The semantic range includes female household slave, female attendant, and, in address, a humble form of self-reference by women.

Morphology HNcfsa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasemaidservant

SIBI-P1 Translation H519-01

forearm-length measure

Morphological NotesNoun, common, feminine singular absolute.
Rendering RationaleThis noun denotes the standardized unit based on the length of the forearm. "Forearm-length measure" preserves the concrete anatomical origin and the idea of a foundational unit inherent in the root.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

maidservant

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 rendered 'amah' as 'forearm-length measure,' which is an error; the context and SILEX support 'maidservant' as the correct translation here (a female slave).
P1 FlagIncorrect root/Strong's mapping; should not be forearm-length measure but female servant (maidservant)
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