KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A female servant or maid. Sense 2: A humble or respectful way for a woman to refer to herself before a superior or before the Lord.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 16:1
Complete exact-word concordance
NOW Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
¶ Now Sarai Abrams wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaide, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
¶ Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:
¶ Now these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams sonne, whom Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs handmayd, bare vnto Abraham:
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
And Laban gaue vnto his daughter Leah, Zilpah his mayde, for a handmayd.
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
And Laban gaue to Rachel his daughter, Bilhah his handmayd, to be her mayd.
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
And shee gaue him Bilhah her handmayd to wife: and Iacob went in vnto her.
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
And the sonnes of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid: Dan and Naphtali.
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
And the sonnes of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid: Gad, and Asher. These are the sonnes of Iacob, which were borne to him in Padan Aram.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
Sixe dayes thou shalt doe thy worke, and on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: that thine oxe and thine asse may rest, and the sonne of thy handmayd, & the stranger may be refreshed.
1611 marginal noteChap. 20.8. deut. 5.13. luke 13.14.
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
Yet there is both straw and prouender for our asses, and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy seruants: there is no want of any thing.
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
Then she said, Let me finde fauour in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted mee, and for that thou hast spoken friendly vnto thine handmaid, though I be not like vnto one of thy hand-maidens.
1611 marginal noteOr, I finde fauour.
1611 marginal noteHeb. to the heart.
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