KJV dictionary & concordance
Unmarried young women, female attendants, or female servants.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Ezra 2:65
Complete exact-word concordance
Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
Beside their seruants and their maids, of whom there were seuen thousand, three hundred thirtie and seuen: and there were among them two hundred singing men, and singing women.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindnesse of him, and hee speedily gaue her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seuen maidens, which were meet to be giuen her, out of the Kings house, and hee preferred her and her maids, vnto the best place of the house of the women.
1611 marginal noteHeb. her portions.
1611 marginal noteHebr. hee changed her.
¶ So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
¶ So Esthers maides and her chamberlaines came, and told it her: then was the Queene exceedingly grieued, and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away the sackcloth from him: but he receiued it not.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Eunuches.
They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.
They that dwell in mine house, and my maides count me for a stranger: I am an aliant in their sight.
They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
They rauished the women in Zion, and the maides in the cities of Iudah.
Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
Slay vtterly olde and yong; both maides, and litle children, and women: but come not neere any man vpon whom is the marke, and begin at my sanctuary: then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.
1611 marginal noteHebr. to destruction.
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
And Huzzab shall be led away captiue, she shall be brought vp, and her maids shall leade her as with the voyce of doues, tabring vpon their breasts.
1611 marginal noteOr, That which was established, or, there was a stand made.
1611 marginal noteOr, discouered.
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
For how great is his goodnesse, and how great is his beautie? corne shal make the yong men cheerefull, and new wine the maides.
1611 marginal noteOr, grow, or speake.
¶ And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
¶ And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there commeth one of the maides of the high Priest.
1611 marginal noteMat. 26.69.
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