Please forgive the trespass of thy handmaid.
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Handmaid
//ˈhændˌmeɪd//
Synonyms for "handmaid" (71 found)
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7 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 15 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- աղախին noun (maid that waits at hand)
Chinese
2 entries- 女婢 noun (maid that waits at hand)
- 查某囝 noun (maid that waits at hand)
Czech
2 entries- služebnice noun (maid that waits at hand)
- služebná noun (maid that waits at hand)
Dutch
1 entries- dienstmaagd noun (maid that waits at hand)
Finnish
1 entries- palvelijatar noun (maid that waits at hand)
German
2 entries- Dienerin noun (maid that waits at hand)
- Zofe noun (maid that waits at hand)
Irish
1 entries- bansclábhaí noun (maid that waits at hand)
Latin
1 entries- pedisequa noun (maid that waits at hand)
Old English
2 entries- wīln noun (maid that waits at hand)
- þēowen noun (maid that waits at hand)
Portuguese
2 entries- donzela noun (maid that waits at hand)
- empregada noun (maid that waits at hand)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ban-òglach noun (maid that waits at hand)
Slovene
1 entries- služkinja noun (maid that waits at hand)
Spanish
2 entries- azafata noun (maid that waits at hand)
- criada noun (maid that waits at hand)
Telugu
1 entries- దాసి noun (maid that waits at hand)
Ukrainian
1 entries- служни́ця noun (maid that waits at hand)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Lia perceiving that she had left of bearing, gave Zelpha, her handmaid, to her husband. And when she had conceived, and brought forth a son, she said: Happily. And therefore called his name Gad.
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And God heard her prayers; and she conceived: and bore a fifth son. And said: God hath given me a reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issachar.
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Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children: but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar, she said to her husband: Behold, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: go in unto my handmaid, it may be I may have children of her at least.
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