Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.
2. (n.) A female servant.
3. (n.) An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
4. (n.) A machine for washing linen.
5. (a.) of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
6. (a.) Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt.
7. (a.) Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
8. (a.) Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
9. (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
MAID; MAIDENmad, mad'-'n: Used in the King James Version in the sense of a girl or young female; of an unmarried woman or virgin, and of a female servant or handmaid. Thus, it translates several Hebrew words:
(1) The more generic word is na`arah, "girl," feminine form of the common na`ar, "boy" (1 Samuel 9:11 2 Kings 5:2, 4 Esther 2:4, 7 Job 41:5 Amos 2:7) In several places masculine form na`ar, with feminine form of verb rendered "damsel" (Genesis 24:14, 16, 28, 55; Genesis 34:3, 12 Deuteronomy 22:15); compare he pais (Luke 8:51, 54); see also paidiske, diminutive (Sirach 41:22; Mark 14:66, 69 Luke 12:45; korasion, Septuagint for na`arah, "maid," in Matthew 9:24 with Job 6:12; Susanna verses 15, 19).
(2) The Hebrew `almah, also rendered "maid," refers to a woman of marriageable age (Exodus 2:8 Proverbs 30:19), whether married or not, whether a virgin or not. The same word is translated "virgin" in several places (Genesis 24:43 the King James Version; So 13; 6:08; Isaiah 7:14).
(3) The word bethulah, a common Hebrew word for "virgin," a chaste woman Septuagint parthenos), is frequently rendered "maid" and "maiden" (Exodus 22:16 Judges 19:24 2 Chronicles 36:17 Psalm 78:63; Psalm 148:12 Jeremiah 51:22 Lamentations 5:11 Ezekiel 9:6; Ezekiel 44:22 Zechariah 9:17; compare Deuteronomy 22:14, 17, having "the marks (tokens) of virginity"); bethulim, rendered "maid." See VIRGIN.
(4) Two Hebrew words covering the idea of service, handmaid, handmaiden, and in numerous passages so rendered:
(a) 'amah, translated "maid" (Genesis 30:3 Exodus 2:5; Exodus 21:20, 26 Leviticus 25:6 Ezra 2:65 Job 19:15 Nahum 2:7);
(b) shiphchah, "a family servant," "a handmaid," so rendered in numerous passages ("maid," "maiden," Genesis 16:2;; 29:24, 29; 30:7, 9, 10, 12, 18; Isaiah 24:2 Psalm 123:2 Ecclesiastes 2:7). In the King James Version they are variously translated "maid," "handmaid," etc.
(5) The rather rare word habra, "favorite slave," is rendered "maid" in Judith 10:2, 5; 13:09; 16:23; Additions to Esther 15:2, 7.
(6) doule, "female slave," in the King James Version Judith 12:49 (the Revised Version (British and American) "servant").
Maidservant means simply a female slave in the different positions which such a woman naturally occupies. They were the property of their masters; sometimes held the position of concubines (Genesis 31:33); daughters might be sold by their fathers into this condition (Exodus 21:7). It is regrettable that no uniform translation was adopted in the King James Version. And in the Revised Version (British and American) compare Tobit 3:7; Judith 10:10; Sirach 41:22.
"Maidservants" replaces "maidens" of the King James Version in Luke 12:45. Compare Job 31:13.
Edward Bagby Pollard
Greek
3933. parthenos -- a maiden, a virgin ... a
maiden, a virgin. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: parthenos Phonetic
Spelling: (par-then'-os) Short Definition: a virgin Definition: a
maiden ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3933.htm - 7k5008. talitha -- maiden
... maiden. Part of Speech: Aramaic Transliterated Word (Indeclinable) Transliteration:
talitha Phonetic Spelling: (tal-ee-thah') Short Definition: little girl ...
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2877. korasion -- girl
... Transliteration: korasion Phonetic Spelling: (kor-as'-ee-on) Short Definition: a
girl, little girl Definition: a little girl, a young girl; a girl, maiden. ...
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3816. pais -- a child, boy, youth
... 1), servant (12), servants (2), slaves* (1), son (1). child, maiden, servant,
young man. Perhaps from paio; a boy (as often beaten ...
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3814. paidiske -- a young girl, maidservant
... bondmaid, damsel, maiden. Feminine diminutive of pais; a girl, ie (specially), a
female slave or servant -- bondmaid(-woman), damsel, maid(-en). see GREEK pais. ...
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735. Artemis -- Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
... Definition: Artemis, a goddess, worshipped principally at Ephesus, typifying fertility
(she had no relation with the other Artemis, the maiden huntress, to ...
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Strong's Hebrew
5291. naarah -- a girl, maiden... naarah. 5292 . a girl,
maiden. Transliteration: naarah Phonetic Spelling:
(nah-ar-aw') Short Definition: girl. Word Origin fem.
... damsel,
maiden, young woman.
... /hebrew/5291.htm - 6k 3207. yaldah -- girl, maiden
... 3206, 3207. yaldah. 3208 . girl, maiden. Transliteration: yaldah Phonetic
Spelling: (yal-daw') Short Definition: girl. Word Origin fem. ...
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7361. rachamah -- damsel
... Word Origin the same as rechem, qv. damsel Feminine of racham; a maiden -- damsel.
see HEBREW racham. 7360, 7361. rachamah. 7362 . Strong's Numbers.
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5959. almah -- a young woman, a virgin
... Word Origin fem. of elem Definition a young woman, a virgin NASB Word Usage girl
(1), maid (1), maiden (1), maidens (3), virgin (1). damsel, maid, virgin. ...
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7358. rechem -- womb
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition womb NASB Word Usage birth (3), born*
(1), maiden (1), maidens (1), mother (1), womb (22), wombs (1). matrix, womb. ...
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7356. racham -- compassion
... From racham; compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the
fetus); by implication, a maiden -- bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love ...
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Library
The Story of a Maiden of Corinth, and a Certain Magistrianus.
... Fragments from Other Writings of Hippolytus. The story of a maiden of
Corinth, and a certain Magistrianus. The account given by ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/the story of a maiden.htm
How He Healed a Sick Maiden by his Prayers. [705 AD ]
... BOOK V CHAP. III. How he healed a sick maiden by his prayers. [705 AD]. ...
And what can I do for the maiden if she is like to die?' ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap iii how he healed.htm
Ave Maria! O Maiden, O Mother
... No. 74 Ave Maria! O Maiden, O Mother. THE BLESSED VIRGIN Ave Maria! O Maiden, O
Mother Star of the Sea. Sister M. From a Slovak Hymnal Arr. by NAM. ...
/.../various/the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 74 ave maria o.htm
One who had Betrothed a Maiden, Corrupted Her Sister...
... Canon XXV. One who had betrothed a maiden, corrupted her sister? One who had
betrothed a maiden, corrupted her sister, so that she conceived. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxv one who had.htm
About the Young Man who Killed the Maiden.
... Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas, When He Came into India, and Built the Palace
in the Heavens. About the Young Man Who Killed the Maiden. ...
/.../unknown/acts of the holy apostle thomas/about the young man who.htm
Being Urged by his Mother to Take a Wife, He Sought a Maiden that ...
... Book VI. Chapter XIII."Being Urged by His Mother to Take a Wife, He Sought
a Maiden that Was Pleasing Unto Him. 23. Active efforts ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/chapter xiii being urged by his.htm
The Fan-Bearer's Quest
... Hotep halted him. "Was there a guest with the fair-haired Israelite maiden last
night?" the scribe asked. ... "We do not concern ourselves with the maiden. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxii the fan-bearers quest.htm
Whether Rape is a Species of Lust, Distinct from Seduction?
... Reply to Objection 3: The rape of a maiden who is promised in marriage is to
be judged differently from that of one who is not so promised. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether rape is a species.htm
At this Time the Nation of the Northumbrians, that Is...
... to ask her in marriage of her brother Eadbald, who then reigned in Kent, he received
the answer, "That it was not lawful to give a Christian maiden in marriage ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap ix at this time.htm
A Hymn Concerning Her.
... the high God comes. "A hallowed maid gives birth to Him Who gave the world
its being; Mary, the gate of God, a maiden gives Him, birth. ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xx a hymn concerning.htm
Thesaurus
Maiden (40 Occurrences)... 4. (n.) A machine for washing linen. 5. (a.) of or pertaining to a
maiden, or to
maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as,
maiden innocence.
.../m/maiden.htm - 24kMaiden's (2 Occurrences)
...Maiden's (2 Occurrences). Luke 1:27 to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of
Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary. (WEY). ...
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Virginity (12 Occurrences)
... husband of her youth," but the word is probably due to a wish to allude to the title
"virgin daughter of Zion" (the translation "a betrothed maiden" is untrue ...
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Maid (57 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried
woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. ... MAID; MAIDEN. ...
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Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... the beginning for fathers to select wives for their sons (Genesis 24:3; 38:6).
Sometimes also proposals were initiated by the father of the maiden (Exodus 2:21 ...
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Maidens (40 Occurrences)
... the women. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). Esther 2:9 The maiden pleased
him, and she obtained kindness from him. He quickly gave ...
/m/maidens.htm - 18k
Maids (28 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:9 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 ...
/m/maids.htm - 14k
Ointments (9 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he
speedily gave her her things for purification, with her portions, and the seven ...
/o/ointments.htm - 9k
Jairus (6 Occurrences)
... Entering into the chamber of death, accompanied by Peter and James and John and
the father and mother of the maiden, he went forward to the bed whereon the ...
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Fastened (43 Occurrences)
... Genesis 34:3 And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved
the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden. (DBY). ...
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Resources
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