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Discover the meaning of Wench in the Bible. Study the definition of Wench with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet. 3. (v. i.) To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WENCH. wench, wensh (shiphchah): The word "wench" is found only in 2 Samuel 17:17 the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) has "maid-servant."
Wench - dictionary definition, verses and Bible references on the topic of Wench using King James Bible Dictionary online....
Wench: Maidservant. Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
a wench] The maid-servant: the definite article probably denotes a particular servant belonging to the household of one of the high-priests. She could go to the fountain for water without exciting suspicion. Wench, found here only in the E. V., means a girl, usually one of low birth.
The Hebrew word shiphchah here used is a common term for maid-servant, female slave. the King James Version used the word "wench" to convey the meaning maid-servant, which was a common use of the word at that time, but it is now practically obsolete. ⇒ See a list of verses on WEN in the Bible. ⇒ See the definition of wench in the KJV Dictionary.
King James Dictionary . WENCH, n. 1. A young woman. Little used. 2. A young woman of fame. 3. In America, a black or colored female servant a negress. WENCH, To frequent the company of women of fame. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
