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Maid

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or MAIDEN (prop. נִעֲרָה, παιδίσκη , a girl. as corresponding to נִעִר, παῖς, a young man; also בְּתוּלָה, κορασίον, a virgin; for which the usual term is עִלְמָה; but אָמָה and שַׁפְחָה, like δούλη, are a maid-servant). (See HANDMAID); (See VIRGIN).