Ama (אָמָה) means handmaid in Hebrew.
It can also mean slave. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
handmaid, slave
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ama.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עבד ממין נקבה, אשה שהיא רכוש בעליה.
וּנְקַלֹתִי עוֹד מִזֹּאת וְהָיִתִי שָׁפָל בְּעֵינָי וְעִם הָאֲמָהוֹת אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתְּ עִמָּם אִכָּבֵדָה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ama is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָמָה
- Written without vowel points
- אמה
- Said
- ama
- Root
- א־מ־ה
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- אָמוֹת או אֲמָהוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אָמוֹת או אֲמָהוֹת
- Gematria
- 46
This is how Ama is said in other languages.
- English
- handmaid, slave
- French
- servante, esclave
These words mean nearly the same as Ama.
- שפחהhandmaid
- משרת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ama.
This is where the word Ama comes from.
באוגריתית (אַמת), וברבים (אַמהת, כלומר אֲמָהוֹת, כמו בריבוי אֵם-אִמהות).
These words come before and after Ama in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ama.
What does Ama (אָמָה) mean in Hebrew?
Ama (אָמָה) means handmaid and slave. It is said ama, with the stress on ma.
What is a synonym for Ama (אָמָה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ama (אָמָה) are שפחה and משרת.
What rhymes with Ama (אָמָה)?
Words that rhyme with Ama (אָמָה) include אדמה, רקמה, מלחמה, בהמה, אומה, and רמה.
Is Ama (אָמָה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ama (אָמָה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אָמוֹת או אֲמָהוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.