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wench, wensh (ש×פחה, shiphhÌ£aÌ„h): The word “wench†is found only in the King James Version, where the Revised Version (British and American) has “maid-servant.†The Hebrew word shiphhÌ£aÌ„h 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.