1 Samuel 1:22

²² But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

Maids

Maids in general denote external affections serving the internal.

In Genesis 16:2, this symbolizes union with the outer self. (Arcana Coelestia 1900)