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The meaning of בִּלְהָה

Understanding Bilhâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

Bilhah. - § Bilhah = "troubled" - Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines - also of a place in Palestine n pr f 1)...

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בִּלְהָה

Phoneticbil-haw'
TransliterationBilhâh
Grammar Code
N:N-F-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Bilhah. - § Bilhah = "troubled" - Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines - also of a place in Palestine n pr f 1) Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali n prloc 2) a city in Simeon

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

11 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 30:7

And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.

Word: בִּלְהָה (Bilhâh)
1 Chronicles 7:13

The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Word: בִּלְהָה (Bilhâh)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
11x
Most Frequent Book
Genesis
Book Distribution

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