Bilgah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּלְגַה

בִּלְגַה

Bilgah · pronounced bil-gaw' · Strong's H1083 · a man

Bilgah means desistance.

Built from

בָּלַג bâlag (from, H1082) — to break off or loose (in a favorable or unfavorable sense), i.e. desist (from grief) or invade (with destruction) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H1082; desistance; Bilgah, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 24:14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, (KJV)

Every verse that names Bilgah

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

1Chr 24:14Neh 12:5Neh 12:18

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