Bilhah — the meaning of the Hebrew name בִּלְהָה

בִּלְהָה

Bilhâh · pronounced bil-haw' · Strong's H1090 · a woman and a place

Bilhah means timid.

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Strong's definition

from H1089; timid; Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 29:29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. (KJV)

Every verse that names Bilhah

11 occurrences in 11 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 29:29Gen 30:3Gen 30:4Gen 30:5Gen 30:7Gen 35:22Gen 35:25Gen 37:2Gen 46:251Chr 4:291Chr 7:13

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