Bilhah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá).

Proper noun

Bilhah

1. A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali. (biblical character)
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26:

     Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Translations

handmaid of Rachel

• Greek: Βαλλά (el) f (Vallá)

  Ancient: Βαλλά f (Ballá)

• Hebrew: בִּלְהָה (he) f
• Italian: Bila f
• Russian: Ва́лла f (Válla)
• Spanish: Bilha
• Yiddish: בלהה f (bile)

See also

• Bilhah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia