Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilhah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: bil-hah
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.

name

A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: בִּלְהָה

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does bilhah mean?: A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
Where does bilhah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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