Bilhah

B3I1L1H4A1H4

proper noun

A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.

OriginHebrew בִּלְהָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalA handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
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    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.

    1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Origin

  1. Hebrewבִּלְהָה
  2. EnglishBilhah

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Βαλλά
  • Βαλλά (Ballá)handmaid of Rachel
Greek Βαλλά
  • Βαλλά (Vallá)handmaid of Rachel
Hebrew בִּלְהָה
  • בִּלְהָהhandmaid of Rachel
Hindi बिल्हा
  • बिल्हा (bilhā)handmaid of Rachel
Italian Bila
  • Bilahandmaid of Rachel
Russian Ва́лла
  • Ва́лла (Válla)handmaid of Rachel
Spanish Bilha
  • Bilhahandmaid of Rachel
Yiddish בלהה
  • בלהה (bile)handmaid of Rachel
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APA

Bilhah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilhah

MLA

“Bilhah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilhah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bilhah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bilhah.

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