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Bilhah <a href="../hebrew/1090a.htm" title="1090a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Bilhah: Bilhah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בִּלְהָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, feminine; proper name, of a location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Bilhah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>BIL-hah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bil-haw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bilhah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Bilhah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning "to trouble" or "to be timid."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bilhah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as she is a specific historical figure from the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Bilhah is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. She is primarily known as the maidservant of Rachel, one of Jacob's wives, and later becomes a concubine to Jacob. Bilhah is the mother of two of Jacob's sons, Dan and Naphtali, who are considered patriarchs of two of the twelve tribes of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, it was customary for a wife to give her maidservant to her husband as a concubine if she was unable to bear children. This practice was a way to ensure the continuation of a family line. Bilhah's role as a concubine reflects this cultural practice. Her account is set in the patriarchal period, a time when family lineage and tribal affiliations were of utmost importance.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">בִּלְהָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, feminine</b></font> (etymology dubious) handmaid of Rachel, concubine of Jacob <a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-29.htm">Genesis 29:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-3.htm">Genesis 30:3</a>,4,5,7; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-22.htm">Genesis 35:22</a>,25 (sons Dan & Naphtali) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-2.htm">Genesis 37:2</a> (probably gloss, Ol) <a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-25.htm">Genesis 46:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-13.htm">1 Chronicles 7:13</a>. <p> II. <font class="hebrew2">בִּלהָה</font> </p><p style="sub1"> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a city of Simeon</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-29.htm">1 Chronicles 4:29</a>, probably = <font class="hebrew2">בַּעֲלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-29.htm">Joshua 15:29</a>, <font class="hebrew2">בָּלָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-3.htm">Joshua 19:3</a> compare Di; site dubious <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bilhah <p>From <a href="/hebrew/1089.htm">balahh</a>; timid; Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine -- Bilhah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1089.htm">balahh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּלְהָ֔ה בִּלְהָ֖ה בִּלְהָ֖ה֙ בִּלְהָ֥ה בִלְהָ֔ה בִלְהָ֖ה בִלְהָ֛ה בִלְהָֽה׃ בִלְהָה֙ בלהה בלהה׃ וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה ובבלהה bil·hāh ḇil·hāh bilHah bilhāh ḇilhāh ū·ḇə·ḇil·hāh ūḇəḇilhāh uvevilHah vilHah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/29-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 29:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּתּ֔וֹ אֶת־ <b> בִּלְהָ֖ה </b> שִׁפְחָת֑וֹ לָ֖הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his maid <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> to his daughter<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his daughter <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> his handmaid<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Rachel to his daughter <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> his maid her maid<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִנֵּ֛ה אֲמָתִ֥י <b> בִלְהָ֖ה </b> בֹּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is my maid <span class="itali">Bilhah,</span> go<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Behold my maid <span class="itali">Bilhah,</span> go in<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Here is my maid <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> go to<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ל֛וֹ אֶת־ <b> בִּלְהָ֥ה </b> שִׁפְחָתָ֖הּ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him her maid <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> as a wife,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And she gave <span class="itali">him Bilhah</span> her handmaid<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> her maid A wife<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וַתַּ֣הַר <b> בִּלְהָ֔ה </b> וַתֵּ֥לֶד לְיַעֲקֹ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> conceived and bore<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Bilhah</span> conceived, and bare<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> conceived <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> and bore Jacob<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 30:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ע֔וֹד וַתֵּ֕לֶד <b> בִּלְהָ֖ה </b> שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֑ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Rachel's maid <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> conceived again<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Bilhah</span> Rachel's maid<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/30-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> again and bore <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> maid Rachel's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/35-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 35:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙ אֶת־ <b> בִּלְהָ֖ה֙ </b> פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑֔יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and lay <span class="itali">with Bilhah</span> his father's<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and lay <span class="itali">with Bilhah</span> his father's<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Reuben and lay <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> concubine his father's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/35-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 35:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וּבְנֵ֤י <b> בִלְהָה֙ </b> שִׁפְחַ֣ת רָחֵ֔ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah,</span> Rachel's maid:<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah,</span> Rachel's<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah</span> maid Rachel's<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/37-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 37:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ בְּנֵ֥י <b> בִלְהָ֛ה </b> וְאֶת־ בְּנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> along with the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah</span> and the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [was] with the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah,</span> and with the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah</span> for and the sons<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/46-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 46:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֚לֶּה בְּנֵ֣י <b> בִלְהָ֔ה </b> אֲשֶׁר־ נָתַ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/46.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah,</span> whom<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/46.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> These [are] the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah,</span> which Laban<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/46-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> These are the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah</span> whom gave<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה </b> וּבְעֶ֖צֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">at Bilhah,</span> Ezem, Tolad,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And at Bilhah,</span> and at Ezem,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Bilhah</span> Ezem Tolad<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְשַׁלּ֖וּם בְּנֵ֥י <b> בִלְהָֽה׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Shallum, the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Shallum, the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Shallum the sons <span class="itali">of Bilhah</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1090.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1090.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1090<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bilhah_1090.htm">bil·hāh — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uvevilhah_1090.htm">ū·ḇə·ḇil·hāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vilhah_1090.htm">ḇil·hāh — 5 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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