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Milkah <a href="../hebrew/4436.htm" title="4436">►</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">Milkah: Milcah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מִלְכָּה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Milkah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MIL-kah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mil-kaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Milcah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Milcah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root מֶלֶךְ (melek), meaning "king" or "queen."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Milcah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Milcah is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "queen" or "counsel." It is used to refer to a significant female figure in the ancestral narratives of Genesis.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Milcah is a prominent figure in the patriarchal narratives of the Old Testament. She is the daughter of Haran, the sister of Lot, and the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother. Milcah is also the grandmother of Rebekah, who becomes the wife of Isaac, making her an important matriarch in the lineage of the Israelites. Her role highlights the interconnectedness of family lines and the importance of kinship in ancient Near Eastern cultures.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm">melek</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>two Isr. women<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Milcah (11).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מִלְכָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, feminine</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μελχα</font> (= <font class="hebrew2">מַלְכָּה</font> ? Nö<sup>ZMG xlii. 1888. 484</sup> compare Phoenician proper name, of deities <font class="hebrew2">מלכת</font>; compare Gray<sup>Prop. N. 116</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>wife of Nahor</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-29.htm">Genesis 11:29</a> (twice in verse); <a href="/interlinear/genesis/22-20.htm">Genesis 22:20,23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-15.htm">Genesis 24:15</a>,24,47 (all J). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>daughter of Zelo-phehad</b></font> (of Manasseh), <a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-33.htm">Numbers 26:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/36-11.htm">Numbers 36:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-3.htm">Joshua 17:3</a> (all P). — Perhaps original town-name, Gray<sup>l.c</sup>. <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>Milcah <p>A form of <a href="/hebrew/4436.htm">malkah</a>; queen; Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite -- Milcah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4436.htm">malkah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּמִלְכָּ֖ה וּמִלְכָּ֛ה ומלכה מִלְכָּ֑ה מִלְכָּ֔ה מִלְכָּ֕ה מִלְכָּ֖ה מִלְכָּ֥ה מלכה mil·kāh milKah milkāh ū·mil·kāh umilKah ūmilkāh<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/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵֽשֶׁת־ נָחוֹר֙ <b> מִלְכָּ֔ה </b> בַּת־ הָרָ֥ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> wife <span class="itali">was Milcah,</span> the daughter<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wife, <span class="itali">Milcah,</span> the daughter<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wife of Nahor's <span class="itali">was Milcah</span> the daughter of Haran<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרָ֥ן אֲבִֽי־ <b> מִלְכָּ֖ה </b> וַֽאֲבִ֥י יִסְכָּֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Milcah</span> and Iscah.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Milcah,</span> and the father<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Haran the father <span class="itali">of Milcah</span> the father and Iscah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/22-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 22:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִ֠נֵּה יָלְדָ֨ה <b> מִלְכָּ֥ה </b> גַם־ הִ֛וא</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> saying, Behold, <span class="itali">Milcah</span> also has borne<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> saying, <span class="itali">Behold, Milcah,</span> she hath also born<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/22-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Behold has borne <span class="itali">Milcah</span> also he<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/22-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 22:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָלְדָ֣ה <b> מִלְכָּ֔ה </b> לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these eight <span class="itali">Milcah</span> bore to Nahor,<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these eight <span class="itali">Milcah</span> did bear<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/22-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> these the father <span class="itali">Milcah</span> to Nahor brother<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/24-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 24:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִבְתוּאֵ֣ל בֶּן־ <b> מִלְכָּ֔ה </b> אֵ֥שֶׁת נָח֖וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Milcah,</span> the wife<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> son <span class="itali">of Milcah,</span> the wife<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Bethuel the son <span class="itali">of Milcah</span> the wife Nahor<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/24-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 24:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָנֹ֑כִי בֶּן־ <b> מִלְכָּ֕ה </b> אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Milcah,</span> whom<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Milcah,</span> which she bare<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I the son <span class="itali">of Milcah</span> whom bore<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/24-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 24:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָֽלְדָה־ לּ֖וֹ <b> מִלְכָּ֑ה </b> וָאָשִׂ֤ם הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> whom <span class="itali">Milcah</span> bore<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> son, <span class="itali">whom Milcah</span> bare<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/24-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> whom bore <span class="itali">Milcah</span> put the ring<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/26-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 26:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה <b> מִלְכָּ֖ה </b> וְתִרְצָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Noah, Hoglah, <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Noah, Hoglah, <span class="itali">Milcah,</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Noah Hoglah <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Tirzah<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 27:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֹעָ֔ה וְחָגְלָ֥ה <b> וּמִלְכָּ֖ה </b> וְתִרְצָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Noah and Hoglah <span class="itali">and Milcah</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Hoglah, <span class="itali">and Milcah,</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Noah and Hoglah <span class="itali">and Milcah</span> and Tirzah<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/36-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 36:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִרְצָ֗ה וְחָגְלָ֧ה <b> וּמִלְכָּ֛ה </b> וְנֹעָ֖ה בְּנ֣וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Hoglah, <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Noah,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Hoglah, <span class="itali">and Milcah,</span> and Noah,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/36-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Tirzah Hoglah <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Noah the daughters<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 17:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְנֹעָ֔ה חָגְלָ֥ה <b> מִלְכָּ֖ה </b> וְתִרְצָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Noah, Hoglah, <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Noah, Hoglah, <span class="itali">Milcah,</span> and Tirzah.<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Noah Hoglah <span class="itali">Milcah</span> and Tirzah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4435.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4435.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4435<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/milkah_4435.htm">mil·kāh — 9 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umilkah_4435.htm">ū·mil·kāh — 2 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 = 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