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Bilhah

Bilhah proper noun: a handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.

Proper noun

Bilhah

  1. A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
    • 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...1611, King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Bilhah meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

Bilhah in Hindi

handmaid of Rachel
बिल्हा bilhā

Bilhah in Gujarati

handmaid of Rachel
બિલ્હાહ bilhāh

Origin of Bilhah

Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá).

Questions about Bilhah

What does Bilhah mean?
Bilhah means a handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali.
What is Bilhah in Hindi?
Bilhah in Hindi is बिल्हा (bilhā). See Bilhah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Bilhah?
Bilhah is a proper noun.

Words near Bilhah in the dictionary

  1. bilging
  2. Bilginturan syndrome
  3. Bilgola Beach
  4. Bilgola Plateau
  5. bilgy
  6. Bilhah
  7. bilharzia
  8. bilharzial
  9. bilharzias
  10. bilharziases
  11. bilharziasis

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