H1090: בִּלְהָה
Bilhâh · pronounced bil-haw' · “Bilhah”
Definition
Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine
KJV translates it as: Bilhah.
Word origin: from H1089 (בָּלַהּ); timid;
Extended definition
mother of: Dan (H1835H) and Naphtali (H5321)
§ Bilhah = "troubled"
Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H1090 is translated
- bilhah ×11
Bible verses with H1090 (Bilhâh)
Bilhâh appears in 11 verses.
- Genesis 29:29
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
- Genesis 30:3
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
- Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
- Genesis 30:5
And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
- Genesis 30:7
And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
- Genesis 35:22
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 35:25
And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
- Genesis 37:2
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
- Genesis 46:25
These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
- 1 Chronicles 4:29
And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
- 1 Chronicles 7:13
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.