Lexical Definition
בִּלְהָה Bilhâh (bil-haw') Bilhah N:N-F-P
from בָּלַהּ; timid
Bilhah.
- § Bilhah = "troubled"
- Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines
- also of a place in Palestine
n pr f
1) Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine, mother to two of Jacob's children, Dan and Naphtali
n prloc
2) a city in Simeon
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. בִּלְהָה proper name, feminine (etymology dubious) handmaid of Rachel, concubine of Jacob Gen 29:29; Gen 30:3; Gen 30:4; Gen 30:5; Gen 30:7; Gen 35:22; Gen 35:25 (sons Dan & Naphtali) Gen 37:2 (probably gloss, Ol) Gen 46:25; 1Chr 7:13.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 29:29 · 30:3 · 30:4 · 30:5 · 30:7 · 35:22 · 35:25 · 37:2 · 46:25 |
| 1 Chronicles | 7:13 |