בִּלְהָה

Strong’s Definition

Bilhah, the name of one of Jacob's concubines; also of a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H1089 (בָּלַהּ); timid;

KJV Usage

Bilhah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr f) rachel's handmaid whom she gave to jacob as a concubine, mother to two of jacob's children, dan and naphtali
• 2.(n pr loc) a city in simeon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bilhâh; Pronunciation: bil-haw'