bilha · Bilhah

What it means

bilha (בִּלְהָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bilhah”.

Rachel's slave, given to Jacob; mother of Dan and Naphtali. Also a place.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• Genesis×9
• 1 Chronicles×2

• Genesis 29:29

  Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his slave woman, to her as a slave woman.

• Genesis 30:3

  She said, “Here is my slave woman Bilhah; go in to her, so that she may bear on my knees, and I too may have children through her.”

• Genesis 30:4

  So she gave him Bilhah her slave woman as a wife, and Jacob went in to her.

• Genesis 30:5

  Bilhah conceived and bore Jacob a son.

• Genesis 30:7

  Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman, conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

• Genesis 35:22

  While Israel was dwelling in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

• Genesis 35:25

  The sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s slave woman: Dan and Naphtali.

• Genesis 37:2

  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a young man with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought bad reports about them to their father.

• Genesis 46:25

  These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter; and she bore these to Jacob; all the persons were seven.

• 1 Chronicles 4:29

  in Bilhah, in Ezem, in Tolad,

• 1 Chronicles 7:13

  The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.