Strong H10832 sensesבִּלְגָּה

Bilgah

Transliteration
bilgâh
Pronunciation
bil-gaw'

Meaning of the name

Bilgah = "cheerfulness"

The 2 senses of Strong H1083

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1083 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Priest who returned from exile and sealed the covenantH1083H2 verses · Nehemiah
  2. Head of a priestly division in David's timeH1083G1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H1082; desistance;
{Bilgah} the name of two Israelites: - Bilgah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • bilgah3

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 24:14
    The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
  2. Nehemiah 12:5
    Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
  3. Nehemiah 12:18
    Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;