Strong H1083H1083Hבִּלְגָּה
Bilgah
One of the 2 senses of Strong H1083
- Transliteration
- bilgâh
- Pronunciation
- bil-gaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.10.8; also called Bilgai at Neh.10.8;
Also named: bil.gay (בִּלְגַּי "Bilgai" H1084)
Also named: bil.gay (בִּלְגַּי "Bilgai" H1084)
Meaning of the name
Bilgah = "cheerfulness"
General definition
From H1082; desistance;
{Bilgah} the name of two Israelites: - Bilgah.
{Bilgah} the name of two Israelites: - Bilgah.
In the biblical story
Bilgah
Priest who returned from exile and sealed the covenant
Bilgah, also known as Bilgai, was a priest who returned from Babylonian exile and sealed the covenant during Nehemiah's time.
In the Bible
Strong H1083H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bilgah2
First verses
- Nehemiah 12:5Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
- Nehemiah 12:18Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;