Strong H10902 sensesבִּלְהָה

Bilhah

Transliteration
bilhâh
Pronunciation
bil-haw'

Meaning of the name

Bilhah = "troubled"

The 2 senses of Strong H1090

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1090 appears in 11 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Rachel's maidservant and mother of Dan and NaphtaliH1090A10 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles
  2. Town in Simeon's territoryH1090B1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H1089; timid;
{Bilhah} the name of one of Jacob´ s concubines; also of a place in Palestine: - Bilhah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • bilhah11

First verses

  1. Genesis 29:29
    And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
  2. Genesis 30:3
    And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
  3. Genesis 30:4
    And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
  4. Genesis 30:5
    And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.
  5. Genesis 30:7
    And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.
  6. Genesis 35:22
    And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
  7. Genesis 35:25
    And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
  8. Genesis 37:2
    These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
  9. Genesis 46:25
    These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
  10. 1 Chronicles 4:29
    And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
  11. 1 Chronicles 7:13
    The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.