Strong H4435H4435Hמִלְכָּה

Milcah

Transliteration: milkâh
Pronunciation: mil-kaw'
Morphology: Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

A woman of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.33;
daughter of: Zelophehad (H6765);
sister of: Mahlah (H4244), Noah (H5270), Hoglah (H2295) and Tirzah (H8656)

Meaning of the name

Milcah = "queen"

General definition

A form of H4436; queen;
{Milcah} the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite: - Milcah.

In the biblical story

Milcah

Daughter of Zelophehad, a descendant of Manasseh.

Milcah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, was part of a significant case regarding inheritance rights for women in Israel (Num.26.33; 27.1; 36.11; Jos.17.3).

In the Bible

Strong H4435H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Numbers 26:33
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 36:11
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father’s brothers’ sons:
Joshua 17:3
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.