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Bilhah - Meaning of Bilhah
What does Bilhah mean?
[ 2 syll. bil-hah, bi-lh-ah ] The baby girl name Bilhah is pronounced as BIHL-HHah in English †. Bilhah is derived from Hebrew origins. The meaning of the name is timid, bashful. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Bilhah was a handmaid of Rachel whom the latter gave as a concubine to her husband Jacob. By him she bore Dan and Naphtali. Reuben was later cursed by his father for committing adultery with Bilhah.
The names Baalah, Bala, Balah, Bilha, Bilhan, Billha, and Billhah are derivatives of Bilhah.
Bilhah is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.
Baby names that sound like Bilhah include Bilha, Billha, Billhah, Baalah, Balah, Bayla, Bayleigh, Beaulah, Belah, Bellah, Belya, Beulah, Beulla, Beullah, Beyla, Biela, Bileigh, Billa, Billeigh, and Bilqees.
† Pronunciation for Bilhah: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
