"Bilhah" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|בִּלְהָה|tr=bilhá}} Hebrew בִּלְהָה (bilhá) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bilhah
  1. (biblical) A handmaid of Rachel and mother of Dan and Naphtali. Wikidata QID: Q794991 Translations (handmaid of Rachel): Βαλλά (Ballá) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Βαλλά (Vallá) [feminine] (Greek), બિલ્હાહ (bilhāh) [feminine] (Gujarati), בִּלְהָה [feminine] (Hebrew), Bila [feminine] (Italian), Ва́лла (Válla) [feminine] (Russian), Bilha (Spanish), בלהה (bile) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Bilhah-en-name-en:Q794991 Categories (other): Biblical characters, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Individuals: 75 25 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'handmaid of Rachel': 79 21
  2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
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