Lexical Summary Zilpah: one of Jacob's wives Original Word: זִלְפָהTransliteration: Zilpah Phonetic Spelling: (zil-paw) Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine Short Definition: one of Jacob's wives Meaning: Zilpah -- one of Jacob's wives Strong's Concordance Zilpah : from an unused root apparently meaning to trickle, as myrrh; fragrant dropping; Zilpah, Leah's maid -- Zilpah. Brown-Driver-Briggs H2153. Zilpah זלף (√ of following; Thes compare Aramaic זְלַף Pa`el drop, drip; compare ; also Late Hebrew זִלּוּף sprinkling, dropping, pouring, a full bowl, etc.) זִלְמָּה proper name, feminine Leah's maid, one of Jacob's wives, mother of Gad and Asher Genesis 29:24; 30:9-10, 12 (all J), 35:26; 37:2; 46:18 (all P). |
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