Zilpah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Zilpah
From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”
Example Sentences
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But Zilpah was no witch; she simply shared her brother’s stubborn freedom-seeking streak.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021
Zilpah shared her tiny hut with her hens, straining her eyes to near blindness with the intricate task of weaving, Lemire writes.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021
Bilhah & Zilpah: because we gave birth to 4 of the 12 tribes and most don't know our names.
From Time • May 28, 2014
Their wrath excited against Joseph by these words, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah assented to the proposition of the son of Pharaoh.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Szold, Henrietta
In 1804 he had married Zilpah, daughter of General Peleg Wadsworth, of Portland.
From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth
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