Zilpah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Zilpah
From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”
Example Sentences
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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
But Zilpah was no witch; she simply shared her brother’s stubborn freedom-seeking streak.
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
I have written to Aunt Zilpah to send me some of my clothes.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
The oldest of the three, Ethema by name, he married to Elizaphan; the second, Pheila, to Odihel; and the youngest, Zilpah, to Doel.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Paul Radin
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