Zilpah

American  

[zil-puh] / ˈzɪl pə /

noun

1. the mother of Gad and Asher. Genesis 30:10–13.

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Zilpah British  

/ ˈzɪlpə /

noun

1. Old Testament Leah's maidservant, who bore Gad and Asher to Jacob (Genesis 30:10–13)

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Etymology

Origin of Zilpah

From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”

Example Sentences

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

Very soon Zilpah adored him; and then he gave notice to her parents that she was to be his wife.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)

We feel that the facts should have been stated thus: The children of Leah, Zilpah, Rachel and Bilhah by Jacob, making Jacob the incident instead of the four women.

From The Woman's Bible by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady