Zilpah

[ zil-puh ]

/ ˈzɪl pə /

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noun

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

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Origin of Zilpah

From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”

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How to use Zilpah in a sentence

Zilpah was gone, and they scratched out her name from the surface of their memories.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid, for an handmaid.
The Dore Gallery of Bible Illustrations, Complete|Anonymous
Very soon Zilpah adored him; and then he gave notice to her parents that she was to be his wife.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
"Zilpah, I baptize thee," said the priest, and all was well.
The Parish Clerk (1907)|Peter Hampson Ditchfield

He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives.
The World English Bible (WEB), The Old Testament, Complete|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Zilpah

Zilpah

/ (ˈzɪlpə) /

noun

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

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