Zilpah

American

[zil-puh] / ˈzɪl pə /

noun

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

Zilpah British

/ ˈzɪlpə /

noun

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”

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Zilpah

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

"Your Aunt Zilpah has aided and abetted you in your flirting," raged the captain.

From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day

The sons of Jacob and Zilpah, servant of Leah, are these: Gad, abstinence; Asher, patience.

From The Cell of Self-Knowledge : seven early English mystical treatises printed by Henry Pepwell in 1521 by Edmund Garratt Gardner

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