Zilpah

[ zil-puh ]

noun

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

Zilpah

/ ˈzɪlpə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zilpah¹

From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”

Example Sentences

Zilpah was gone, and they scratched out her name from the surface of their memories.

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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid, for an handmaid.

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

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"Zilpah, I baptize thee," said the priest, and all was well.

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He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives.

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