A name from Scripture
Bilhah
BIL-huh
Meaning
Tender; Bashful; Faltering
Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Genesis
What it points to
Bilhah — 'tender' — reminds us that God's purposes flow through the humble and the overlooked. Two tribes of Israel came from a handmaid whose name meant tenderness, proving that gentleness has lasting power.
Verses · King James Version
“And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife.”
Genesis 30:3-4
“And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali.”
Genesis 35:25