How many times is Bilhah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Bilhah appears 11 times in the King James Version, in 11 verses. It is found in 2 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Bilhah 11 times.
Bilhah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Bilhah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Bilhah | 11 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
What the name Bilhah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Bilhah as "who is old or confused".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Bilhah most
Bilhah appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (9), then 1 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of Bilhah
And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.
The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.
Common questions
How many times is Bilhah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 11 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Bilhah appears in 2 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (9), then 1 Chronicles (2).
Where is Bilhah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 29:29: "And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid." The last is 1 Chronicles 7:13.
What does the name Bilhah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Bilhah as "who is old or confused".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.