How many times is Milcah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Milcah appears 11 times in the King James Version, in 10 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Milcah 10 times.
Milcah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Milcah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Milcah | 11 | 10 |
| Total | 11 | 10 |
What the name Milcah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Milcah as "queen".
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.
First and last mention of Milcah
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 11:29, 2 times:
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Common questions
How many times is Milcah 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. Milcah appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (7), then Numbers (3) and Joshua (1).
Where is Milcah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 11:29: "And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah." The last is Joshua 17:3.
What does the name Milcah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Milcah as "queen".
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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.