Zilpah

[ zil-puh ]

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

Origin of Zilpah

1
From Hebrew Zilpāh, possibly “short-nosed”

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Zilpah

/ (ˈzɪlpə) /


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

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