Bilgah — H1083

Definition

masculine proper noun

Bilgah, the name of two Israelites

1. Bilgah = "cheerfulness"
2. a priest of the 15th course, in David's time
3. a priest accompanying Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Bilgah

Origin

from H1082; desistance

• Derived from Bâlag (H1082)

Occurrences

Bilgah occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2)

• 1 Chronicles 24:14 — The fifteenth to Bilgah (לְבִלְגָּה֙), the sixteenth to Immer,
• Nehemiah 12:5 — Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah (בִּלְגָּֽה),
• Nehemiah 12:18 — Of Bilgah (לְבִלְגָּ֣ה), Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;