בִּלְגָּה
bil.gah
Bilgah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Bilgah: A Minor Biblical Name Bilgah appears in the Hebrew Bible only twice, indicating it functioned as a proper noun rather than a common word with semantic range. The lexicon data identifies it simply as a name, without providing etymological breakdown or additional contextual information beyond its transliteration and frequency. The minimal occurrence of this term—appearing just twice in biblical texts—suggests Bilgah referred to a specific individual or entity of limited narrative prominence. Without additional definition data provided, the lexicon cannot clarify whether this was a person's name, a place, or another proper noun category. The consistent transliteration as "Bilgah" indicates a stable Hebrew form preserved across its textual instances. For readers seeking deeper understanding of Bilgah's significance, consulting the specific biblical passages where it appears would be necessary, as the lexicon entry itself provides only the bare identification of the term as a proper noun. The data indicates what the word is—a name appearing twice—but not what role or importance it carried in biblical narrative or theology.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text