בִּלְדַּד
bil.dad
Bildad
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "בִּלְדַּד" (Bil.dad) is a proper name of a person. It appears five times in the Bible, indicating its significance within the narrative. As a proper name, its meaning is more likely to represent a unique individual or a specific identity rather than conveying a specific concept or idea. The frequency of its occurrence suggests that Bil.dad holds some importance in the biblical text, possibly as a character, a figure of authority, or a significant participant in events. However, without more context, it's difficult to determine the scope of his role or the specific events in which he's involved. As a proper name, Bilgad's significance stems from its association with its bearer, Bil.dad, rather than any inherent meaning within the word itself. Its repetition in the text underscores the importance of Bil.dad within the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences across the text
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
Job 8:1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Job 18:1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Job 25:1Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
Job 42:9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.