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Strong's H1085 בִּלְדַּד (bildad)

Bildad - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1085 — genos (“born”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1085
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 5
Books 1

Strong's H1085 Quick Answer

Strong's H1085 בִּלדַּד (Bildad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Bildad (bil-dad') n/p. 1. Bildad, one of Job's friends [of uncertain derivation] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include bildad. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Bildad (bil-dad') n/p. 1. Bildad, one of Job's friends [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
5 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
bildad

Meaning and Definition

Bildad (bil-dad') n/p. 1. Bildad, one of Job's friends [of uncertain derivation] KJV: Bildad.

Original Word
בִּלדַּד
Transliteration
Bildad
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1085. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Bildad

Usage: A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.2.11 § Bildad = "confusing (by mingling) love" the second friend of Job

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How Strong's H1085 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Bildad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Bildad Job 2:11

How Strong's H1085 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1085 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1085 in the Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Job 2:11 KJV

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Job 8:1 KJV

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Job 18:1 KJV

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

Usage Excerpts

First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1085.

Job 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Job 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 25:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 42:9 Old Testament, KJV
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1085, grouped by book.

Job 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1085 FAQ

What does bildad (בִּלְדַּד) mean?

Bildad (Strong's H1085) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Bildad". Bildad (bil-dad') n/p. 1. Bildad, one of Job's friends [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is bildad (בִּלְדַּד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H1085 across 1 book.

Where can I study bildad (בִּלְדַּד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1085 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate bildad (בִּלְדַּד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bildad. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.