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Strong's H2153 זִלְפָּה (zilpah)

Zilpah - 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 G2153 — eusebos (“godly”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2153
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 7
Books 1

Strong's H2153 Quick Answer

Strong's H2153 זִלפָּה (Zilpah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Zilpah (zil-paw) n/p. 1. fragrant dropping 2. Zilpah, Leah's maid It has 7 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include zilpah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Zilpah (zil-paw) n/p. 1. fragrant dropping 2. Zilpah, Leah's maid
Usage
7 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
zilpah

Meaning and Definition

Zilpah (zil-paw) n/p. 1. fragrant dropping 2. Zilpah, Leah's maid KJV: Zilpah.

Original Word
זִלפָּה
Transliteration
Zilpah
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2153. 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)

Zilpah

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.24; married to Israel (H3478); mother of: Gad (H1410) and Asher (H0836) § Zilpah = "a trickling" the Syrian given by Laban to Leah as a handmaid, a concubine of Jacob, mother of Asher and Gad

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How Strong's H2153 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Zilpah, 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.

Zilpah Genesis 29:24

How Strong's H2153 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 7 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2153 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 H2153 in the Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:24 KJV

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

Genesis 30:9 KJV

When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

Usage Excerpts

First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2153.

Genesis 29:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.
Genesis 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.
Genesis 30:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.
Genesis 30:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.
Genesis 35:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid: Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.
Genesis 37:2 Old Testament, KJV
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
Genesis 46:18 Old Testament, KJV
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2153, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2153 FAQ

What does zilpah (זִלְפָּה) mean?

Zilpah (Strong's H2153) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zilpah". Zilpah (zil-paw) n/p. 1. fragrant dropping 2. Zilpah, Leah's maid

How many times is zilpah (זִלְפָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H2153 across 1 book.

Where can I study zilpah (זִלְפָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2153 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate zilpah (זִלְפָּה)?

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