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Strong's H4435 מִלְכָּה (milkah)

Milkah means “Milcah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4435 — pygme (“oft”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H4435
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 3

Strong's H4435 Quick Answer

Strong's H4435 מִלכָּה (Milkah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Milkah (mil-kaw') n/p. 1. queen 2. Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite It has 10 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include milcah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Milkah (mil-kaw') n/p. 1. queen 2. Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
milcah

Meaning and Definition

Milkah (mil-kaw') n/p. 1. queen 2. Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite [a form of H4436] KJV: Milcah. Root(s): H4436

Original Word
מִלכָּה
Transliteration
Milkah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4436
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4435. 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)

Milcah

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.11.29; daughter of: Haran (H2039); sister of: Lot (H3876) and Iscah (H3252); married to Nahor (H5152H); mother of: Uz (H5780H), Buz (H0938), Kemuel (H7055), Chesed (H3777), Hazo (H2375), Pildash (H6394), Jidlaph (H3044) and Bethuel (H1328A) § Milcah = "queen" 1) daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, her uncle and Abraham's brother, to whom she bore 8 children 2) a daughter of Zelophehad and granddaughter of Manasseh

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How Strong's H4435 Is Translated

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

Milcah Genesis 11:29 10×

How Strong's H4435 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 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4435 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 H4435 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 11:29 KJV

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

Genesis 22:20 KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;

Genesis 22:23 KJV

And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4435.

Genesis 11:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Genesis 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
Genesis 22:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Genesis 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 24:24 Old Testament, KJV
And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.
Genesis 24:47 Old Testament, KJV
And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
Numbers 26:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 36:11 Old Testament, KJV
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their fathers brothers' sons:
Joshua 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4435, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Genesis 11:29 Genesis 22:20 Genesis 22:23 Genesis 24:15 Genesis 24:24 Genesis 24:47
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 26:33 Numbers 27:1 Numbers 36:11
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 17:3

Strong's H4435 FAQ

What does milkah (מִלְכָּה) mean?

Milkah (Strong's H4435) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Milcah". Milkah (mil-kaw') n/p. 1. queen 2. Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite

How many times is milkah (מִלְכָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H4435 across 3 books.

Where can I study milkah (מִלְכָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4435 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate milkah (מִלְכָּה)?

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