In the bible, Zilpah is the name of the maid of Laban given to Leah (GEN 29:24) and wife of Jacob (GEN 30:9). Meaning of the name: distillation from the mouth. Related names are:
Leah,
Jacob,
Laban (and others ...)
. The translations of Zilpah in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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ジルパ in Japanese to
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And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. (GEN 29:24)
When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. (GEN 30:9)
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son. (GEN 30:10)
And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. (GEN 30:12)
And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. (GEN 35:26)
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. (GEN 37:2)
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. (GEN 46:18)