Bible Encyclopedia: Bilgah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BILGAH; BILGAI

bil'-ga bil'-ga-i (bilgah; bilgay, "cheerfulness"): A priest or priestly family in the time of the Return (Nehemiah 12:5), and (under the form of "Bilgai," Nehemiah 10:8) in the time of Nehemiah. According to 1 Chronicles 24:14, Bilgah is the 15th of the 24 divisions of the priests who officiated in the Temple. In the Septuagint, the names read Belgai, Belga and Balgas. The traditional explanation of the name is "rejuvenation"; modern exegetes explain it as "cheerfulness."

Strong's Hebrew

1083. Bilgah -- "cheerfulness," two Israelites
... Bilgah. 1084 . "cheerfulness," two Israelites. Transliteration: Bilgah Phonetic
Spelling: (bil-gaw') Short Definition: Bilgah. ... NASB Word Usage Bilgah (3). Bilgah ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bilgah

ancient countenance

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bilgah

(first-born).

A priest in the time of David; the head of the fifteenth course for the temple service. (1 Chronicles 24:14) (B.C. 1015.)
A priest or priestly family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua. (Nehemiah 12:5,18) (B.C. 536.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Cheerful.

(1.) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service (1 Chronicles 24:14).

(2.) A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5, 18).

Thesaurus

Bilgah (3 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BILGAH; BILGAI. ... According to 1 Chronicles 24:14, Bilgah
is the 15th of the 24 divisions of the priests who officiated in the Temple. ...
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Bilgai (1 Occurrence)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia BILGAH; BILGAI. ... According to 1 Chronicles 24:14, Bilgah
is the 15th of the 24 divisions of the priests who officiated in the Temple. ...
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Jehon'athan (2 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Nehemiah 12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; (See
RSV). Jehonathan, Jehon'athan. Jehoram . Reference Bible.
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Jehonathan (3 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV). Nehemiah 12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah,
Jehonathan; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Immer (10 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). 1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Ezra 2 ...
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Fifteenth (18 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). 1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth
to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) ...
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Moadiah (2 Occurrences)
... MOADIAH. mo-a-di'-a. See MAADIAH. Multi-Version Concordance Moadiah (2 Occurrences).
Nehemiah 12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, (See NIV). ...
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Miamin (2 Occurrences)
... Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. (KJV WBS
YLT). Nehemiah 12:5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Mi'jamin (3 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Nehemiah 10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, (See RSV). Nehemiah 12:5 Mijamin,
Maadiah, Bilgah, (See RSV). Mijamin, Mi'jamin. Mij'amin . Reference
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Mijamin (4 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV).
Nehemiah 12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Bilgah (3 Occurrences)

1 Chronicles 24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 12:5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Bilgah

Bilgah: A Priest

Bilgah: A Priest: Perhaps Identical With Bilgai

Bilgah: One of the Chiefs of the Priestly Shifts in the Temple

Related Terms

Bilgai (1 Occurrence)