מִלְכָּה

mil.kahProper Noun (Feminine)H4435

Milcah

From: a form of H4436 (מַלְכָּה); queen;

Short Definition

Milcah, the name of a Hebrewess and of an Israelite

Full Lexicon Entry

A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Feminine)

Morphology N:N-F-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
6
Numbers
3
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • Genesis 11:29
  • Genesis 22:23
  • Genesis 24:24
  • Joshua 17:3
  • Numbers 27:1

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