H1083 H1083
Bilgah, a personal name meaning 'cheerfulness'; priestly family name in David's and post-exilic times
A personal name borne by priestly families, possibly meaning 'cheerfulness' or 'brightness.' One Bilgah headed the fifteenth priestly division in David's organization of temple service (1 Chronicles 24:14). A priest named Bilgah returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5), and a later generation of the same family signed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 12:18). The name appears in priestly genealogies, linking pre-exilic temple worship to the restored community. Some texts show prepositional prefixes ('for Bilgah,' 'to Bilgah'), indicating relational or dedicatory use.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A priestly name appearing in Davidic and post-exilic contexts. Bilgah led the fifteenth division of priests (1 Chronicles 24:14). A priest by this name returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5), and the family later participated in covenant renewal (Nehemiah 12:18). The recurrence across centuries suggests an enduring priestly lineage that survived the exile. 3×
AR["بِلجَةُ", "لِ-بِلجَةَ", "لِبِلْجَةَ"]·ben["-জন্য-বিলগার", "বিলগা", "বিল্গার-জন্য"]·DE["[בלגה]", "[לבלגה]"]·EN["Bilgah", "for-Bilgah", "to-Bilgah"]·FR["[בלגה]", "[לבלגה]"]·heb["בלגה", "ל-בלגה"]·HI["बिल्गा-के-लिए", "बिल्गाह", "बिल्गाह-का"]·ID["Bilga", "bagi-Bilga", "untuk-Bilga"]·IT["[בלגה]", "[לבלגה]"]·jav["Bilga", "Dhateng-Bilga", "Kangge-Bilga"]·KO["빌가", "에-빌가에게는", "에게-빌가"]·PT["Bilgah", "de-Bilgah", "para-Bilgah"]·RU["Билга", "Бильге", "для-Билги"]·ES["Bilga", "De-Bilga", "para-Bilga"]·SW["Bilga", "kwa-Bilga"]·TR["Bilga", "Bilga'ya"]·urd["بلجاہ", "بلجاہ-کے-لیے", "بلگاہ-کے-لیے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† בִּלְגָּה n.pr.m. (cheerfulness)— 1. priest of 15th course (David’s time) 1 Ch 24:14. 2. priest that went up with Zerubbabel Ne 12:5, 18.