Bilgah
bil.gah is a proper name appearing in lists and an assignment sequence in the supplied biblical verses.
The attested form functions as a proper name: it occurs in a sequence of assignments in 1 Chronicles 24:14 and in name lists in Nehemiah 12:5 and Nehemiah 12:18.
Senses in use
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Proper name in lists and assignments · dominant
Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 24:14 the APB renders an assignment sequence, "The fifteenth fell to Bilgah and the sixteenth to Immer"; in Nehemiah 12:5 and Nehemiah 12:18 it presents the name within lists, including "Mijamin, Maadiah, and Bilgah" and "Shammua for Bilgah, Jonathan for Shemaiah."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as "Bilgah" in all three verses, within an assignment sequence and name lists. It does not further specify the term's contribution beyond its presentation as a name.