bil.hah is the personal name of Rachel’s maidservant, identified as Jacob’s partner and the mother of Dan and Naphtali.

The name identifies Rachel’s maidservant in accounts of her being given to Rachel, bearing sons to Jacob, and being named as the mother of Dan and Naphtali; it also identifies her in later family and genealogical notices.

1. Personal name in family narratives and genealogies · dominant

   The proper noun identifies Rachel’s maidservant: in Genesis 29:29 the APB renders Laban’s gift of her to Rachel, and in Genesis 30:4 it renders her being given to Jacob as a wife. In Genesis 30:5 and Genesis 30:7, the same proper noun occurs in clauses about her bearing sons to Jacob; Genesis 35:25 and 1 Chronicles 7:13 place her name in statements identifying descendants.

   Genesis 29:29Genesis 30:4Genesis 30:5Genesis 30:7Genesis 35:251 Chronicles 7:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB consistently presents the proper name as “Bilhah,” while adding contextual descriptions such as “maidservant of Rachel,” “concubine of his father,” and “sons of Bilhah.” These descriptions belong to the verse renderings rather than supplying separate meanings for the name.