Milcah

English

Etymology

Hebrew מלכה (milká, “Milcah”)

Proper noun

Milcah

1. (biblical) A sister-in-law of Abraham: a sister of Sarah.
2. (biblical) A daughter of Zelophehad.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 26:33:
     :

     And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

3. (rare) A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

sister of Sarah

• Finnish: Milka (fi)
• Hawaiian: Mileka
• Hebrew: מלכה (he) (milká)

daughter of Zelophehad

• Finnish: Milka (fi)
• Hawaiian: Mileka
• Hebrew: מלכה (he) (milká)

female given name

• Finnish: Milka (fi)
• Hawaiian: Mileka
• Italian: Milca f

Anagrams

• Michal, chilam, chimla