Zilpah

Zilpah Meaning & Origin

About Zilpah
The name Zilpah is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the Old Testament. In Hebrew, Zilpah means "drooping" or "weakness." Zilpah was a biblical character who served as a handmaid to Rachel, one of Jacob's wives. She later became a wife to Jacob and bore him two sons, Gad and Asher. The name Zilpah carries connotations of humility and vulnerability.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SLP
🗽 NYSIIS
ZSA
🔊 Soundex
Z0410
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Z IH1 L P AH0
🌐 IPA
/zilpah*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SLP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Z410

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Zilpah in Braille

Here's how to represent Zilpah in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Zilpah in braille

How to Spell the Name Zilpah in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Zilpah using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Zilpah in sign language

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