Milcah

Gender Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts מִלְכָּה(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name מִלְכָּה (Milka), derived from מַלְכָּה (malka) meaning "queen" [1]. This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.

Related Names

Rootmeleḵ
Other Languages & CulturesMalika(Arabic) Melcha(Biblical Greek) Milka(Biblical Hebrew) Melcha(Biblical Latin) Melike(Turkish)

Categories

biblical women, daughters, ends in -ah, isograms, leadership, noble titles, poets, queens, royalty, wives

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h4436, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h4436.
Entry updated October 6, 2024