1085. Bildad
Strong's Lexicon
Bildad: Bildad

Original Word: בִּלְדַּד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Bildad
Pronunciation: bil-dad'
Phonetic Spelling: (bil-dad')
Definition: Bildad
Meaning: Bildad

Word Origin: Likely derived from the root words בִּל (bil), meaning "confusion" or "destruction," and דַּד (dad), meaning "friend" or "beloved."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Bildad in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as Bildad is a character specific to the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: Bildad is one of Job's three friends who visit him during his time of suffering. His name may imply "confusing friend" or "beloved friend," reflecting his role in the narrative as both a comforter and a critic. Bildad is known for his speeches that emphasize the justice of God and the idea that suffering is a result of sin.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bildad is identified as a Shuhite, which suggests he may have been from a nomadic tribe in the region of Arabia. The Shuhites are thought to be descendants of Shuah, a son of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:2). In the cultural context of the Ancient Near East, friends and family often gathered to mourn and offer counsel during times of distress, as seen in the Book of Job.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
perhaps "Bel has loved," one of Job's friends
NASB Translation
Bildad (5).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בִּלְדַּד proper name, masculine (ᵐ5 Βαλδαδ; NöZMG 1888, 479 Bel has loved, compare אֶלְדָּד; DlPa 298; ZK ii. 177 compare cuneiform Bir-Dadda, compare HptHebraica 1885, 224) 2nd friend of Job (הַשֻּׁחִי) הַשּׁוּחִי ׳בּ Job 2:11; Job 8:1; Job 18:1; Job 25:1; Job 42:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Bildad

Of uncertain derivation; Bildad, one of Job's friends -- Bildad.

Forms and Transliterations
בִּלְדַּ֥ד בלדד וּבִלְדַּ֣ד ובלדד bil·daḏ bilDad bildaḏ ū·ḇil·daḏ ūḇildaḏ uvilDad
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 2:11
HEB: אֱלִיפַ֤ז הַתֵּימָנִי֙ וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֔י וְצוֹפַ֖ר
NAS: the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite
KJV: the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite,
INT: Eliphaz the Temanite Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar

Job 8:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
KJV: Then answered Bildad the Shuhite,
INT: answered Bildad the Shuhite and said

Job 18:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשֻּׁחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
KJV: Then answered Bildad the Shuhite,
INT: answered Bildad the Shuhite and said

Job 25:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשֻּׁחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
KJV: Then answered Bildad the Shuhite,
INT: answered Bildad the Shuhite and said

Job 42:9
HEB: אֱלִיפַ֨ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י צֹפַר֙
NAS: the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite
KJV: the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite
INT: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite Zophar

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1085
5 Occurrences


bil·daḏ — 3 Occ.
ū·ḇil·daḏ — 2 Occ.
















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