How to Pronounce Bildad
BIHL-dad
Bildad is pronounced BIHL-dad (ˈbɪldæd): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: BILL-dad, BIL-dad.
What does Bildad mean?
Bildad means “old friendship”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Bildad?
Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends who came to mourn with him and comfort him in his suffering (Job 2:11). He gives three speeches to Job (Job 8:1, Job 18:1, Job 25:1), and at the end God has him offer a sacrifice for having spoken wrongly (Job 42:9).
Also pronounced
BILL-dad
BIL-dad
Other names from Job
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