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Milcah

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Wife of Nahor and grandmother of Rebekah, part of Abraham’s extended family

Detailed Definition
Milcah, daughter of Haran and wife of Nahor (Abraham’s brother), bore Rebekah’s father Bethuel (Genesis 11:29; 22:20–23). She connects patriarchal generations. In poetry, Milcah symbolizes matriarchal continuity, the quiet strength of kinship networks, and the providential weaving of family lines—often invoked as a guardian of lineage whose influence echoes through Rebekah to Jacob.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Genesis 11:29, Milcah is named as Nahor’s wife and Rebekah’s grandmother—a detail used in genealogical poetry; 19th-century devotional verse honors Milcah as matriarch linking Sarah’s family to Isaac’s bride; Contemporary minimalist poems list Milcah among “women of the tent” to affirm quiet presence; In poems about betrothal, Milcah’s household becomes site of Rebekah’s call; Some liturgical litanies include Milcah in ancestral blessings; Educational poems cite Milcah to trace kinship networks in Genesis.
Additional Notes
Milcah was the wife of Nahor (Abraham’s brother) and grandmother of Rebekah; mentioned in Genesis 11 and 22, she represents the matriarchal lineage that connects Abraham’s family to future generations; though minor, she underscores the importance of women in genealogical continuity and kinship networks.
Also Known As
Milcah wife of Nahor Milcah daughter of Haran
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