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bil´ga bil´gā̇-ı̄ (בּלגּה, bilgaÌ„h; בּלגּי, bı̄lgay, “cheerfulnessâ€): A priest or priestly family in the time of the Return (), and (under the form of “Bilgai,†) in the time of Nehemiah. According to , Bilgah is the 15th of the 24 divisions of the priests who officiated in the Temple. In the Septuagint, the names read ΒελγαÌι, BelgaÌi, BelgaÌ and BalgaÌsÌŒ. The traditional explanation of the name is “rejuvenationâ€; modern exegetes explain it as “cheerfulness.