Bildad (bĭl'dăd), son of contention, i.e., quarreller. One of Job's friends, called the Shuhite. Job 2:11, Job 8:1, Job 18:1, Job 25:1, Job 42:9. He is abrupt, almost unfeeling in the part he takes in the discussion with Job; and his arguments are not always to the point See Job.