אֵלָה

e.lahProper Noun (Masculine)H0425

Elah

From: the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה;

Short Definition

Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at § Elah = "An oak" an Edomite chief

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

14 times

Appears 14 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings
4
2 Kings
4
1 Chronicles
3
1 Samuel
2
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:52
  • 1 Chronicles 9:8
  • 1 Kings 16:8
  • 1 Kings 16:14
  • 1 Samuel 17:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.