אֱלִיאָב
e.li.av
“Eliab”
Definition
Eliab, the name of six Israelites
from H410 (אֵל) and H1 (אָב); God of (his) father;
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Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
אֱלִיאָב appears 18 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
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