אֱלִיהוּ

e.li.huProper Noun (Masculine)H0453

Elihu

From: or (fully) אֱלִיהוּא; from H410 (אֵל) and H1931 (הוּא); God of him;

Short Definition

Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Tohu (H8459); father of: Jeroham (H3395); also called Eliab at ; Eliel at ; § Elihu = "He is my God" 1) the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends 2) an Ephraimite, Samuel's great grandfather 3) a Manassite warrior chief for ) son of Shemaiah and Korhite gatekeeper 5) David's brother

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
7
1 Chronicles
2
1 Samuel
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 26:7
  • 1 Samuel 1:1
  • Job 32:4
  • Job 32:6
  • Job 35:1

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