אֱלִישָׁמָע

e.li.sha.maProper Noun (Masculine)H0476

Elishama

From: from H410 (אֵל) and H8085 (שָׁמַע); God of hearing;

Short Definition

Elishama, the name of seven Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Ammihud (H5989); father of: Nun (H5126) § Elishama = "my God has heard" 1) an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness 2) a son of ) Jehoiakim's secretary 4) a priest who taught the law 5) a man of Judah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

17 times

Appears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
5
Numbers
5
Jeremiah
4
2 Chronicles
1
2 Kings
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 14:7
  • 1 Chronicles 3:8
  • 2 Kings 25:25
  • Jeremiah 36:20
  • Numbers 1:10

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