אֶלְיָשִׁיב

el.ya.shivProper Noun (Masculine)H0475

Eliashib

From: from H410 (אֵל) and H7725 (שׁוּב); God will restore;

Short Definition

Eljashib, the name of six Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Elioenai (H0454B); brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) § Eliashib = "God restores" 1) a priest in David's reign 2) a descendant of ) a high priest in Nehemiah's time 4) a temple singer with foreign wife 5) one of the line of ) one of the line of Bani

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

15 times

Appears 15 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
9
Ezra
4
1 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 24:12
  • Ezra 10:24
  • Nehemiah 12:10
  • Nehemiah 13:4
  • Nehemiah 3:1

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