Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H473 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֱלִישָׁה |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | probably of foreign derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Eliyshah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | el-ee-shaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. Elishah, a son of Javan |
| KJV Renderings: | Elishah. |
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אֲלִישָׁה proper name [of a location] as son of Javan Gen 10:4; 1Chr 1:7 ׳ אִיֵּי א Ezek 27:7 ( Aeolis Josephus Jerome Kn; H. DerenbourgMélanges Graux, 235 f (English translation Hebraica. Oct. 1887, 7); Hellas ᵑ7 Jon etc., LenOrig. ii. 2. 34 f; Italy , with Sicily, compare מְדִינַת אִיטַלְיָא ᵑ7 Ezek, Di Gen 10:4 Carthage = Elissa, StaDe Populo Javan, 8 f ; EMeyGeschichte i. § 282; decision difficult; last view very attractive).
