Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H512 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶלקוֹשִׁי |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | patrial from a name of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Elqoshiy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | el-ko-shee' |
| Meaning: | 1. an Elkoshite or native of Elkosh |
| KJV Renderings: | Elkoshite. |
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אֶלְקוֺשִׁי adjective [of a people] with article Nahum the Elkoshite Nah 1:1 (perhaps = from Elkosh, but locality unknown; identified by JerComm. with a village Elcesi in Galilee; compare also Capernaum (= כְּפַר נַחוּם ?); others (improbably) with an Elkosh on east bank of Tigris, near Mosul).
