The meaning of “אֱלִישָׁמָע”
Understanding ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Elishama. - § Elishama = "my God has heard" - Elishama, the name of seven Israelites 1) an Ephraimite chief in the wilde...
אֱלִישָׁמָע
Elishama. - § Elishama = "my God has heard" - Elishama, the name of seven Israelites 1) an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness 2) a son of David 3) Jehoiakim's secretary 4) a priest who taught the law 5) a man of Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 7:48 | “On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered:” Word: אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ) | |
| 2 Samuel 5:16 | “And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.” Word: אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 25:25 | “But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.” Word: אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ) | |
| 1 Chronicles 3:8 | “And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.” Word: אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 17:8 | “And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob–adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.” Word: אֱלִישָׁמָע (ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ) |