Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע

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Elishama
אֱלִישָׁמָע
Transliterationelishama
Strong's numberH476 (H0476G, H0476H, H0476L, H0476I, H0476J, H0476K, H0476M)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a man
GlossElishama
Occurrences17 in 17 verses
Most frequent inNumbers (5)

Elishama (Hebrew אֱלִישָׁמָע, Strong's H476) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Elishama”. It occurs 17 times.

Definition

H0476G: Elishama

A man of the tribe of Ephraim living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.10;
son of: Ammihud (H5989);
father of: Nun (H5126)
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476H: Elishama

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.16;
son of: David (H1732);
brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N)
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476L: Elishama

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476I: Elishama

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.25;
father of: Nethaniah (H5418)
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476J: Elishama

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.41;
son of: Jekamiah (H3359)
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476K: Elishama

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.17.8
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

H0476M: Elishama

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.15;
son of: David (H1732);
brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); also called Elishama at 1Ch.3.6;
Another name of e.li.shu.a (אֱלִישׁוּעַ "Elishua" H0474)
§ Elishama = "my God has heard"
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

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVelishama (17)
BSBelishama (15), elishua (1)

Verses

Every verse with Elishama, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

2 Samuel

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Jeremiah

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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