Elath — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵילוֹת

אֵילוֹת

ʼÊylôwth · pronounced ay-loth' · Strong's H359 · a place · also spelled Eloth

Elath means trees or a grove (i.e. palms).

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Strong's definition

or אֵילַת ; from H352; trees or a grove (i.e. palms); Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea.

First appearance

Deut 2:8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. (KJV)

Every verse that names Elath

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Deuteronomy, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles

Deut 2:81Kgs 9:262Kgs 14:222Kgs 16:62Chr 8:172Chr 26:2

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