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Elealeh — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְעָלֵא

אֶלְעָלֵא

ʼElʻâlêʼ · pronounced el-aw-lay' · Strong's H500 · a place

Elealeh means God (is) going up.

Built from

אֵל ʼêl (from, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

עָלָה ʻâlâh (and, H5927) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (more properly) אֶלְעָלֵה; from H410 and H5927; God (is) going up; Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, (KJV)

Every verse that names Elealeh

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Numbers, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Num 32:3Num 32:37Isa 15:4Isa 16:9Jer 48:34

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