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Eliab — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִיאָב

אֱלִיאָב

ʼĔlîyʼâb · pronounced el-ee-awb' · Strong's H446 · a man

Eliab means God of (his) father.

Built from

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

אָב ʼâb (and, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H1; God of (his) father; Eliab, the name of six Israelites.

First appearance

Num 1:9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliab

20 occurrences in 20 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

Num 1:9Num 2:7Num 7:24Num 7:29Num 10:16Num 16:1Num 16:12Num 26:8Num 26:9Deut 11:61Sam 16:61Sam 17:131Sam 17:281Chr 2:131Chr 6:121Chr 12:101Chr 15:181Chr 15:201Chr 16:52Chr 11:18

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