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.

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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 ›

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

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

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

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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