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Eliahbah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְיַחְבָּא

אֶלְיַחְבָּא

ʼElyachbâʼ · pronounced el-yakh-baw' · Strong's H455 · a man

Eliahbah means God will hide.

Built from

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

חָבָא châbâʼ (and, H2244) — to secrete open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H2244; God will hide; Eljachba, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Sam 23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliahbah

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 23:321Chr 11:33

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