Eliam — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִיעָם

אֱלִיעָם

ʼĔlîyʻâm · pronounced el-ee-awm' · Strong's H463 · a man

Eliam means God of (the) people.

Built from

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

עַם ʻam (and, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H5971; God of (the) people; Eliam, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Sam 11:3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath–sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliam

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel

2Sam 11:32Sam 23:34

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