Eliashib — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְיָשִׁיב

אֶלְיָשִׁיב

ʼElyâshîyb · pronounced el-yaw-sheeb' · Strong's H475 · a man

Eliashib means God will restore.

Built from

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

שׁוּב shûwb (and, H7725) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H7725; God will restore; Eljashib, the name of six Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 3:24 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliashib

15 occurrences in 15 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

1Chr 3:241Chr 24:12Ezra 10:6Ezra 10:24Ezra 10:27Ezra 10:36Neh 3:1Neh 3:20Neh 3:21Neh 12:10Neh 12:22Neh 12:23Neh 13:4Neh 13:7Neh 13:28

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