Elihoenai — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי

ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay · pronounced el-ye-ho-ay-nah'ee · Strong's H454 · a man · also spelled Elionai

Elihoenai means towards Jehovah (are) my eyes.

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אֵל ʼêl (from, H413) — properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e open in the lexicon ›

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (and, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

עַיִן ʻayin (and, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

or (shortened) אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי; from H413 and H3068 and H5869; towards Jehovah (are) my eyes; Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites.

1Chr 3:23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. (KJV)

9 occurrences in 9 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

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