Elihu — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִיהוּ

אֱלִיהוּ

ʼĔlîyhûw · pronounced el-ee-hoo' · Strong's H453 · a man

Elihu means God of him.

Built from

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

הוּא hûwʼ (and, H1931) — he a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (fully) אֱלִיהוּא; from H410 and H1931; God of him; Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites.

First appearance

1Sam 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: (KJV)

Every verse that names Elihu

11 occurrences in 11 verses — 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Job

1Sam 1:11Chr 12:211Chr 26:71Chr 27:18Job 32:2Job 32:4Job 32:5Job 32:6Job 34:1Job 35:1Job 36:1

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