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Eliphaz — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִיפַז

אֱלִיפַז

ʼĔlîyphaz · pronounced el-ee-faz' · Strong's H464 · a man

Eliphaz means God of gold.

Built from

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

פָּז pâz (and, H6337) — pure (gold) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H6337; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau.

First appearance

Gen 36:4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliphaz

14 occurrences in 14 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Job

Gen 36:4Gen 36:10Gen 36:11Gen 36:12Gen 36:15Gen 36:161Chr 1:351Chr 1:36Job 2:11Job 4:1Job 15:1Job 22:1Job 42:7Job 42:9

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