Elishama — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִישָׁמָע

אֱלִישָׁמָע

ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ · pronounced el-ee-shaw-maw' · Strong's H476 · a man

Elishama means God of hearing.

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

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (and, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

from H410 and H8085; God of hearing; Elishama, the name of seven Israelites.

Num 1:10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. (KJV)

17 occurrences in 17 verses — Numbers, 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah

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