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Elishaphat — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִישָׁפָט

אֱלִישָׁפָט

ʼĔlîyshâphâṭ · pronounced el-ee-shaw-fawt' · Strong's H478 · a man

Elishaphat means God of judgment.

Built from

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

שָׁפַט shâphaṭ (and, H8199) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H8199; God of judgment; Elishaphat, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Chr 23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (KJV)

Every verse that names Elishaphat

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 23:1

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