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Elisheba — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע

אֱלִישֶׁבַע

ʼĔlîyshebaʻ · pronounced el-ee-sheh'-bah · Strong's H472 · a woman

Elisheba means God of (the) oath.

Built from

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

שֶׁבַע shebaʻ (and, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one) open in the lexicon ›

שָׁבַע shâbaʻ (the sense of, H7650) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H7651 (in the sense of H7650); God of (the) oath; Elisheba, the wife of Aaron.

First appearance

Exod 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Elisheba

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Exodus

Exod 6:23

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