Bible Names

Elzaphan: meaning of the name

Elzaphan means “God of the northeast wind.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Elzaphan in Hebrew and Greek

אֱלִיצָפָן H469

ʼĔlîytsâphân (el-ee-tsaw-fawn') — Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an Israelite

or (shortened) אֶלְצָפָן; from H410 (אֵל) and H6845 (צָפַן); God of treasure;

Elzaphan in Scripture

“Elzaphan” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • Exodus 6:22

    And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri.

  • Leviticus 10:4

    And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.