H473: אֱלִישָׁה
ʼĔlîyshâh · pronounced el-ee-shaw' · “Elishah”
Definition
Elishah, a son of Javan
KJV translates it as: Elishah.
Word origin: probably of foreign derivation;
Extended definition
A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4;
son of: Javan (H3120);
brother of: Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721)
§ Elishah = "God of the coming (one)"
descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians
son of: Javan (H3120);
brother of: Tarshish (H8659), Kittim (H3794) and Dodanim (H1721)
§ Elishah = "God of the coming (one)"
descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H473 is translated
- were elishah ×2
- elishah ×1
Bible verses with H473 (ʼĔlîyshâh)
ʼĕlîyshâh appears in 3 verses.
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- 1 Chronicles 1:7
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- Ezekiel 27:7
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.