ʼElyâdâʻ — H450

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eljada, the name of two Israelites and of an Aramaean leader

1. Eliadah or Eliada = "God knows"
2. a son of David
3. a Benjamite warrior chief
4. an Aramean, the father of an enemy of Solomon

Usually translated as

Eliada

Origin

from H410 and H3045; God (is) knowing

• Derived from ʼêl (H410)
• Derived from Yâdaʻ (H3045)

Occurrences

ʼElyâdâʻ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 2 Samuel 5:16 — And Elishama, and Eliada (וְאֶלְיָדָ֖ע), and Eliphalet.
• 1 Kings 11:23 — And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah (אֶלְיָדָ֑ע), which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
• 1 Chronicles 3:8 — And Elishama, and Eliada (וְאֶלְיָדָ֛ע), and Eliphelet, nine.
• 2 Chronicles 17:17 — And of Benjamin; Eliada (אֶלְיָדָ֑ע) a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.