ʼĔlîyphaz — H464

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau

1. Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"
2. Esau's son, father of Teman
3. the Temanite friend of Job

Usually translated as

Eliphaz

Origin

from H410 and H6337; God of gold

• Derived from ʼêl (H410)
• Derived from Pâz (H6337)

Occurrences

ʼĔlîyphaz occurs 15 times in 14 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (6), 1 Chronicles (2), Job (6)

• Genesis 36:4 — And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz (אֱלִיפָ֑ז); and Bashemath bare Reuel;
• Genesis 36:10 — These are the names of Esau’s sons; Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֗ז) the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau.
• Genesis 36:11 — And the sons of Eliphaz (אֱלִיפָ֑ז) were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.
• Genesis 36:12 — And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz (לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙) Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
• Genesis 36:12 — And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz (לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז) Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
• Genesis 36:15 — These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַז֙) the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
• Genesis 36:16 — Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַז֙) in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
• 1 Chronicles 1:35 — The sons of Esau; Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֛ז), Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
• 1 Chronicles 1:36 — The sons of Eliphaz (אֱלִיפָ֑ז); Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.
• Job 2:11 — Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֤ז) the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
• Job 4:1 — Then Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֥ז) the Temanite answered and said,
• Job 15:1 — Then answered Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֥ז) the Temanite, and said,
• Job 22:1 — Then Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֥ז) the Temanite answered and said,
• Job 42:7 — And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֣ז) the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
• Job 42:9 — So Eliphaz (אֱלִיפַ֨ז) the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.