ʼĔlîyshâh — H473

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elishah, a son of Javan

1. Elishah = "God of the coming (one)"
2. descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians

Usually translated as

Elishah

Origin

probably of foreign derivation

Occurrences

ʼĔlîyshâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Genesis 10:4 — And the sons of Javan; Elishah (אֱלִישָׁ֣ה), and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
• 1 Chronicles 1:7 — And the sons of Javan; Elishah (אֱלִישָׁ֣ה), 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 (אֱלִישָׁ֖ה) was that which covered thee.