ʼElyâshîyb — H475

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eljashib, the name of six Israelites

1. Eliashib = "God restores"
2. a priest in David's reign
3. a descendant of David
4. a high priest in Nehemiah's time
5. a temple singer with foreign wife
6. one of the line of Zattu
7. one of the line of Bani

Usually translated as

Eliashib

Origin

from H410 and H7725; God will restore

• Derived from ʼêl (H410)
• Derived from Shûwb (H7725)

Occurrences

ʼElyâshîyb occurs 17 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), Ezra (4), Nehemiah (9)

• 1 Chronicles 3:24 — And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib (וְאֶלְיָשִׁ֡יב), and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
• 1 Chronicles 24:12 — The eleventh to Eliashib (לְאֶלְיָשִׁיב֙), the twelfth to Jakim,
• Ezra 10:6 — Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב): and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.
• Ezra 10:24 — Of the singers also; Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֑יב): and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
• Ezra 10:27 — And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙), Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
• Ezra 10:36 — Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב),
• Nehemiah 3:1 — Then Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב֩) the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
• Nehemiah 3:20 — After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב) the high priest.
• Nehemiah 3:21 — After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב) even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
• Nehemiah 3:21 — After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב).
• Nehemiah 12:10 — And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֔יב), and Eliashib begat Joiada,
• Nehemiah 12:10 — And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib (וְאֶלְיָשִׁ֖יב) begat Joiada,
• Nehemiah 12:22 — The Levites in the days of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁ֜יב), Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
• Nehemiah 12:23 — The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִֽׁיב).
• Nehemiah 13:4 — And before this, Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙) the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
• Nehemiah 13:7 — And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙) did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
• Nehemiah 13:28 — And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙) the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.