ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ — H476

H476 · Hebrew — אלישמע

Pronunciation: el-ee-shaw-maw'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elishama, the name of seven Israelites

  1. Elishama = "my God has heard"
  2. an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness
  3. a son of David
  4. Jehoiakim's secretary
  5. a priest who taught the law
  6. a man of Judah

Usually translated as

Elishama

Origin

from H410 and H8085; God of hearing

Occurrences

ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ occurs 17 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (5), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (5), 2 Chronicles (1), Jeremiah (4)

Strong's Lexicon — E