ʼElpaʻal — H508

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elpaal, an Israelite

1. Elpaal = "God is maker"
2. a Benjamite

Usually translated as

Elpaal

Origin

from H410 and H6466; God (is) act

• Derived from ʼêl (H410)
• Derived from Pâʻal (H6466)

Occurrences

ʼElpaʻal occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Chronicles 8:11 — And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal (אֶלְפָּֽעַל).
• 1 Chronicles 8:12 — The sons of Elpaal (אֶלְפַּ֔עַל); Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
• 1 Chronicles 8:18 — Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal (אֶלְפָּֽעַל);