אֵלָהʼÊlâh
proper name, masculine: terebinth
Pronunciation: ay-law' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H425
Meanings
1. a chief of Edom (Genesis 36:41; 1 Chronicles 1:52)
2. son of Baasha; reigned two years in Israel (1 Kings 16:6; 1 Kings 16:8; 1 Kings 16:13)
3. father of Hoshea who was last king of Israel (2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 18:1)
4. a son of Caleb (1 Chronicles 4:15)
5. a son of Uzzi (1 Chronicles 9:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 36:41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- 1 Samuel 17:2 Saul countered by gathering his Israelite troops near the valley of Elah.
- 1 Samuel 17:19 David’s brothers were with Saul and the Israelite army at the valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 21:9 “I only have the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah,” the priest replied. “It is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. Take that if you want it, for there is nothing else here.” “There is nothing like it!” David replied. “Give it to me!”
- 1 Kings 16:6 When Baasha died, he was buried in Tirzah. Then his son Elah became the next king.
- 1 Kings 16:8 Elah son of Baasha began to rule over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. He reigned in the city of Tirzah for two years.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).