אֱלִיאֵלʼĔlîyʼêl
proper name, masculine: El is God, my God is God
Pronunciation: el-ee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H447
Meanings
a. two or three of David's chiefs (1 Chronicles 11:46; 1 Chronicles 11:47; 1 Chronicles 12:11)
b. chief of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:24)
c. two chiefs of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:20; 1 Chronicles 8:22)
d. chief of the Hebronites (1 Chronicles 15:9; 1 Chronicles 15:11)
e. a chief Kohathite (1 Chronicles 6:19; 1 Chronicles 6:12; 1 Samuel 1:1)
f. a Levite (2 Chronicles 31:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 10 times in the Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24 These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men had a great reputation as mighty warriors and leaders of their clans.
- 1 Chronicles 6:34 Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,
- 1 Chronicles 8:20 Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- 1 Chronicles 8:22 Ishpan, Eber, Eliel,
- 1 Chronicles 11:46 Eliel from Mahavah; Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam; Ithmah from Moab;
- 1 Chronicles 11:47 Eliel and Obed; Jaasiel from Zobah.
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).