Midvash

אֱלִישָׁהʼĔlîyshâh

proper name [of a location]: son of Javan (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7; Ezekiel 27:7)

Pronunciation: el-ee-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H473

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 10:4 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:7 The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
  • Ezekiel 27:7 Your sails were made of Egypt’s finest linen, and they flew as a banner above you. You stood beneath blue and purple awnings made bright with dyes from the coasts of Elishah.

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).