אֶלְעָלֵאʼElʻâlêʼ

proper name [of a location]: of a village in the tribe of Reuben, near Heshbon, in ruins (Numbers 32:3; Numbers 3:37; Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34)

Pronunciation: el-aw-lay' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H500

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 32:3 “Notice the towns of Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sibmah, Nebo, and Beon.
  • Numbers 32:37 The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
  • Isaiah 15:4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror. They will be helpless with fear.
  • Isaiah 16:9 So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah; my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh. There are no more shouts of joy over your summer fruits and harvest.
  • Jeremiah 48:34 “Instead, their awful cries of terror can be heard from Heshbon clear across to Elealeh and Jahaz; from Zoar all the way to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up now.

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).