אֱלִיצָפָן
ʼĔlîytsâphân · el-ee-tsaw-fawn'
Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אֶלְצָפָן; from H410 (אֵל) and H6845 (צָפַן); God of treasure;
Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Elizaphan, Elzaphan.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works › to pursue the straight path › to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works that works to pursue the straight path that works to speak, the word of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֱלִיצָפָן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and elzaphan2 · 33%
- of elizaphan2 · 33%
- shall be elizaphan1 · 17%
- elizaphan1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.