אֶלְיָשִׁיב
ʼElyâshîyb · el-yaw-sheeb'
Eljashib, the name of six Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: from H410 (אֵל) and H7725 (שׁוּב); God will restore;
Eljashib, the name of six Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Eliashib.
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
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works › the house, what is within
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֶלְיָשִׁיב 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
17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of eliashib7 · 41%
- eliashib3 · 18%
- and eliashib2 · 12%
- to eliashib1 · 6%
- also; eliashib1 · 6%
- then eliashib1 · 6%
- this, eliashib1 · 6%
- that eliashib1 · 6%
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.