Strong G1665Ἐλισάβετ

Elizabeth

Transliteration
Elisabet
Pronunciation
el-ee-sab'-et
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H472];
Elisabet an Israelitess: - Elisabeth.

Meaning of the name

Elizabeth, "God [El] is [my] oath"

Detailed definition

Ἐλεισάβετ (T, Rec. Ἐλισ-; see WH, App., 155), ἡ indecl. (Heb. אֱלִישֶׁבַע)
Elizabeth: Luk.1:5 ff.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Elizabeth

The wife of Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist.

Elizabeth was the wife of Zechariah, a priest, and the mother of John the Baptist (Luk.1).

In the Bible

Strong G1665 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • elisabeth7
  • s1

First verses

  1. Luke 1:5
    There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
  2. Luke 1:7
    And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
  3. Luke 1:13
    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
  4. Luke 1:24
    And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
  5. Luke 1:36
    And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
  6. Luke 1:40
    And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
  7. Luke 1:41
    And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
  8. Luke 1:57
    Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
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