Strong H3592 sensesאֵילַת

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H359

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H359 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. ElothאֵילוֹתH359BEdomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah4 verses · 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles
2. ElathH359AEdomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah3 verses · Deuteronomy, 2 Kings

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• elath3
• eloth3

First verses

1. Deuteronomy 2:8
   And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
2. 1 Kings 9:26
   And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
3. 2 Kings 14:22
   He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
4. 2 Kings 16:6
   At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
5. 2 Chronicles 8:17
   Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
6. 2 Chronicles 26:2
   He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.