Strong H359H359Aאֵילַת
Elath
One of the 2 senses of Strong H359
- Transliteration
- 'êylôth 'êylath
- Pronunciation
- {ay-loth'} ay-lath'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Elath, an Edomite port on the Red Sea, was fortified by Judah during the reigns of Solomon and Uzziah.
Meaning of the name
Elath or Eloth = "grove of lofty trees"
General definition
From H352; trees or a grove (that {is} palms);
Eloth or {Elath} a place on the Red Sea: - {Elath} Eloth.
Eloth or {Elath} a place on the Red Sea: - {Elath} Eloth.
In the biblical story
Elath
Edomite port on the Red Sea; fortified by Judah
Elath, an Edomite port on the Red Sea, was fortified by Judah during the reigns of Solomon and Uzziah.
In the Bible
Strong H359A appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elath3
First verses
- Deuteronomy 2:8And 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 Kings 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
- 2 Kings 16:6At 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.