Strong H359H359Bאֵילוֹת
Eloth
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 H359B appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eloth3
- elath1
First verses
- 1 Kings 9:26And 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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 8:17Then went Solomon to Ezion–geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
- 2 Chronicles 26:2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.