Strong H425H425Lאֵלָה
(Valley of) Elah
One of the 6 senses of Strong H425
- Transliteration
- 'êlâh
- Pronunciation
- ay-law'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
The Elah Valley, where David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath.
Meaning of the name
Elah = "An oak"
General definition
The same as H424; {Elah} the name of an {Edomite} or four {Israelites} and also of a place in Palestine: - Elah.
In the biblical story
Elah Valley
Site of David's victory over Goliath
The Elah Valley, where David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath.
In the Bible
Strong H425L appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elah3
First verses
- 1 Samuel 17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 17:19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.