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Strong H4732 sensesאֱלִישָׁה

Elishah

Transliteration
'ĕlîyshâh
Pronunciation
el-ee-shaw'

Meaning of the name

Elishah = "God of the coming (one)"

The 2 senses of Strong H473

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H473 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A son of Javan, who is grandson of Noah.H473G2 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles
  2. Island in the Mediterranean Sea; early Christian communityH473H1 verse · Ezekiel

General definition

Probably of foreign derivation;
{Elishah} a son of Javan: - Elishah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • elishah3

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:4
    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:7
    And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  3. Ezekiel 27:7
    Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.