Strong H474אֱלִישׁוּעַ

Elishua

Transliteration
'ĕlîyshûa‛
Pronunciation
el-ee-shoo'-ah
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H410 and H7769; God of supplication (or of riches);
{Elishua} a son of King David: - Elishua.

Meaning of the name

Elishua = "my God is wealth" or "God is salvation"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.15;
son of: David (H1732);
brother of: Amnon (H550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H53), Adonijah (H138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H476H), Eliada (H450), Eliphelet (H467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); also called Elishama at 1Ch.3.6;
Also named: e.li.sha.ma (אֱלִישָׁמָע "Elishama" H476M)

In the biblical story

Elishua

A son of David born in Jerusalem.

Elishua, also known as Elishama, was a son of David born to him in Jerusalem (2Sa.5.15; 1Ch.14.5; 3.6).

In the Bible

Strong H474 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • elishua2

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 5:15
    Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
  2. 1 Chronicles 14:5
    And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
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