Strong H475H475Mאֶלְיָשִׁיב
Eliashib
One of the 9 senses of Strong H475
- Transliteration
- 'elyâshîyb
- Pronunciation
- el-yaw-sheeb'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.3.1
Meaning of the name
Eliashib = "God restores"
General definition
In the biblical story
Eliashib
High priest during Nehemiah's time, involved in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall
Eliashib, the high priest during Nehemiah's time, participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.
In the Bible
Strong H475M appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eliashib3
First verses
- Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
- Nehemiah 3:20After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- Nehemiah 3:21After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.