Strong H475H475Nאֶלְיָשִׁיב

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 of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.10;
son of: Joiakim (H3113);
father of: Joiada (H3111H)

Meaning of the name

Eliashib = "God restores"

General definition

From H410 and H7725; God will restore;
{Eljashib} the name of six Israelites: - Eliashib.

In the biblical story

Eliashib

High priest, father of Joiada and ancestor of Jaddua

Eliashib was the high priest, father of Joiada, and ancestor of Jaddua, who served as high priest during the time of Alexander the Great.

In the Bible

Strong H475N appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • eliashib4

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 12:10
    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
  2. Nehemiah 12:22
    The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
  3. Nehemiah 12:23
    The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
  4. Nehemiah 13:28
    And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
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