אֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍
Elitsafan
Elizaphan
A personal name meaning 'El has protected' or 'El has treasured.' Used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several individuals, most notably an Israelite leader of the clan of Qohath (Kohath) from the tribe of Levi. The name likely conveys the sense of divine guardianship or valued status by the deity El.
1 Chronicles 15:8 · Word #2
Lexicon H469
| Lemma | אֱלִיצָפָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Elitsafan |
| Strong's | H469 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El has protected' or 'El has treasured.' Used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several individuals, most notably an Israelite leader of the clan of Qohath (Kohath) from the tribe of Levi. The name likely conveys the sense of divine guardianship or valued status by the deity El. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Elizaphan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H469-02
El has protected
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun; theophoric personal name combining אֵל with a verbal element from צפן. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a theophoric compound of אֵל (El, mighty God) and צפן (to hide, store up, protect). Rendered verbally as "El has protected," it preserves the root sense of divine safeguarding inherent in the compound proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Elitsafan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: El has protected |
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