וֶ/אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע
𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏
Elishama
Elishama
A personal name meaning 'El/God has heard' or 'My God has heard.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, primarily Israelite men. The name combines the divine element 'El' (God) with a form of the verb 'to hear.' The sense reflects either the declarative statement of divine attentiveness or a commemoration of answered petition.
1 Chronicles 3:6 · Word #2
Lexicon H476
| Lemma | אֱלִישָׁמָע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Elishama |
| Strong's | H476 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El/God has heard' or 'My God has heard.' Used as the name of several individuals in the Hebrew Bible, primarily Israelite men. The name combines the divine element 'El' (God) with a form of the verb 'to hear.' The sense reflects either the declarative statement of divine attentiveness or a commemoration of answered petition. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Elishama |
SIBI-P1 Translation H476-02
and My-God-has-heard
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + masculine singular proper noun; compound theophoric personal name formed from אֵל and שׁמע. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אֵל (God) with a form of שׁמע (to hear), likely reflecting a perfect form with first-person sense, yielding "My God has heard." The prefixed conjunction וֶ is preserved as "and," and the rendering maintains the verbal force embedded in the name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Elishama
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: My God has heard |
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