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אֶלְיַחְבָּא

𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤀

Eleyacheba

H455 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אֵל, חבה to be mighty (El as deity), to hide, to conceal

Definition

Personal name meaning 'El (God) will hide' or 'God has hidden.' Used as the name of a specific Israelite individual listed among King David's elite warriors. The name expresses the idea of divine concealment or protection by El (God), possibly denoting that the individual or something concerning him is 'hidden or protected by God.'

Semantic Range

El (God) will hide, God has hidden, hidden or protected by God (as a personal name); used exclusively as an individual name

Root / Etymology

Compound theophoric name from אֵל (El, the deity) and a verb root חשׁב or חבה (to hide, conceal), forming 'El will hide' or 'God has hidden.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

This name appears in 1 Chronicles 11:46 as the name of one of King David's mighty men. The structure follows the pattern of other theophoric Hebrew names that combine a divine element (El) with a verbal sentence or wish. The idea of God hiding or concealing may have connotations of divine protection in Israelite culture. The name is not found in later Judean or Hellenistic texts, and does not appear in the context of post-exilic or later Jewish identity. English tradition sometimes renders the name as 'Eliahbah,' conflating or simplifying the pronunciation for Anglophone contexts. The root for the second element is less common, but the semantic sense is clear from other ancient Near Eastern naming patterns. There is no evidence that the name referred to a priestly or geographic identity; context in Chronicles identifies the bearer solely as an elite warrior from Benjamin.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אֵל and חָבָא; God will hide; Eljachba, an Israelite; Eliahbah.

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Root Family

אל, חבה (ʾ-l; ḥ-b-h) — mighty one, God; to hide, conceal

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H455-01 אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ eleyacheba HNp Eliahba El-hides Eleyacheba 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H455-01 2 Samuel 23:32 אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ eleyacheba HNp Eliahba El-hides Eleyacheba
H455-01 1 Chronicles 11:33 אֶלְיַחְבָּ֖א eleyacheba HNp Eliahba El-hides Eleyacheba
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