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אֱלִיעֵינַי

𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉

Elieynay

H462 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אל-עין God, eye, to see, to watch

Definition

Personal name, Elieinai, meaning 'my God (is) my eyes' or possibly 'God sees me.' Functions as the name of several individuals in genealogical records, typically indicating a relationship to the Israelite deity (El).

Semantic Range

proper name of Israelite men; invokes divine sight or protection; part of genealogies; contracted form of longer theophoric names

Root / Etymology

From the root אל ('el, meaning 'God') + י ('my') + עין ('eye') + the pronominal ending י (my/me). The name is a compound nominative phrase: 'my God (is) my eyes' or 'God sees me.' It is likely a contracted or altered form of a longer theophoric name, perhaps originally similar to אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי ('Elyhoenai').

Historical & Contextual Notes

Used as a personal name in biblical genealogies, primarily within Chronicles (e.g., 1 Chr 3:23-24; 7:8; 4:36; Ezra 8:4). Names formed with 'El' (God) and body parts (such as 'eye') are common in Hebrew as expressions of divine oversight or protection. English translations traditionally transliterate the name ('Elienai'). No evidence links the individuals named Elienai in the Hebrew Bible with later Judean or post-exilic religious identities; the name's usage is firmly in the monarchic and post-exilic genealogical context. The meaning is related to visibility or watchfulness attributed to God, but standard translations do not reflect the meaning component—rendering simply as a personal name. Distinguish from more common theophoric names like Eliyahu (Elijah, 'my God is YHWH') or Eliezer ('God is help').

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably contracted for אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי; Elienai, an Israelite; Elienai.

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Root Family

אל-עין (ʾ-l-ʿ-y-n) — God, eye, sight, seeing, watching

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H462-01 וֶ/אֱלִיעֵנַ֥י veelienay HC/Np and Elienai And My-God-is-my-eyes 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H462-01 1 Chronicles 8:20 וֶ/אֱלִיעֵנַ֥י veelienay HC/Np and Elienai And My-God-is-my-eyes
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