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H472 אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʼĔlîyshebaʻ) el-ee-sheh'-bah
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine)
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Quick Definition

Elisheba

Biblical Persons & Places

Elisheba Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A woman from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.23; only referred to as Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע); daughter of Amminadab; a sister of Nahshon; wife of Aaron; mother of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Strong's Definition

Elisheba, the wife of Aaron

Derivation: from H410 (אֵל) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); God of (the) oath;

KJV Usage: Elisheba.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Elisheba = "my God has sworn" or "God is an oath"
1) Aaron's wife

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.23; daughter of: Amminadab (H5992); sister of: Nahshon (H5177); married to Aaron (H0175); mother of: Nadab (H5070), Abihu (H0030), Eleazar (H0499) and Ithamar (H0385) § Elisheba = "my God has sworn" or "God is an oath" Aaron's wife

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֱלִישֶׁבַע ĕlý̂ysheba‛ BDB Definition: Elisheba = my God has sworn or God is an oath 1) Aarons wife Part of Speech: noun proper feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H410 and H7651 (in the sense of H7650) Total KJV Occurrences: 1

Bible Occurrences (1)

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