(Valley of) Elah
אֵלָהStrong’s H0425elah (e-lah)
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elah is the Hebrew word usually translated “elah”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.41
- A king living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.6
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30
- A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.15
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8
- Elah = "An oak"
How it's translated
- elah 15
- and elah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 4
- 2 Kings 4
- 1 Samuel 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 17:2And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 17:19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
- 1 Kings 16:6So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kings 16:8In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
- 1 Kings 16:13For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
Hebrew dictionary
אֵלָה elah · Elah
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.41 § Elah = "An oak" an Edomite chief
אֵלָה elah · Elah
A king living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.6; son of: Baasha (H1201) § Elah = "An oak" a king of Israel for two years, son of Baasha
אֵלָה elah · Elah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.30; father of: Hoshea (H1954) § Elah = "An oak" the father of king Hoshea of Israel
אֵלָה elah · Elah
A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.15; son of: Caleb (H3612); brother of: Achsah (H5915), Iru (H5900) and Naam (H5277); father of: Kenaz (H7073J) § Elah = "An oak"
אֵלָה elah · Elah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8; son of: Uzzi (H5813J) § Elah = "An oak"
אֵלָה elah · (Valley of) Elah
Elah = "An oak" Combined with " Valley" (e.meq עֵ֫מֶק H6010I)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.