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אֵילוֹת H359

H359 is the Hebrew word אֵילוֹת, transliterated ʼÊylôwth and said ay-loth'. The King James Version most often renders it elath.

Word: אֵילוֹתTransliteration: ʼÊylôwthSaid: ay-loth'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea.

Where it comes from

or אֵילַת ; from H352 (אַיִל); trees or a grove (i.e. palms).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

elath 5×eloth 2×beside eloth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Elath, Eloth.

Verses using אֵילוֹת

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Deuteronomy 2:8 · KJV

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

1 Kings 9:26 · KJV

And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

2 Kings 14:22 · KJV

He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

2 Kings 16:6 · KJV

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

2 Chronicles 8:17 · KJV

Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

2 Chronicles 26:2 · KJV

He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

Common questions

What does Strong's H359 mean?

H359 is the Hebrew word אֵילוֹת (ʼÊylôwth), meaning Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea.

How is H359 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it elath (5 times), eloth (2 times), beside eloth (1 time).

How many times does H359 appear in the Bible?

אֵילוֹת (ʼÊylôwth) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H359 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or אֵילַת ; from H352 (אַיִל); trees or a grove (i.e. palms).

Nearby entries

H356 · אֵילוֹן — Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and…H357 · אַיָּלוֹן — Ajalon, the name of five places in Palestine H358 · אֵילוֹן בֵּית חָנָן — Elon of Beth-chanan, a place in Palestine H360 · אֱיָלוּת — power; by implication, protection H361 · אֵילָם — a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale…H362 · אֵילִם — Elim, a place in the Desert

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