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אֵלָה H425

H425 is the Hebrew word אֵלָה, transliterated ʼÊlâh and said ay-law'. The King James Version most often renders it elah.

Word: אֵלָהTransliteration: ʼÊlâhSaid: ay-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 15 verses

What it means

Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine.

Where it comes from

the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

elah 15×began elah 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Elah.

Verses using אֵלָה

All 15 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 36:41 · KJV

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

1 Samuel 17:2 · KJV

And 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 17:19 · KJV

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

1 Samuel 21:9 · KJV

And 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 16:6 · KJV

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 16:8 · KJV

In 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 16:13 · KJV

For 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.

1 Kings 16:14 · KJV

Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2 Kings 15:30 · KJV

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 17:1 · KJV

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 Kings 18:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

2 Kings 18:9 · KJV

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

1 Chronicles 1:52 · KJV

Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

1 Chronicles 4:15 · KJV

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 9:8 · KJV

And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

Common questions

What does Strong's H425 mean?

H425 is the Hebrew word אֵלָה (ʼÊlâh), meaning Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine.

How is H425 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it elah (15 times), began elah (1 time).

How many times does H425 appear in the Bible?

אֵלָה (ʼÊlâh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H425 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה.

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