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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #453 - אֱלִיהוּא

Transliteration

ʼĔlîyhûw

Phonetics

el-ee-hoo', el-ee-hoo'

Origin

from (H410) and (H1931)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Elihu = "He is my God"
1. the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends
2. an Ephraimite, Samuel´s great grandfather
3. a Manassite warrior chief for David
4. son of Shemaiah and Korhite gatekeeper
5. David´s brother

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

BSB (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

CSB (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

ESV (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

KJV (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

LEB (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

LSB (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

N95 (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

NAS (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

1 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 3

Job 7

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אֱלִיהוּ Job 32:4 3t.; אֱלִיהוּא Job 32:2 6t.; proper name, masculine ( He is (my) God)

a. the young friend of Job Job 32:2,4,5,6; Job 34:1; Job 35:1; Job 36:1.

b. an Ephraimite, Samuel's great-grandfather 1 Samuel 1:1 compare אֱלִיאָב 1 Chronicles 6:12, אֱלִיאֵל v. 1 Chronicles 6:19.

c. chief of Manasseh 1 Chronicles 12:20.

d. a Korahite 1 Chronicles 26:7.

e. one of the brethren of David 1 Chronicles 27:18 (compare אֱלִיאָב 1 Samuel 16:6).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אֱלִיהוּא (id.) pr. n.

(1) [Elihu], the son of Barachel the Buzite, a friend of Job, his fourth opponent in dispute, Job chaps. -3235. Sometimes written אֱלִיהוּ Job 32:4, 35:1.

(2) m. 1 Samuel 1:1.

(3) m. 1 Chronicles 12:20.

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List of Word Forms

אֱלִיה֖וּ אֱלִיה֖וּא אֱלִיה֗וּ אֱלִיה֗וּא אֱלִיה֛וּא אֱלִיה֣וּא אליהו אליהוא וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ וֶאֱלִיה֖וּא ואליהו ואליהוא ’ĕ·lî·hū ’ĕlîhū eliHu veeliHu we’ĕlîhū we·’ĕ·lî·hū