אֲלִיפֶ֫לֶט
e.li.phe.let
Elpelet
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Elpelet: A Rare Biblical Name Elpelet appears in the Hebrew Bible only twice, making it one of the least frequently occurring proper names in scripture. Based solely on the lexicon data provided, Elpelet functions as a personal name rather than a common noun with semantic meaning. The name itself carries no independent definition beyond its function as a designation for an individual. The extreme rarity of this name—appearing just twice in the biblical corpus—limits what can be determined about its significance or usage patterns from the lexicon entry alone. Without additional context from the provided data regarding which texts contain these two occurrences or what roles the person or persons bearing this name played, analysis must remain minimal. What can be stated definitively is that Elpelet represents a proper noun in the Hebrew biblical tradition, preserved in the textual record in exactly two instances.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text