אֶלְיָשִׁיב
el.ya.shiv
Eliashib
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word אֶלְיָשִׁיב (el.ya.shiv) is a unique name, given that it only appears once in the Bible, making it a proper name. The short definition provided is simply "Eliashib", which implies that this is the primary meaning and usage of the word. As a proper name, the range of usage is very limited, confined to a specific individual in the biblical record. It is not a term that would carry broader semantic meaning or significance beyond identifying this particular person. The fact that it is a name suggests a personal or possibly familial context, but without more information, we cannot determine its exact significance or relationships to others in the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text