Word Study · Strong's H425 · Hebrew
אֵלָה
Elah
ay-law'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÊlâh
“Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Elah.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- אֵלָ֖ה7
- אֵלָ֥ה1
- אֵלָ֨ה1
- אֵלָ֣ה1
- אֵלָ֗ה1
- אֵלָ֧ה1
- הָאֵלָ֑ה1
- הָֽאֵלָ֑ה1
- הָאֵלָ֗ה1
- וְאֵלָ֥ה1
How it is rendered · 3
- Elah12
- the Elah3
- and Elah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)12
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 12
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Npm · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings4 of 16 · 25%
- 2 Kings4 of 16 · 25%
- 1 Chronicles4 of 16 · 25%
- 1 Samuel3 of 16 · 19%
- Genesis1 of 16 · 6%
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 17:2הָאֵלָ֑הhaelahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSaul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines.here: the Elah
- 1 Samuel 17:19הָֽאֵלָ֑הhaelahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThey are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”here: the Elah
- 1 Samuel 21:9הָאֵלָ֗הhaelahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”here: the Elah
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 16:6אֵלָ֥הʾelahproper noun (a name)And Baasha rested with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah, and his son Elah reigned in his place.here: Elah
- 1 Kings 16:8אֵלָ֨הʾelahproper noun (a name)In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.here: Elah
- 1 Kings 16:13אֵלָ֣הʾelahproper noun (a name)This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.here: Elah
- 1 Kings 16:14אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?here: Elah
2 Kings4 occurrences
- 2 Kings 15:30אֵלָ֗הʾelahproper noun (a name)Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.here: Elah
- 2 Kings 17:1אֵלָ֧הʾelahproper noun (a name)In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.here: Elah
- 2 Kings 18:1אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.here: Elah
- 2 Kings 18:9אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.here: Elah
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:52אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,here: Elah
- 1 Chronicles 4:15אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.here: Elah
- 1 Chronicles 4:15אֵלָ֖הʾelahproper noun (a name)The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.here: Elah
- 1 Chronicles 9:8וְאֵלָ֥הveelahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;here: and Elah
Same headword in Strong's