Word Study · Strong's H446 · Hebrew
אֱלִיאָב
Eliab
el-ee-awb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔlîyʼâb
“Eliab, the name of six Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Eliab, the name of six Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Eliab.
- 21occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 21 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- אֱלִיאָ֖ב7
- אֱלִיאָ֑ב3
- אֱלִיאָ֛ב1
- אֱלִיאָ֔ב1
- אֱלִיאָב֮1
- אֱלִיאָ֣ב1
- אֱלִיאָב֙1
- אֱלִיאָ֨ב1
- אֱלִיאָ֥ב1
- אֱלִיאָ֡ב1
- אֱלִיאָֽב׃1
- וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔ב1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 3
- Eliab17
- [was] Eliab2
- and Eliab2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)19
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 19
- HC/Npm · 2
All 21, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers9 of 21 · 43%
- 1 Chronicles6 of 21 · 29%
- 1 Samuel4 of 21 · 19%
- Deuteronomy1 of 21 · 5%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 21 · 5%
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Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 1:9אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;here: Eliab
- Numbers 2:7אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,here: [was] Eliab
- Numbers 7:24אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.here: Eliab
- Numbers 7:29אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.here: Eliab
- Numbers 10:16אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.here: Eliab
- Numbers 16:1אֱלִיאָ֛בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conductedhere: Eliab
- Numbers 16:12אֱלִיאָ֑בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!here: Eliab
- Numbers 26:8אֱלִיאָֽב׃ʾeliavproper noun (a name)Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,here: Eliab
- Numbers 26:9אֱלִיאָ֔בʾeliavproper noun (a name)and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who fought against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.here: Eliab
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 16:6אֱלִיאָ֑בʾeliavproper noun (a name)When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”here: Eliab
- 1 Samuel 17:13אֱלִיאָ֣בʾeliavproper noun (a name)The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.here: [was] Eliab
- 1 Samuel 17:28אֱלִיאָב֙ʾeliavproper noun (a name)Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”here: Eliab
- 1 Samuel 17:28אֱלִיאָ֨בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”here: Eliab
1 Chronicles6 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:13אֱלִיאָ֑בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,here: Eliab
- 1 Chronicles 6:27אֱלִיאָ֥בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.here: Eliab
- 1 Chronicles 12:9אֱלִיאָ֖בʾeliavproper noun (a name)Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,here: Eliab
- 1 Chronicles 15:18אֱלִיאָ֡בʾeliavproper noun (a name)and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.here: Eliab
- 1 Chronicles 15:20וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔בveeliavconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.here: and Eliab
- 1 Chronicles 16:5וֶאֱלִיאָ֡בveeliavconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbalshere: and Eliab