Word Study · Strong's H453 · Hebrew
אֱלִיהוּ
Elihu
el-ee-hoo'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔlîyhûw
“Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Elihu.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- אֱלִיה֗וּא3
- אֱלִיה֖וּ2
- אֱלִיה֗וּ1
- אֱלִיה֛וּא1
- אֱלִיה֣וּא1
- אֱלִיה֖וּא1
- וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ1
- וֶאֱלִיה֖וּא1
How it is rendered · 2
- Elihu9
- and Elihu2
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)9
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 9
- HC/Npm · 2
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 12:20וֶאֱלִיה֖וּאveelihu'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.here: and Elihu
- 1 Chronicles 26:7אֱלִיה֖וּʾelihuproper noun (a name)Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.here: Elihu
- 1 Chronicles 27:18אֱלִיה֖וּʾelihuproper noun (a name)over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;here: Elihu
Job7 occurrences
- Job 32:2אֱלִיה֣וּאʾelihu'proper noun (a name)This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,here: Elihu
- Job 32:4וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּveelihuconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.here: and Elihu
- Job 32:5אֱלִיה֗וּאʾelihu'proper noun (a name)But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.here: Elihu
- Job 32:6אֱלִיה֖וּאʾelihu'proper noun (a name)So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.here: Elihu
- Job 34:1אֱלִיה֗וּאʾelihu'proper noun (a name)Then Elihu continued:here: Elihu
- Job 35:1אֱלִיה֗וּʾelihuproper noun (a name)And Elihu went on to say:here: Elihu
- Job 36:1אֱלִיה֗וּאʾelihu'proper noun (a name)And Elihu continued:here: Elihu