Word Study · Strong's H464 · Hebrew
אֱלִיפַז
Eliphaz
el-ee-faz'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔlîyphaz
“Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau
Rendered in the KJV as
Eliphaz.
- 15occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- אֱלִיפַ֥ז3
- אֱלִיפָ֑ז3
- אֱלִיפַז֙2
- אֱלִיפַ֗ז1
- אֱלִיפַ֛ז1
- אֱלִיפַ֤ז1
- אֱלִיפַ֣ז1
- אֱלִיפַ֨ז1
- לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙1
- לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז1
How it is rendered · 3
- Eliphaz13
- of Eliphaz1
- to Eliphaz1
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)13
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 13
- HR/Npm · 2
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Genesis7 occurrences
- Genesis 36:4אֱלִיפָ֑זʾelifazproper noun (a name)And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,here: Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:10אֱלִיפַ֗זʾelifazproper noun (a name)These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.here: Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:11אֱלִיפָ֑זʾelifazproper noun (a name)The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.here: Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:12לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙leelifazpreposition + proper noun (a name)Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.here: of Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:12לֶאֱלִיפַ֖זleelifazpreposition + proper noun (a name)Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.here: to Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:15אֱלִיפַז֙ʾelifazproper noun (a name)These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,here: Eliphaz
- Genesis 36:16אֱלִיפַז֙ʾelifazproper noun (a name)Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.here: Eliphaz
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
Job6 occurrences
- Job 2:11אֱלִיפַ֤זʾelifazproper noun (a name)Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.here: Eliphaz
- Job 4:1אֱלִיפַ֥זʾelifazproper noun (a name)Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:here: Eliphaz
- Job 15:1אֱלִיפַ֥זʾelifazproper noun (a name)Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:here: Eliphaz
- Job 22:1אֱלִיפַ֥זʾelifazproper noun (a name)Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:here: Eliphaz
- Job 42:7אֱלִיפַ֣זʾelifazproper noun (a name)After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.here: Eliphaz
- Job 42:9אֱלִיפַ֨זʾelifazproper noun (a name)So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.here: Eliphaz