Word Study · Strong's H476 · Hebrew
אֱלִישָׁמָע
Elishama
el-ee-shaw-maw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ
“Elishama, the name of seven Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Elishama, the name of seven Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Elishama.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- אֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע4
- אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע4
- אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע2
- וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע2
- אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֖ע1
- אֱלִ֨ישָׁמָ֜ע1
- אֱלִישָׁמָֽע׃1
- וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע1
- וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֧ע1
How it is rendered · 3
- Elishama12
- and Elishama4
- [was] Elishama1
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
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 13
- HC/Npm · 4
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers5 of 17 · 29%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 17 · 29%
- Jeremiah4 of 17 · 24%
- 2 Samuel1 of 17 · 6%
- 2 Kings1 of 17 · 6%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers5 occurrences
- Numbers 1:10אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;here: Elishama
- Numbers 2:18אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:here: [was] Elishama
- Numbers 7:48אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֖עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.here: Elishama
- Numbers 7:53אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עʾelishama'proper 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 Elishama son of Ammihud.here: Elishama
- Numbers 10:22אֱלִישָׁמָ֖עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.here: Elishama
2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:41אֱלִישָׁמָֽע׃ʾelishama'proper noun (a name)Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.here: Elishama
- 1 Chronicles 3:6וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֖עveelishama'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,here: and Elishama
- 1 Chronicles 3:8וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֧עveelishama'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.here: and Elishama
- 1 Chronicles 7:26אֱלִישָׁמָ֥עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,here: Elishama
- 1 Chronicles 14:7וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֥עveelishama'conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.here: and Elishama
Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 36:12אֱלִישָׁמָ֣עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.here: Elishama
- Jeremiah 36:20אֱלִישָׁמָ֣עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)So the officials went to the king in the courtyard. And having stored the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, they reported everything to the king.here: Elishama
- Jeremiah 36:21אֱלִישָׁמָ֣עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.here: Elishama
- Jeremiah 41:1אֱלִישָׁמָ֣עʾelishama'proper noun (a name)In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.here: Elishama