Strong’s H425 · Hebrew

אֵלָה
ʼÊlâh
ay-law'

Definition

Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine

Etymology

the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Elah

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