Strong’s H448 · Hebrew

אֱלִיאָתָה
ʼĔlîyʼâthâh
el-ee-aw-thaw'

Definition

Eliathah, an Israelite

Etymology

or (contraction) אֱלִיָּתָה; from H410 (אֵל) and H225 (אוּת); God of (his) consent;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Eliathah

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