Strong’s H472 · Hebrew
אֱלִישֶׁבַע
ʼĔlîyshebaʻ
el-ee-sheh'-bah
Definition
Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
Etymology
from H410 (אֵל) and H7651 (שֶׁבַע) (in the sense of H7650 (שָׁבַע)); God of (the) oath;
Where the KJV renders it
- Elisheba
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