What does אֵילוֹת mean in the Bible?
אֵילוֹת is a Hebrew word meaning "Eloth or Elath , a place on the Red Sea".
Hebrew · H359
אֵילוֹת
Eloth or Elath , a place on the Red Sea
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אֵילוֹת H359
What does אֵילוֹת mean in the Bible?
אֵילוֹת is a Hebrew word meaning "Eloth or Elath , a place on the Red Sea".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H359?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Eloth (3), Elath (2), - (1), into Elath (1), which comes up from Elath (1).
Where does אֵילוֹת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (2), 1 Kings (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Eloth 3× 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 2 Chronicles 26:2
Elath 2× 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6
- 1× 2 Kings 16:6
into Elath 1× 2 Kings 16:6
which comes up from Elath 1× Deuteronomy 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 2:8 מֵאֵילַ֖ת to which comes up from Elath Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Kings 9:26 אֵל֛וֹת to Eloth Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 14:22 אֵילַ֔ת to Elath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 16:6 אֵילַת֙ to Elath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 16:6 מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת to - Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Kings 16:6 אֵילַ֔ת to into Elath Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 8:17 אֵיל֛וֹת to Eloth Noun - proper - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 26:2 אֵיל֔וֹת to Eloth Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 2:8
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 4 2 Chronicles 2
Source forms
אֵילַ֔ת 2x ’ê·laṯ 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6
אֵיל֛וֹת 1x ’ê·lō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 8:17
אֵיל֔וֹת 1x ’ê·lō·wṯ 2 Chronicles 26:2
אֵילַת֙ 1x ’ê·laṯ 2 Kings 16:6
אֵל֛וֹת 1x ’ê·lō·wṯ 1 Kings 9:26
מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת 1x mê·’ê·lō·wṯ 2 Kings 16:6
מֵאֵילַ֖ת 1x mê·’ê·laṯ Deuteronomy 2:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6, 2 Chronicles 8:17
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Deuteronomy 2:8, 2 Kings 16:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Eloth or Elath , a place on the Red Sea
Source Gloss
Eloth or Elath , a place on the Red Sea
Extended definition
Elath, Eloth.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain