What does אֶלְיָקִים (ʾelĕyāqiym) mean in the Bible?
אֶלְיָקִים (ʾelĕyāqiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "Eljakim , the name of four Israelites".
Hebrew · H471
אֶלְיָקִים
Eljakim , the name of four Israelites
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אֶלְיָקִיםH471
Pronunciationʾelĕyāqiym
What does אֶלְיָקִים (ʾelĕyāqiym) mean in the Bible?
אֶלְיָקִים (ʾelĕyāqiym) is a Hebrew word meaning "Eljakim , the name of four Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H471?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Eliakim (6), Then Eliakim (3), {made} Eliakim (1), And Eliakim (1), made Eliakim (1).
Where does אֶלְיָקִים (ʾelĕyāqiym) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (5), Isaiah (5), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (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 ItEliakim6×2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2, Nehemiah 12:41, Isaiah 22:20
Then Eliakim3×2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11
{made} Eliakim1×2 Chronicles 36:4
And Eliakim1×2 Kings 18:18
made Eliakim1×2 Kings 23:34
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 18:18אֶלְיָקִ֥יםtoAnd EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 18:26אֶלְיָקִ֣יםtoThen EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 18:37אֶלְיָקִ֣יםtoEliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 19:2אֶלְיָקִ֨יםtoEliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 23:34אֶלְיָקִ֣יםtomade EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular2 Chronicles 36:4אֶלְיָקִ֣יםto{made} EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singularNehemiah 12:41אֶלְיָקִ֡יםtoEliakimNoun - proper - masculine singularIsaiah 22:20לְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםtoEliakimPreposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularIsaiah 36:3אֶלְיָקִ֥יםtoThen EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singularIsaiah 36:11אֶלְיָקִים֩toThen EliakimNoun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 18:18
Aligned rows12
Books represented4
2 Kings52 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Isaiah5
Source forms
אֶלְיָקִ֣ים5x’el·yā·qîm2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 23:34, 2 Chronicles 36:4
אֶלְיָקִ֥ים2x’el·yā·qîm2 Kings 18:18, Isaiah 36:3
אֶלְיָקִ֨ים2x’el·yā·qîm2 Kings 19:2, Isaiah 37:2
אֶלְיָקִ֡ים1x’el·yā·qîmNehemiah 12:41
אֶלְיָקִים֩1x’el·yā·qîmIsaiah 36:11
לְאֶלְיָקִ֖ים1xlə·’el·yā·qîmIsaiah 22:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular11x2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular1xIsaiah 22:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Eljakim , the name of four Israelites
Source Gloss
Eljakim , the name of four Israelites
Extended definition
Eliakim.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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