Hebrew word · H453

אֱלִיהוּ

'elihu

Elihu

Appears 11 times in 11 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.32.2;

son of: Barachel (H1292)

§ Elihu = "He is my God"

1) the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends

2) an Ephraimite, Samuel's great grandfather

3) a Manassite warrior chief for David

4) son of Shemaiah and Korhite gatekeeper

5) David's brother

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

1 Samuel · 1

  1. 1 Samuel 1:1 אֱלִיה֛וּא Elihu

    Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

    Here: Elkanah's grandfather. The name means 'He is my God'. It is spelled the same way as the name of Job's young speaker.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 12:20 וֶאֱלִיה֖וּא and Elihu

    When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.

  2. 1 Chronicles 26:7 אֱלִיה֖וּ Elihu

    Shemaiah’s sons were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers were Elihu and Semachiah, also capable men.

    Here: 'He is my God.' A common name, shared with Job's young speaker and others. Here it is one of the two capable kinsmen.

  3. 1 Chronicles 27:18 אֱלִיה֖וּ Elihu

    over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;

Job · 7

  1. Job 32:2 אֱלִיה֣וּא Elihu

    This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,

  2. Job 32:4 וֶֽאֱלִיה֗וּ and Elihu

    Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

  3. Job 32:5 אֱלִיה֗וּא Elihu

    But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.

  4. Job 32:6 אֱלִיה֖וּא Elihu

    So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

  5. Job 34:1 אֱלִיה֗וּא Elihu

    Then Elihu continued:

  6. Job 35:1 אֱלִיה֗וּ Elihu

    And Elihu went on to say:

  7. Job 36:1 אֱלִיה֗וּא Elihu

    And Elihu continued:

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