Hebrew word · H464

אֱלִיפַז

'elifaz

Eliphaz

Appears 15 times in 14 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.4;

son of: Esau (H6215) and Adah (H5711H);

half-brother of: Reuel (H7467), Jeush (H3266), Jalam (H3281) and Korah (H7141); married to Timna (H8555);

father of: Teman (H8487), Omar (H0201), Zepho (H6825), Gatam (H1609), Kenaz (H7073), Amalek (H6002H) and Korah (H7141H)

§ Eliphaz = "my God is (fine) gold"

1) Esau's son, father of Teman

2) the Temanite friend of Job

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

Genesis · 7

  1. Genesis 36:4 אֱלִיפָ֑ז Eliphaz

    And Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, Basemath gave birth to Reuel,

  2. Genesis 36:10 אֱלִיפַ֗ז Eliphaz

    These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

  3. Genesis 36:11 אֱלִיפָ֑ז Eliphaz

    The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

  4. Genesis 36:12 לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז of Eliphaz, to Eliphaz

    Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.

  5. Genesis 36:15 אֱלִיפַז֙ Eliphaz

    These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

  6. Genesis 36:16 אֱלִיפַז֙ Eliphaz

    Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.

1 Chronicles · 2

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:35 אֱלִיפַ֛ז Eliphaz

    The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

  2. 1 Chronicles 1:36 אֱלִיפָ֑ז Eliphaz

    The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

Job · 6

  1. Job 2:11 אֱלִיפַ֤ז Eliphaz

    Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

    Here: Probably 'My God is fine gold' or 'God is victorious'; the meaning is uncertain. It is also the name of Esau's firstborn son (Gen 36:4), which puts him in an Edomite setting. He is listed first and speaks first, so he is probably the eldest.

  2. Job 4:1 אֱלִיפַ֥ז Eliphaz

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  3. Job 15:1 אֱלִיפַ֥ז Eliphaz

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  4. Job 22:1 אֱלִיפַ֥ז Eliphaz

    Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

  5. Job 42:7 אֱלִיפַ֣ז Eliphaz

    After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.

    Here: The first and probably the senior of the three friends (he spoke first in each round), so he is addressed on behalf of all three. The name may mean something like 'my God is fine gold.' The meaning is uncertain.

  6. Job 42:9 אֱלִיפַ֨ז Eliphaz

    So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.

    Here: The first and senior friend, named first here as he was in 2:11 and 42:7. God's anger was aimed at him by name ('My anger burns against you and your two friends').

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