Hebrew word · H501

אֶלְעָשָׂה

'el'asah

Eleasah

"God has made": ʾēl (God) plus ʿāśāh (made, done). It is the same idea as the name Asahel (ʿăśāhʾēl), with the parts in the opposite order.

Appears 6 times in 6 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.39;

son of: Helez (H2503H);

father of: Sismai (H5581)

§ Elasah or Eleasah = "God has made"

1) a descendant of Judah, son of Helez

2) a priest of Pashur's line with a foreign wife during Ezra's time

3) Shaphan's son, Zedekiah's servant

4) a descendant of Benjamin, son of Rapha, father of Azel

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

In depth

From the study of 1 Chronicles 2:39

Range of meaning

"God has made": ʾēl (God) plus ʿāśāh (made, done). It is the same idea as the name Asahel (ʿăśāhʾēl), with the parts in the opposite order.

Against the English

The same Hebrew spelling appears in English as "Eleasah" (KJV, WEB here and in v. 40) and as "Elasah" (BSB here; KJV itself in Jer 29:3 and Ezra 10:22). The difference is only a convention of English spelling, not a different name.

Used elsewhere in the period

Elasah son of Shaphan carried Jeremiah's letter to the exiles (Jer 29:3). Another Elasah appears among the priests in Ezra 10:22. An Eleasah is also listed among Saul's descendants (1 Chr 8:37; 9:43).

Where it appears

1 Chronicles · 4

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:39 אֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ Eleasah

    Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,

    Here: The name means "God has made" (ʾēl, "God," plus ʿāśāh, "made"). It ends the verse and begins verse 40. The same Hebrew name belongs to Elasah son of Shaphan, Jeremiah's messenger (Jer 29:3), and to a priest in Ezra 10:22.

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:40 וְאֶלְעָשָׂה֙ and Eleasah

    Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,

  3. 1 Chronicles 8:37 אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה Eleasah

    Moza was the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.

  4. 1 Chronicles 9:43 אֶלְעָשָׂ֥ה Eleasah

    Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son.

Ezra · 1

  1. Ezra 10:22 וְאֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ ס and Eleasah

    From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

Jeremiah · 1

  1. Jeremiah 29:3 אֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה Eleasah

    The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:

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