ela · Elah

What it means

ela (אֵלָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Elah”.

The name of several men (a chief of Edom; a king of Israel) and of the valley of Elah in Judah, where David defeated Goliath. As a common word it means "oak" or "terebinth".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×1
• 1 Samuel×3
• 1 Kings×4
• 2 Kings×4
• 1 Chronicles×4

• Genesis 36:41

  the chieftain Oholibamah, the chieftain Elah, the chieftain Pinon,

• 1 Samuel 17:2

  Saul and the men of Israel gathered and camped in the valley of Elah, and drew up for war to meet the Philistines.

• 1 Samuel 17:19

  Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.”

• 1 Samuel 21:9

  The priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you struck in the Valley of Elah, look, it is wrapped in a cloak behind the ephod. If you will take it for yourself, take it, for there is no other besides it here.” David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”

• 1 Kings 16:6

  Baasha lay down with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 16:8

  In year twenty and six of Asa king of Judah, Elah son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned two years.

• 1 Kings 16:13

  because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned and with which they made Israel sin, provoking to anger YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, with their worthless idols.

• 1 Kings 16:14

  The rest of the deeds of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

• 2 Kings 15:30

  Hoshea son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death and reigned in his place, in year twenty of Jotham son of Uzziah.

• 2 Kings 17:1

  In year twelve of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king in Samaria over Israel and reigned nine years.

• 2 Kings 18:1

  And it happened in year three of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king.

• 2 Kings 18:9

  And it happened in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, that was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.

• 1 Chronicles 1:52

  the chieftain Oholibamah, the chieftain Elah, the chieftain Pinon,

• 1 Chronicles 4:15

  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

• 1 Chronicles 9:8

  and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

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