elot · Elath

What it means

elot (אֵילוֹת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Elath”.

A port on the Sea of Reeds next to Ezion-geber. The name means "trees."

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.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Elath ×5
• Eloth ×3

Where it appears

• Deuteronomy×1
• 1 Kings×1
• 2 Kings×4
• 2 Chronicles×2

• Deuteronomy 2:8

  So we passed by, away from our brothers, the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah, from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

• 1 Kings 9:26

  And King Solomon made ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth, on the shore of the Sea of Reeds, in the land of Edom.

• 2 Kings 14:22

  He built Elath and brought it back to Judah, after the king lay down with his fathers.

• 2 Kings 16:6

  At that time Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram and drove out the Jews from Elath; and the Edomites came to Elath and have lived there to this day.

• 2 Chronicles 8:17

  Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth, on the shore of the sea in the land of Edom.

• 2 Chronicles 26:2

  He built Eloth and brought it back to Judah, after the king lay down with his fathers.

And 2 more times.