elishama · Elishama

What it means

elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Elishama”.

Chief of the tribe of Ephraim; other men bear the same name. It means "God hears."

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

• Numbers×5
• 2 Samuel×1
• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×5
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Jeremiah×4

• Numbers 1:10

  from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

• Numbers 2:18

  The banner of the camp of Ephraim by their armies shall be on the west side; and the chief of the sons of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud,

• Numbers 7:48

  On the seventh day, the chief of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud:

• Numbers 7:53

  and for the sacrifice of peace, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

• Numbers 10:22

  And the banner of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set out by their armies, and over its army was Elishama son of Ammihud.

• 2 Samuel 5:16

  Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

• 2 Kings 25:25

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, of the royal offspring, came, and ten men with him, and they struck Gedaliah, and he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.

• 1 Chronicles 2:41

  And Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.

• 1 Chronicles 3:6

  and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

• 1 Chronicles 3:8

  Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

• 1 Chronicles 7:26

  Ladan, his son; Ammihud, his son; Elishama, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 14:7

  and Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

• 2 Chronicles 17:8

  and with them the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Joram, the priests.

• Jeremiah 36:12

  and he went down to the house of the king, into the chamber of the scribe; and look, there all the princes were sitting: Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan son of Achbor, and Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the princes.

• Jeremiah 36:20

  And they went in to the king to the court, but the scroll they had deposited in the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and they told in the ears of the king all the words.

• Jeremiah 36:21

  And the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he got it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe; and Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the princes who were standing beside the king.

• Jeremiah 41:1

  And it happened in the seventh month that Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama came, of the royal offspring, and the great men of the king, and ten men with him, to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah; and they ate bread together there at Mizpah.