Strong's H425 · Hebrew
אֵלָה
ʼÊlâh · /ay-law'/
Definition
Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
KJV: Elah.
Root / derivation: the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered אֵלָה across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis1 verse
1 Samuel3 verses
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. set: Heb. ranged the battle
1 Samuel 17:19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
1 Samuel 21:9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1 Kings4 verses
So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:8In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.
1 Kings 16:13For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
1 Kings 16:14Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings4 verses
And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
2 Kings 17:1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2 Kings 18:1Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Hezekiah: he is called Ezekias
2 Kings 18:9And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which 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 Chronicles3 verses
Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
1 Chronicles 4:15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. even Kenaz: or, Uknaz
1 Chronicles 9:8And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H425 (ʼÊlâh) mean?
Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
How many times does H425 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H425 (אֵלָה) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Elah.”
How is ʼÊlâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H425 is rendered as “Elah” (16×).
Where does the Hebrew word אֵלָה come from?
the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה;