Lexical Definition
אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay (el-ye-ho-ay-nah'ee) Eliehoenai N:N-M-P
or (shortened) אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי ʼElyôwʻêynay (el-yo-ay-nah'ee); from אֵל and יְהֹוָה and עַיִן; towards Jehovah (are) my eyes
Elihoenai, Elionai.
- § Elioenai or Elihoenai = "unto Jehovah are my eyes"
- Eljehoenai or Eljoenai, the name of seven Israelites
1) a Korahite temple doorkeeper, son of Meshelemiah
2) two men with foreign wife during the exile; one a priest
3) a son of Neariah
4) a Simeonite
5) a Benjamite, son of Becher
See Greek: Ἐσλί
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| אֶלְיְהֽוֹעֵינַ֖י | Eliehoenai | Ezra.8.4 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶלְיְהוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (unto ׳י are mine eyes)
1. a Korahite 1Chr 26:3.
2. a returning exile Ezra 8:4.
אֶלְיוֺעֵינַי proper name, masculine (id.)
1. a descendant of David 1Chr 3:23; 1Chr 3:24.
2. a Simeonite אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי 1Chr 4:36.
3. a Benjamite (id.) 1Chr 7:8.
4. priests in time of Ezra
(a) Ezra 10:22
(b) Ezra 10:27 (אֶלְיוֺעֵנַי);
(c) Neh 12:41.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 3:23 · 3:24 · 4:36 · 7:8 · 26:3 |
| Ezra | 8:4 · 10:22 · 10:27 |
| Nehemiah | 12:41 |