Lexical Definition

‎אֱלִיעָם‎ ʼĔlîyʻâm (el-ee-awm') Eliam ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎עַם‎; God of (the) people

Eliam.

• § Eliam = "God of the people" or "God is kinsman"
• Eliam, an Israelite

1) Bathsheba's father
2) a Gilonite warrior of David

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.11.3
• father of: Bathsheba (בַּת־שֶׁבַע); also called Ammiel at 1Ch.3.5
• Also named: am.mi.el (‎ע‎ַ‎מ‎ִּ‎יא‎ֵ‎ל‎ "Ammiel" עַמִּיאֵל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֱלִיעָם‎ proper name, masculine (God is kinsman; < = El is kinsman (see Gray^{Ency. Bib. AMMI, NAMES WITH} Nö^{ib. NAMES, § 46}) Phoenician ‎אלעם‎)
a. father of Bathsheba 2Sam 11:3 compare ‎עַמִּיאֵל‎ 1Chr 3:5.
b. one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:34 (according to some = a).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Bathsheba • Father of Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Eliam, also known as Ammiel, was the father of Bathsheba, who later became King David's wife.

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.11.3;
• referred to as Eliam אֱלִיעָם, or Ammiel עַמִּיאֵל;
• father of Bathsheba בַּת־שֶׁבַע.

Eliam, also referred to as Ammiel, is mentioned in 2 Samuel 11:3 and 1 Chronicles 3:5 as the father of Bathsheba. Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's mighty men. David committed adultery with Bathsheba, and after discovering that she was pregnant, he arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle. David then married Bathsheba, and their first child died as a consequence of David's sin. Later, Bathsheba gave birth to Solomon, who would succeed David as king. The name Eliam means "God of the people," while Ammiel means "my kinsman is God." The reason for the variation in Eliam's name is not explicitly stated in the biblical text.

All entries for Eliam or Ammiel: אֱלִיעָם ☩ עַמִּיאֵל

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