Lexical Definition

‎אֱלִיפֶלֶט‎ ʼĔlîypheleṭ (el-ee-feh'-let) Eliphelet ^N:N-M-P
or (shortened) אֱלְפֶּלֶט ʼĔlpeleṭ (el-peh'-let); from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎פַּלֵּט‎; God of deliverance

Eliphalet, Eliphelet, Elpalet.

• § Elpalet or Eliphalet or Eliphelet = "God is deliverance"
• Eliphelet or Elpelet, the name of six Israelites

1) David's youngest son
2) one of David's mighty warriors
3) a Benjamite descendant of Jonathan
4) a leader of the clan of Adonikam
5) one of the line of Hashum

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.6
• son of: David (דָּוִד)
• brother of: Amnon (אַמְנוֹן), Chileab (כִּלְאָב), Absalom (אֲבִישָׁלוֹם), Adonijah (אֲדֹנִיָּה), Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה), Ithream (יִתְרְעָם), Shammua (שַׁמּוּעַ), Shobab (שׁוֹבָב), Nathan (נָתָן), Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה), Ibhar (יִבְחַר), Elishua (אֱלִישׁוּעַ), Nepheg (נֶפֶג), Japhia (יָפִיעַ), Elishama (אֱלִישָׁמָע), Eliada (אֶלְיָדָע), Eliphelet (אֱלִיפֶלֶט), Tamar (תָּמָר), Nogah (נֹגַהּ) and Jerimoth (יְרִימוֹת); also called Eliphelet at 1Ch.3.6

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֱלִיפֶ֫לֶט‎ (‎פָֿ֑לֶט‎ 2Sam 5:16 +) proper name, masculine (God is deliverance, compare ‎פַּלְטִיאֵל‎)
a. son of David 2Sam 5:16; 1Chr 3:6; 1Chr 3:8; 1Chr 14:7 = ‎אֶלְפָּ֑לֶט‎ 1Chr 14:5.
b. one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:34 (compare also ‎אֱלִיפָל‎ 1Chr 11:35).
c. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:39.
d. one of the line of Adonikam Ezra 8:13.
e. of the line of Hashum Ezra 10:33.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • David's son • A son of David born in Jerusalem.

David's son living at the time of United Monarchy

Elpelet, also known as Eliphelet, was a son of David born in Jerusalem (1Ch.14.5; 3.6).

• David's son from the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.6;
• referred to as Elpelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט, or Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט;
• son of David דָּוִד;
• a brother of Amnon אַמְנוֹן, Chileab כִּלְאָב, Absalom אֲבִישָׁלוֹם, Adonijah אֲדֹנִיָּה, Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָה, Ithream יִתְרְעָם, Shammua שַׁמּוּעַ, Shobab שׁוֹבָב, Nathan נָתָן, Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה, Ibhar יִבְחַר, Elishua אֱלִישׁוּעַ, Nepheg נֶפֶג, Japhia יָפִיעַ, Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע, Eliada אֶלְיָדָע, Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט, Tamar תָּמָר, Nogah נֹגַהּ and Jerimoth יְרִימוֹת.

Elpelet, also referred to as Eliphelet, is mentioned in the genealogies of King David's children born in Jerusalem (1Ch.14.5; 3.6). He was one of the sons born to David after he had established himself as king over Israel and had conquered Jerusalem. The name Elpelet appears in the list of David's sons in 1 Chronicles 14, while the name Eliphelet is used in the genealogy of David's descendants in 1 Chronicles 3. This suggests that the two names refer to the same individual.

All entries for Elpelet or Eliphelet: אֱלִיפֶלֶט

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• David (father)
• Jerusalem_wives (mother)
• Amnon (sibling)
• Chileab (sibling)
• Absalom (sibling)
• Adonijah (sibling)
• Shephatiah (sibling)
• Ithream (sibling)
• Shammua (sibling)
• Shobab (sibling)
• Nathan (sibling)
• Solomon (sibling)
• Ibhar (sibling)
• Elishua (sibling)
• Nepheg (sibling)
• Japhia (sibling)
• Elishama (sibling)
• Eliada (sibling)
• Eliphelet (sibling)
• Tamar (sibling)
• Nogah (sibling)
• Jerimoth (sibling)