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 living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.13

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

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Male • Returned from exile • One of the descendants of Adonikam who returned from Babylon.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Eliphelet was one of the descendants of Adonikam who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile (Ezr.8.13).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.13;
• only referred to as Eliphelet אֱלִיפֶלֶט.

Eliphelet is mentioned in the list of the descendants of Adonikam who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile (Ezr.8.13). He was part of the group that accompanied Ezra, the priest and scribe, on his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem. This return was part of the larger Jewish restoration to their homeland following the decree of King Cyrus of Persia. The Bible does not provide any additional details about Eliphelet's life, family, or role in the community of the returned exiles.

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