Lexical Definition
אֱלִישָׁה ʼĔlîyshâh (el-ee-shaw') Elishah N:N-M-P
probably of foreign derivation
Elishah.
- § Elishah = "God of the coming (one)"
- Elishah, a son of Javan
1) descendant of Noah, son of Javan; perhaps ancestor of the Aeolians
Extended Information
- A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4
- son of: Javan (יָוָן)
- brother of: Tarshish (תַּרְשִׁישׁ), Kittim (כִּתִּי) and Dodanim (דֹּדָנִים)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲלִישָׁה proper name, of a location as son of Javan Gen 10:4; 1Chr 1:7 ׳אִיֵּי א Ezek 27:7 (Aeolis Josephus Jerome Kn; H. DerenbourgMélanges Graux, 235 f (English translation Hebraica. Oct. 1887, 7); Hellas ᵑ7Jon etc., LenOrig. ii. 2. 34 f; Italy, with Sicily, compare מְדִינַת אִיטַלְיָא ᵑ7 Ezek, Di Gen 10:4 Carthage = Elissa, StaDe Populo Javan, 8 f; EMeyGeschichte i. § 282; decision difficult; last view very attractive).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:4 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:7 |
| Ezekiel | 27:7 |
Profile
Male • Son of Javan • A son of Javan, who is grandson of Noah.
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
Elishah was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah (Gen.10.4; 1Ch.1.7).
- A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.4;
- only referred to as Elishah אֱלִישָׁה;
- son of Javan יָוָן;
- a brother of Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ, Kittim כִּתִּי and Dodanim דֹּדָנִים.
Elishah is mentioned in the genealogy of the nations descended from Noah (Gen.10.4; 1Ch.1.7). He was a son of Javan, who was a son of Japheth, one of Noah's three sons. Elishah and his brothers, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim (or Rodanim), are associated with the coastal regions and islands of the Mediterranean Sea (Gen.10.5). The descendants of Javan are believed to have settled in various parts of Greece and the Aegean Sea. The name Elishah may be associated with Alashiya, an ancient name for Cyprus, or with the region of Elis in Greece. However, the exact location and extent of the territory associated with Elishah are not specified in the Bible.
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