Lexical Definition

‎אֱלִישָׁמָע‎ ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ (el-ee-shaw-maw') Elishama ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎שָׁמַע‎; God of hearing

Elishama.

• § Elishama = "my God has heard"
• Elishama, the name of seven Israelites

1) an Ephraimite chief in the wilderness
2) a son of David
3) Jehoiakim's secretary
4) a priest who taught the law
5) a man of Judah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֱלִישָׁמָע‎ (God has heard, compare ‎יִשְׁמָעֵאל‎, & Sabean ‎אלסמע‎, ‎יסמעאל‎ Hal^{187, 193})
a. chief of Ephraim Num 1:10; Num 2:18; Num 7:48; Num 7:53; Num 10:22; 1Chr 7:26.
b. son of David 2Sam 5:16; 1Chr 3:6; 1Chr 3:8; 1Chr 14:7.
c. scribe of Jehoiakim Jer 36:12; Jer 36:20; Jer 36:21.
d. one of the royal seed 2Kgs 25:25; Jer 41:1.
e. a man of Judah 1Chr 2:41. feminine a priest 2Chr 17:8.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • A secretary during Jehoiakim's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Elishama the secretary was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah (Jer.36.12,20,21).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12;
• only referred to as Elishama אֱלִישָׁמָע.

Elishama the secretary was an official during the reign of King Jehoiakim in Judah (Jer.36.12,20,21). He is mentioned in the context of Jeremiah's prophecies being read before the officials of Judah. When Micaiah reported the words of Jeremiah's scroll to the officials in the secretary's chamber, Elishama was present (Jer.36.12). Later, when King Jehoiakim demanded to hear the words of the scroll, Jehudi brought the scroll from Elishama's chamber and read it before the king (Jer.36.20,21). Elishama's role as a secretary suggests that he was responsible for record-keeping and administrative duties in the royal court. The Bible does not provide any further details about Elishama's life or his reaction to Jeremiah's prophecies.

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