וְ/אֶלְצָפָ֖ן
𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤑𐤐𐤍
Elitsafan
and Elzaphan
A personal name meaning 'El has protected' or 'El has treasured.' Used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several individuals, most notably an Israelite leader of the clan of Qohath (Kohath) from the tribe of Levi. The name likely conveys the sense of divine guardianship or valued status by the deity El.
Exodus 6:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H469
| Lemma | אֱלִיצָפָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Elitsafan |
| Strong's | H469 |
| Definition | A personal name meaning 'El has protected' or 'El has treasured.' Used in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several individuals, most notably an Israelite leader of the clan of Qohath (Kohath) from the tribe of Levi. The name likely conveys the sense of divine guardianship or valued status by the deity El. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Elzaphan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H469-03
and El-has-protected
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + proper masculine singular personal name (theophoric compound). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a theophoric compound of אֵל (El) and צפן (to hide, treasure, protect), conveying the sense that El has protected or safeguarded. The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," and the proper name is rendered transparently to reflect its root meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Elitsafan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: El has protected |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)