אֶלְצָפָ֔ן
𐤀𐤋𐤑𐤐𐤍
Elitsafan
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.
Leviticus 10:4 · Word #6
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 HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Elzaphan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H469-01
El has protected
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name (theophoric compound). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a theophoric compound combining אֵל (El) with צפן (to hide, treasure, protect), expressing the idea that El has acted to safeguard or treasure the individual. Rendering it as a verbal clause preserves the root meaning rather than merely transliterating the name. |
View full lexicon entry for H469 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Elitsafan
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: El has protected |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)