אֱלִידָ֖ד
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤃
Elidad
Elidad
Personal name meaning 'God has loved' or 'God is beloved.' Used as the name of an Israelite leader appointed to apportion the land west of the Jordan (Numbers 34:21). The name combines the divine element 'El' (God) with a term related to love or beloved, expressing the idea of being loved by God or chosen by God as beloved. The semantic range is limited to its use as a proper name.
Numbers 34:21 · Word #3
Lexicon H449
| Lemma | אֱלִידָד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤃 |
| Transliteration | Elidad |
| Strong's | H449 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'God has loved' or 'God is beloved.' Used as the name of an Israelite leader appointed to apportion the land west of the Jordan (Numbers 34:21). The name combines the divine element 'El' (God) with a term related to love or beloved, expressing the idea of being loved by God or chosen by God as beloved. The semantic range is limited to its use as a proper name. |
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 | Elidad |
SIBI-P1 Translation H449-01
God-has-loved
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal name) with theophoric element אֵל + element from דוד. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the theophoric element אֵל (God) with a form derived from the root דוד ('to love, be beloved'), yielding the sense 'God has loved.' The rendering preserves the verbal force inherent in the root while reflecting its function as a proper name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Elidad
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: God-has-loved |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)