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אֱלִידָד

𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤃

Elidad

H449 noun

SILEX Entry

Root דוד to love, be beloved

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.

Semantic Range

personal name, God has loved, God is beloved

Root / Etymology

Compound of אֵל (El, 'God') and a form related to דּוֹד ('love, beloved'). Derived from the root דוד, 'to love, be beloved.' The use of אֵל as a theophoric element is common in Israelite personal names. Thus, אֱלִידָד likely means 'El is beloved,' 'El has loved,' or 'God is (my) beloved.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

אֱלִידָד occurs only in Numbers 34:21 as the name of a leader from the tribe of Benjamin assigned by Moses to assist in the apportionment of Canaan among the Israelite tribes. The construction and meaning fit the larger pattern of Hebrew personal names incorporating a divine element plus an abstract or experience (e.g., אהב, דוד for love). There is no evidence for use of this name in post-exilic or later Judean contexts. Standard English translations simply transliterate the Hebrew name; the underlying meaning ('God has loved', 'God is beloved') is not usually conveyed in translation. The name is distinct from but related to אֶלְדָּד (Eldad, H419), a similar theophoric name found elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from the same as אֶלְדָּד; God of (his) love; Elidad, an Israelite; Elidad.

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Root Family

דוד (d-w-d) — love, belovedness, affection

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1717 דַּד your two breasts
H1721 דֹּדָנִים Dodanites
H1730 דּוֹד father's-brother of
H1731 דּוּד large cooking pots
H1732 דָּוִד in David

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H449-01 אֱלִידָ֖ד elidad HNp Elidad God-has-loved 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H449-01 Numbers 34:21 אֱלִידָ֖ד elidad HNp Elidad God-has-loved
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