HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H359
אֵילַת
e.lat — Elath
§ Elath or Eloth = "grove of lofty trees" a port on the north-east arm of the Red Sea
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Elath
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6100
עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר
ets.yon ge.ver — Ezion-geber
§ Ezion-geber = "backbone of a man" the last station during the exodus of the Israelites before they came to the wilderness of Zin; located near Elath at the head of the Gulf of Akaba
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6432
פְּלֵתִי
pe.le.ti — Pelethite
Someone descended from Pelath(?), first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18 § Pelethites = "couriers" 1) a collective name for the guardsmen of David 1a) probably descendants of an unknown person, perhaps Philistine mercenaries
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6954
קְהֵלָ֫תָה
qe.he.la.tah — Kehelathah
§ Kehelathah = "assembly" a station of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20697
μελάθρα
melathra — beam
beam
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8277
μέλαθρον
melathron — a ridge
1. the ceiling of a room , or (rather) the main beam which bears the ceiling , (Odyssey by Homer); in (Odyssey by Homer) 19. 544, the end of this beam outside the house. 2. generally, a roof , (Homer) 3. a house, hall , (Pindar); mostly in plural, like Lat. tecta, [variant datesTragica Adespota derivation uncertain (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8278
μελαθρόω
melathroō — to arch over
to arch over
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Grove; trees, (Deut. 2:8), also in plural form Eloth (1 Kings 9:26, etc.); called by the Greeks and Romans Elana; a city of Idumea, on the east, i.e., the Elanitic, gulf, or the Gulf of Akabah, of the Red Sea. It is first mentioned in Deut. 2:8. It is also mentioned along with Ezion-geber in 1 Kings 9:26. It was within the limits of Solomon’s dominion, but afterwards revolted. It was, however, recovered and held for a time under king Uzziah (2 Kings 14:22). Now the ruin Aila.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.