HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H470
אֱלִיקָא
e.li.qa — Elika
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.25 § Elika = "my God rejects" one of David's mighty warriors
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Elika
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2733
חֲרֹדִי
cha.ro.di — Harodite
Group of en cha.rod (עֵין חֲרֹד "Harod" H5878) § Harodite , of Harod "trembling" a resident or descendant of Harod otherwise unknown; two of David's 37 guards, Shammah and Elika, called Harodites
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God is his rejector, one of David’s thirty-seven distinguished heros (2 Sam. 23:25).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.