HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H512
אֶלְקֹשִׁי
el.qo.shi — Elkoshite
§ Elkoshite = "God the ensnarer" a native and/or descendant of Elkosh (location unknown)
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Elkosh
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5151
נַחוּם
na.chum — Nahum
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Nam.1.1 § Nahum = "comfort" the Elkoshite, prophet who predicted the fall and destruction of Nineveh; writer of the book by his name; personal history and situation unknown
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God my bow, the birth-place of Nahum the prophet (Nah. 1:1). It was probably situated in Galilee, but nothing definite is known of it.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.