אֵלָה

Strong’s Definition

Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H424 (אֵלָה)lemma אִלָה first vowel, corrected to אֵלָה;

KJV Usage

Elah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.an edomite chief
• 2.a king of israel for two years, son of baasha
• 3.the father of king hoshea of israel
• 4.a son of caleb
• 5.son of uzzi

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼÊlâh; Pronunciation: ay-law'