496. Elad
Strong's Lexicon
Elad: Elad

Original Word: אֶלְעָד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: El`ad
Pronunciation: eh-lahd'
Phonetic Spelling: (el-awd')
Definition: Elad
Meaning: Elad

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אֵל (El, meaning "God") and עַד (ad, meaning "eternity" or "forever")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Elad in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Elad can be understood to mean "God is eternal" or "God of eternity." It is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often given to reflect attributes of God or to convey a message about the individual's life or destiny. The name Elad, incorporating the divine name "El," signifies a connection to God and an acknowledgment of His eternal nature. Names like Elad would have been significant in a culture that placed great importance on the meaning and power of names.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from el and ud
Definition
"God has testified," an Ephraimite
NASB Translation
Elead (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶלְעָד proper name, masculine (God has testified) an Ephraimite 1 Chronicles 7:21.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Elead

From 'el and uwd; God has testified; Elad, an Israelite -- Elead.

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW uwd

Forms and Transliterations
וְאֶלְעָ֑ד ואלעד veelAd wə’el‘āḏ wə·’el·‘āḏ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 7:21
HEB: בְּנ֖וֹ וְעֵ֣זֶר וְאֶלְעָ֑ד וַהֲרָג֗וּם אַנְשֵׁי־
NAS: and Ezer and Elead whom the men
KJV: and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men
INT: his son and Ezer and Elead killed the men

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 496
1 Occurrence


wə·’el·‘āḏ — 1 Occ.















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