H0359a H0359a
Eilat (Elath), a port town on the northeastern arm of the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)
A place name designating a town and harbor at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, the eastern arm of the Red Sea. The name likely derives from a word meaning 'lofty tree(s),' probably referring to the palm groves of the region. It appears in connection with Israel's wilderness route (Deut 2:8) and later as a strategically contested port city that Uzziah rebuilt and Rezin recaptured (2 Kgs 14:22; 16:6). Cross-language renderings consistently preserve the Semitic name: English 'Elath,' Spanish 'Elat,' French 'Elath,' and German 'Elath.'
Senses
1. sense 1 — The port city of Eilat/Elath on the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel passed near it during the wilderness wanderings (Deut 2:8), and it later became a prized harbor: Azariah (Uzziah) rebuilt it for Judah (2 Kgs 14:22), but the Aramean king Rezin wrested it back (2 Kgs 16:6). All major translations transliterate the name with minimal variation, reflecting its enduring geographic identity. 4×
AR["أَيْلَةَ", "إِيلَةَ", "مِنْ-إِيلَاتَ"]·ben["এলত-থেকে", "এলৎকে", "এলৎে"]·DE["Eilat", "Elath", "von-Elath"]·EN["Eilat", "Elath", "from-Elath"]·FR["Eilat", "Elath", "de-Elath"]·heb["אילת", "מ-אילת"]·HI["एलत", "और-एस्योन-गेबेर-से"]·ID["Elat", "dari-Elat"]·IT["Eilat", "Elath", "da-Elath"]·jav["saking-Èlat", "Èlat", "Élat"]·KO["엘띿-에서", "엘랿-으로", "엘럏-을"]·PT["Eilat", "de-Eilate"]·RU["Элат", "от-Эйлата"]·ES["Elat", "desde-Elat"]·SW["Elathi", "kutoka-Elathi"]·TR["Eylat'a", "Eylat'tan-", "Eylat'ı"]·urd["ایلت", "ایلت-سے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֵילַת n.pr.loc. (lofty tree(s coll.?) i.e. palms? cf. Di Gn 14:6) town & harbour, N.E. arm of Red Sea, hence called Ælanitic Gulf (= Gulf of Akaba, from neighbouring fortress) Dt 2:8; 2 K 14:22; 16:6(×2) (perhaps later designat. for fuller איל פארן q.v.) = 𝔊 Αἰλων, Αἰλαθ, Gr. Αἰλανα, etc.; = אֵלָה (? Gn 36:41 v. Di), אֵילוֹת infr.