H0359b H0359b
Eloth, alternate spelling of the Red Sea port town Eilat on the Gulf of Aqaba
An alternate form of the place name Eilat (H0359a), appearing with a plural or feminine ending that may reflect 'grove of lofty trees (palms).' This spelling occurs in passages describing Solomon's fleet at the port (1 Kgs 9:26), the contested recapture under Rezin (2 Kgs 16:6), and the Chronicler's parallel accounts (2 Chr 8:17; 26:2). The variation between Eilat and Eloth likely reflects dialectal or scribal convention rather than two distinct locations.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The port city of Eloth, identical with Eilat, on the Gulf of Aqaba. Solomon based his merchant fleet there (1 Kgs 9:26; 2 Chr 8:17), and Uzziah later restored it to Judah (2 Chr 26:2). English typically renders it 'Eloth,' while Spanish and French waver between 'Eilat' and 'Eloth,' confirming the two spellings refer to the same strategic harbor town. 4×
AR["أَيلَةَ", "أَيْلَةَ", "أَيْلُوتَ", "مِنْ-أَيْلُوتَ"]·ben["ঈলতে", "এলত", "এলোথের", "এলৎ-থেকে"]·DE["Eloth", "[אילות]", "von-Elath"]·EN["Eilot", "Eloth", "Eylot", "from-Elath"]·FR["Eloth", "[אילות]", "de-Elath"]·heb["אֵלוֹת", "אילות", "מ-אילות"]·HI["एलोत", "एलोत-के", "एलोत-को", "से-एलत"]·ID["Elat", "Elot", "dari-Elat"]·IT["Eloth", "[אילות]", "da-Elath"]·jav["saking-Élot", "Èilot", "Éilot", "Élat"]·KO["엘띿을", "엘랿-에서", "엘롯"]·PT["Eilat", "Elot", "de-Eilat"]·RU["Эйлат", "Элота", "из-Элата"]·ES["Eilat", "Elat", "Elot", "de-Elat"]·SW["Elathi", "Elothi", "kutoka-Elathi"]·TR["Eylat'a", "Eylat'tan", "Eylat'ı", "Eylat'ın"]·urd["-ایلت", "ایلت", "ایلوت-کے", "سے-ایلوت"]
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
† אֵילוֹת n.pr.loc. id. (grove of lofty trees (palms?)) 1 K 9:26 2 K 16:6; 2 Ch 8:17; 26:2 (cf. אֵיל פָּאוָן, אֵילַת).