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Eliab ('my God is father'); name of several OT figures including David's eldest brother and tribal leaders.
The theophoric name Eliab (אֱלִיאָב, 'my God is father') is borne by at least six different individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The most memorable is Jesse's firstborn, whom Samuel initially thought was God's chosen king because of his impressive stature — only for the Lord to reject him in favor of young David (1 Sam 16:6-7). Another Eliab was the Reubenite prince whose sons Dathan and Abiram led the rebellion against Moses (Num 16:1, 12; Deut 11:6). Others include a Zebulunite tribal leader (Num 1:9), a Gadite warrior (1 Chr 12:9), and a Levitical musician (1 Chr 15:18, 20). The name appears with striking uniformity across translations.
Senses
1. Eliab (proper name) — A theophoric proper name meaning 'my God is father,' borne by multiple OT figures. Most prominent are David's eldest brother, passed over for kingship despite his stature (1 Sam 16:6), and the Reubenite father of the rebels Dathan and Abiram (Num 16:1). Also designates a Zebulunite prince (Num 1:9), a Gadite warrior, and Levitical musicians. Rendered with near-perfect consistency — 'Eliab' in English, Spanish, German, and French — reflecting the transparent Hebrew compound אֱלִיאָב. 21×
AR["أَليآب", "أَليآبَ", "أَلِيآبَ", "أَلِيآبُ", "أَلِيأَاب", "أَلِيأَابَ", "أَلِياب", "إِلِيابَ", "إِلِيابُ", "وَ-أَلِيآبُ"]·ben["ইলীয়াব", "ইলীয়াবের", "ও-ইলীয়াব"]·DE["Eliab", "Eliav", "und-Eliab"]·EN["Eliab", "Eliav", "and-Eliav"]·FR["Eliav", "et-Éliab", "Éliab"]·heb["אליאב", "ו-אליאב"]·HI["एलिअब", "एलियअब", "एलियअब-क", "एलियअब-ने", "एलीआब", "एलीआब-की", "एलीयाब", "एलीयाब-के", "और-एलीआब"]·ID["Eliab", "Isai", "dan-Eliab"]·IT["Eliab", "Eliav", "e-Eliab"]·jav["Eliab", "lan-Èliab", "Èliab", "Éliab"]·KO["그-와-엘리압", "엘리아브-의", "엘리악", "엘리압", "엘리압을", "엘리압의", "엘리압이"]·PT["'Eli'av", "Eli'av", "Eliabe", "Eliav", "e-Eliav"]·RU["Элиав", "Элиава", "второго", "и-Элиав"]·ES["Eliab", "Eliav", "y-Eliab"]·SW["Eliab", "Eliabu", "na-Eliabu", "wa-Eliabu"]·TR["Eliav", "Eliav'ı", "Eliav'ın", "Eliav-ı", "Eliav-ın", "ve-Eliav"]·urd["الیاب", "الیاب-نے", "الیاب-کا", "الیاب-کے", "اور-الیاب", "اَلِیاب-کی"]
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
† אֱלִיאָב n.pr.m. (God is father, cf. אֲבִיאֵל) a. prince of Zebulon Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24, 29; 10:16. b. prince of Reuben Nu 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9 Dt 11:6. c. brother of David 1 S 16:6; 17:13, 28(×2) 1 Ch 2:13 2 Ch 11:18 (cf. אֱלִיהוּ 1 Ch 27:18). d. a Kohathite 1 Ch 6:12 = אֱלִיאֵל v 19 cf. אֱלִיהוּ" dir="rtl" >אֱלִיהוּ 1 S 1:1. e. a Gadite 1 Ch 12:9. f. Levite singer 1 Ch 15:18, 20; 16:5.