H0453 H0453
Elihu — a Hebrew name meaning 'He is my God,' borne by Job's young interlocutor and four other OT figures
The proper name אֱלִיהוּ (ʾElihu), meaning 'He is my God,' is most famously borne by the young Buzite who intervenes in Job after the three older friends fall silent. He delivers four speeches (Job 32-37) defending God's justice and sovereignty, arguing that suffering can serve a redemptive purpose rather than indicating guilt. His speeches bridge the friends' failed arguments and God's theophany from the whirlwind. The same name belongs to Samuel's great-grandfather (1 Sam 1:1) and several Davidic-era figures (1 Chr 12:20; 26:7; 27:18). Spanish 'Elihu' and French 'Elihu' transliterate directly.
Senses
1. Elihu — Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, the young man who speaks in Job 32-37 after the three older friends exhaust their arguments. Angry at Job for self-justification and at the friends for inadequate answers (Job 32:2-6), his four speeches argue that God uses suffering for discipline and revelation, preparing the ground for God's theophany. Spanish 'Elihu' and Arabic أليهو both preserve the theophoric name. 11×
AR["أَليهو", "أَلِيهُو", "وَ-أَليهو", "وَأَلِيهُو"]·ben["আর-এলীহূ", "ইলীহূ", "এবং-ইলীহূ", "এলীহূ"]·DE["Elihu", "[אליהו]", "[ואליהו]", "[ואליהוא]"]·EN["Elihu", "and-Elihu"]·FR["Elihu", "[אליהו]", "[ואליהוא]", "et-Éliphaz", "Éliphaz"]·heb["אליהו", "אליהוא", "ו-אליהוא"]·HI["एलीहू", "एलीहू-का", "एलीहू-ने", "और-एलीहू"]·ID["Dan-Elihu", "Elihu", "dan-Elihu"]·IT["Elihu", "Eliu", "[אליהו]", "[ואליהוא]", "e-Eliu"]·jav["Elihu", "Lan-Elihu", "lan-Èlihu", "Élihu"]·KO["그-와-엘리후", "그리고-엘리후가", "엘리후", "엘리후가", "엘리후의"]·PT["'Elihu", "E-Elihu", "Eliahu", "Elihu", "e-Elihu"]·RU["Елиуя", "Элигу", "Элиуй", "Элиуя", "и-Элиуй", "и-Элиху"]·ES["Elihú", "Eliú", "Y-Eliú", "y-Elihú"]·SW["Elihu", "na-Elihu", "ya-Elihu"]·TR["Elihu", "Elihu'nun", "Ve-Elihu", "ve-Elihu"]·urd["الیہو", "الیہو نے", "الیہو-کا", "اور-الیہو"]
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
† אֱלִיהוּ Jb 32:4 + 3 times; אֱלִיהוּא Jb 32:2 + 6 times; n.pr.m. (He is (my) God) a. the young friend of Job Jb 32:2, 4, 5, 6; 34:1; 35:1; 36:1. b. an Ephraimite, Samuel’s great-grandfather 1 S 1:1 cf. אֱלִיאָב" dir="rtl" >אֱלִיאָב 1 Ch 6:12, אֱלִיאֵל v 19. c. chief of Manasseh 1 Ch 12:20. d. a Korahite 1 Ch 26:7. e. one of the brethren of David 1 Ch 27:18 (cf. אֱלִיאָב 1 S 16:6).