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Elyoenai ('my eyes are toward God'), a proper name borne by several men in Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah.
A masculine proper name meaning 'my eyes are toward God,' expressing devout dependence on the Lord. It is borne by at least five individuals across the genealogical and post-exilic records: a descendant of David (1 Chr 3:23-24), a Simeonite chief (1 Chr 4:36), a Benjamite (1 Chr 7:8), and two or three priests or laymen in the time of Ezra (Ezra 10:22, 27; Neh 12:41). The slight spelling variation between Elyoenai and Elyoenay across manuscripts reflects normal orthographic fluidity in late biblical Hebrew. Spanish 'Elyoenai/Eliohenai' and French 'Eljoenaï' show how translators grapple with the long compound name.
Senses
1. Elyoenai (proper name) — The proper name Elyoenai (meaning 'my eyes are toward God'), designating several individuals in post-exilic genealogies and records: a Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:23-24, a Simeonite leader in 4:36, a Benjamite in 7:8, and priests or returnees in Ezra 10:22, 10:27, and Nehemiah 12:41. The variant spelling Elyoenay reflects normal late Hebrew orthographic variation. Multilingual renderings -- Spanish 'Elyoenai/Eliohenai,' French 'Eljoenaï' -- show the adaptations required by this lengthy theophoric compound. 7×
AR["أَليوعيناي", "أَلِيُوعِينَايُ", "وَ-أَليوعيناي"]·ben["ইলিয়োয়ীনয়", "ইলিয়োয়ীনয়ের", "ইলিয়োয়েনয়", "ইলীয়হোয়েনাই", "ও-ইলিয়োয়ীনয়", "ও-ইলিয়োয়েনয়"]·DE["[אליועיני]", "[אליועני]", "[ואליועיני]"]·EN["Elyo'enai", "Elyoenay", "Elyoeynai", "and-Elyo'enai", "and-Elyoenai"]·FR["Eljoénaï", "et-Eljoénaï"]·heb["אליועיני", "אליועני", "ו-אליועיני"]·HI["एल्योएनै", "और-एल्योएनै"]·ID["Dan-Elyoenai", "Elyoenai", "dan-Elyoenai"]·IT["Elioenai", "e-Elioenai"]·jav["Elyoenai", "lan-Èlyoenai", "lan-Élyoenai", "Élyoenai"]·KO["그-와-엘요에나이", "그리고-엘리엘나이", "엘료에내", "엘료에내와", "엘료에내의", "엘리오에나이와"]·PT["E-Elyo'einay", "Elyo'einay", "Elyoeinai", "Elyoenai", "e-Elyoenai"]·RU["Эльйоэнай", "Эльойнай", "Эльоэнай", "Эльоэная", "и-Эльоэнай"]·ES["Eliohenai", "Elyoeinai", "Elyoenai", "Elyoenay", "Y-Elyoenay", "y-Elyoenai"]·SW["Eliehoenai", "Elioenai", "Elyoenai", "Na-Elioenai", "na-Elioenai"]·TR["Elye-hoenay", "Elyoenay", "Elyoenay'in", "ve-Elyoenay"]·urd["الیوعینائی", "الیوعینی", "اور-الیوعینائی", "اور-الیوعینی", "اِلیوعینی"]
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
† אֶלְיוֹעֵינַי n.pr.m. (id.) 1. a descendant of David 1 Ch 3:23, 24. 2. a Simeonite אֶלְיוֹעֵנַי 1 Ch 4:36. 3. a Benjamite (id.) 7:8. 4. priests in time of Ezra (a) Ezr 10:22; (b) 10:27 (אֶלְיוֹעֵנַי); (c) Ne 12:41.