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N-proper-ms  |  2× in 1 sense
Eliam, meaning 'God is kinsman'; father of Bathsheba and a warrior of David
A theophoric name meaning 'God is kinsman,' appearing twice in 2 Samuel. Most notably, Eliam is identified as the father of Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11:3, making him David's future father-in-law under tragic circumstances. He also appears as one of David's mighty warriors in 2 Samuel 23:34. Some scholars suggest these might be the same person, which would add painful irony—David committing adultery with the daughter of one of his own loyal fighters. BDB notes the name parallels the Phoenician 'Elem.'
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Multilingual transliteration is uniform: 'Eliam' across English, Spanish, French, and German, reflecting the name's clarity. The two occurrences in 2 Samuel present either two different men named Eliam, or one man whose daughter's violation by David adds tragedy to his military service. Chronicles 3:5 calls Bathsheba's father 'Ammiel,' potentially the same name with elements reversed (kinsman-God vs. God-kinsman). 2×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Proper Names (Personal)
AR["أَليعامَ", "أَلِيعَامُ"]·ben["ইলীয়াম", "ইলীয়ামের"]·DE["Eliam"]·EN["Eliam"]·FR["Eliam"]·heb["אליעם"]·HI["एलीआम-की", "एलीयाम"]·ID["Eliam"]·IT["Eliam"]·jav["Èliam"]·KO["엘리암", "엘리암의"]·PT["'Eli'am", "Eli'am"]·RU["Элиам", "Элиама"]·ES["Eliam"]·SW["Eliamu"]·TR["Eliam", "Eliam'ın"]·urd["الیعام"]
2 Sam 11:3, 2 Sam 23:34
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
† אֱלִיעָם n.pr.m. (God is kinsman; Ph. אלעם) a. father of Bathsheba 2 S 11:3; cf. עַמִּיאֵל" dir="rtl" >עַמִּיאֵל 1 Ch 3:5. b. one of David’s heroes 2 S 23:34 (according to some = a). Etl is kinsman (v. GrayEncy. Bib. Ammi, Names with Nöib. Names, § 46).