1. Elizaphan (proper name) — A masculine proper name meaning 'God has protected' (from אֵל 'God' + צָפַן 'to hide/protect'), borne by at least two individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (a) the chief of the Kohathite clan of Levites (Num 3:30, 34:25; 1 Chr 15:8; 2 Chr 29:13), and (b) a son of Uzziel mentioned in Exodus 6:22 and Leviticus 10:4. The name appears in two orthographic variants: the longer form אֱלִיצָפָן (Elizaphan) in Numbers and Chronicles, and the shorter form אֶלְצָפָן (Elzaphan) in Exodus and Leviticus. All four clusters represent the same proper noun referring to the same person(s), with differences arising solely from orthographic variation and prefixed conjunctions/prepositions, not from distinct senses. 6×
AR["أَلِيصَافَانَ","أَلِيصَافَانُ","أَلْصَافَانَ","وَأَلْصَافَانُ"]·ben["ইলিসাফন","ইলীসাফন","ইলীসাফনের","এল্সাফানের","ও-ইলসাফান","বংশধরদের"]·DE["Elizaphan","Elzaphan","[אליצפן]","und-Elzaphan"]·EN["Elitsafan","Elitsaphan","Elizaphan","Elzaphan","and-Elzaphan"]·FR["Elizaphan","Elzaphan","[אליצפן]","et-Elzaphan"]·heb["אליצפן","אלצפן","ו-אלצפן"]·HI["एलसापान","एलितसफन-के","एलीसापान","और-एलसापान"]·ID["Elizafan","Elsafan","dan-Elzafan"]·IT["Elizaphan","Elzaphan","[אליצפן]","e-Elzaphan"]·jav["Elizafan","lan-Elzafan","Èlisafan","Èlitsafan","Èlizafan","Élizafan"]·KO["그리고-엘사반","엘리사반","엘리사반의","엘사반"]·PT["'Elitsafan","'Eltsafan","Elitsafan","e-'Eltsafan"]·RU["Элицафан","Элицафана","Эльцафан","Эльцафану","и-Эльцафан"]·ES["Elitsafán","Elizafán","Eltzafán","Elzafán","y-Eltsafan"]·SW["Elisafani","Elsafani","na-Elisafani"]·TR["Elisafan","Elitsafan","Elitsafan'ın","Eltsafan'a","ve-Eltsafan"]·urd["الصافان","الیصافان","الیصافان-کے","الیصفان","اور-الصافان"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֱלִיצָפָן n.pr.m. (God has protected, cf. Ph. צפנבעל) a. chief of the Kohathites Nu 3:30 1 Ch 15:8 2 Ch 29:13; = אֶלְצָפָן Ex 6:22 Lv 10:4. b. chief of Zebulun Nu 34:25.