464. Eliphaz

Berean Strong's Lexicon

Eliphaz: Eliphaz

Original Word: אֱלִיפַז
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Eliphaz
Pronunciation: eh-lee-faz
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-faz')
Definition: Eliphaz
Meaning: Eliphaz

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֵל (El, meaning "God") and פָּז (paz, meaning "fine gold" or "purity").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Job 2:11 (BSB): "Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him."

- Job 4:1 (BSB): "Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:"

- Job 15:1 (BSB): "Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:"

- Job 22:1 (BSB): "Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:"

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Eliphaz in the Septuagint or New Testament, as Eliphaz is a unique Hebrew name primarily found in the Old Testament.

Usage: Eliphaz means "God is fine gold" or "God is my strength." In the Bible, Eliphaz is primarily known as one of Job's three friends who visit him during his time of suffering.

Cultural and Historical Background: He is depicted as a Temanite, suggesting a connection to the Edomite region.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from el and paz
Definition
"God is fine gold," a son of Esau, also a friend of Job
NASB Translation
Eliphaz (15).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֱלִיפַז proper name, masculine (God is fine gold?)

a. son of Esau Genesis 36:4,10,11,12 (twice in verse); Genesis 36:15,16; 1 Chronicles 1:35,36.

b. friend of Job Job 2:11; Job 4:1; Job 15:1; Job 22:1; Job 42:7,9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Eliphaz

From 'el and paz; God of gold; Eliphaz, the name of one of Job's friends, and of a son of Esau -- Eliphaz.

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW paz

Forms and Transliterations

אֱלִיפַ֗ז אֱלִיפַ֛ז אֱלִיפַ֣ז אֱלִיפַ֤ז אֱלִיפַ֥ז אֱלִיפַ֨ז אֱלִיפַז֙ אֱלִיפָ֑ז אליפז לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז לאליפז ’ĕ·lî·p̄az ’ĕ·lî·p̄āz ’ĕlîp̄az ’ĕlîp̄āz eliFaz le’ĕlîp̄az le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az leeliFaz

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 36:4
HEB: לְעֵשָׂ֖ו אֶת־ אֱלִיפָ֑ז וּבָ֣שְׂמַ֔ת יָלְדָ֖ה
NAS: bore Eliphaz to Esau,
KJV: to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath
INT: Adah to Esau Eliphaz and Basemath bore

Genesis 36:10
HEB: בְּנֵֽי־ עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֗ז בֶּן־ עָדָה֙
NAS: sons: Eliphaz the son
KJV: sons; Eliphaz the son
INT: sons of Esau's Eliphaz the son Adah

Genesis 36:11
HEB: וַיִּהְי֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֣ן אוֹמָ֔ר
NAS: The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar,
KJV: And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman,
INT: become the sons of Eliphaz were Teman Omar

Genesis 36:12
HEB: הָיְתָ֣ה פִילֶ֗גֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז֙ בֶּן־ עֵשָׂ֔ו
NAS: son Eliphaz and she bore
KJV: was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's
INT: become was a concubine Eliphaz son of Esau's

Genesis 36:12
HEB: עֵשָׂ֔ו וַתֵּ֥לֶד לֶאֱלִיפַ֖ז אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֑ק
NAS: Amalek to Eliphaz. These
KJV: and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek:
INT: of Esau's bore to Eliphaz Amalek These

Genesis 36:15
HEB: עֵשָׂ֑ו בְּנֵ֤י אֱלִיפַז֙ בְּכ֣וֹר עֵשָׂ֔ו
NAS: The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn
KJV: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn
INT: of Esau the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau

Genesis 36:16
HEB: אֵ֣לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֤י אֱלִיפַז֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֔וֹם
NAS: are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz in the land
KJV: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Eliphaz in the land
INT: These are the chiefs Eliphaz the land of Edom

1 Chronicles 1:35
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י עֵשָׂ֑ו אֱלִיפַ֛ז רְעוּאֵ֥ל וִיע֖וּשׁ
NAS: of Esau [were] Eliphaz, Reuel,
KJV: of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel,
INT: the sons of Esau Eliphaz Reuel Jeush

1 Chronicles 1:36
HEB: בְּנֵ֖י אֱלִיפָ֑ז תֵּימָ֤ן וְאוֹמָר֙
NAS: The sons of Eliphaz [were] Teman,
KJV: The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar,
INT: the sons of Eliphaz Teman Omar

Job 2:11
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ אֱלִיפַ֤ז הַתֵּימָנִי֙ וּבִלְדַּ֣ד
NAS: from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite,
KJV: from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite,
INT: each place Eliphaz the Temanite Bildad

Job 4:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
KJV: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered
INT: answered Eliphaz the Temanite and said

Job 15:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
KJV: Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite,
INT: answered Eliphaz the Temanite and said

Job 22:1
HEB: וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר׃
NAS: Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,
KJV: Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered
INT: answered Eliphaz the Temanite and said

Job 42:7
HEB: יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־ אֱלִיפַ֣ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֗י חָרָ֨ה
NAS: said to Eliphaz the Temanite,
KJV: said to Eliphaz the Temanite,
INT: the LORD to Eliphaz the Temanite is kindled

Job 42:9
HEB: וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ אֱלִיפַ֨ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י וּבִלְדַּ֣ד
NAS: So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad
KJV: So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad
INT: went Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 464
15 Occurrences

’ĕ·lî·p̄āz — 13 Occ.
le·’ĕ·lî·p̄az — 2 Occ.