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Roswell D. Hitchcock

Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary

New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible (c. 1869) · 2,614 entries on site

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Eden

pleasure; delight

Eli

the offering or lifting up

Eli

Eli, my God, my God

Eliab

God is my father; God is the father

Eliada

knowledge of God

Eliah

God the Lord

Eliahba

my God the Father

Eliakim

resurrection of God

Eliam

the people of God

Elias

same as Elijah

Eliasaph

the Lord increaseth

Eliashib

the God of conversion

Eliathah

thou art my God

Elidad

beloved of God

Eliel

God, my God

Elienai

the God of my eyes

Eliezer

help, or court, of my God

Elihoreph

god of winter, or of youth

Elijah

God the Lord, the strong Lord

Elika

pelican of God

Elim

the rams; the strong; stags

Elimelech

my God is king

Elioenai

toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains

Eliphal

a miracle of God

Eliphalet

the God of deliverance

Eliphaz

the endeavor of God

Elisabeth

Elizabeth, the oath, or fullness, of God

Elisha

salvation of God

Elishah

it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help

Elishama

God hearing

Elishaphat

my God judgeth

Elisheba

same as Elisabeth

Elishua

God is my salvation

Eliud

God is my praise

Elizur

God is my strength; my rock; rock of God

Elpalet

same as Eliphalet

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