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The Hebrew name is composed of two parts; in one interpretation, "Eli" means "my God" and "sheba" means "oath". [3] The name Eli-sheba can thus be translated as "God is (my) oath". The Hebrew Bible records that Elisheba and Aaron had four sons: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar (Exodus 6:23).
Elizabeth is a feminine given name, a variation of the Hebrew name Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance", [2] as rendered in the Septuagint. [ 3 ] Occurrence in the Bible
All are ultimately derived from the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning God is my oath. Isabella has been in wide use in the Anglosphere since the 1700s and has been a popular name in recent years. [1] It is particularly well used for Hispanic girls in the United States. [2] A common diminutive form is Bella. [3] It may refer to:
Elishua – God is my salvation Eliezer – My God Helps Elimelech – My God is King Elizabeth – My God is Oath Elkanah – God has Possessed, or God has Created Emmanuel – God is with us Ezekiel – God will Strengthen Gabriel – Man of God, God has shown Himself Mighty, Hero of God or Strong one of God Gamaliel – Reward of God Hanniel ...
names containing El, a word meaning might, power and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of Baal. names containing Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh. names referring to Levantine deities (especially the storm god, Hadad) by the epithet Baal, meaning lord.
He (God) has heard Male Juanv: João: John: God is gracious Male Jebel: Isabel: Elizabeth: My God is my oath Female Zuze: José: Joseph: The Lord will add Male Source: English-Konkani Dictionary [1] and A Konkani Grammar [2]
Refers to the practice in Greek drama of lowering by crane (the mechanê) an actor playing a god or goddess onto the stage to resolve an insuperable conflict in the plot. The device is most commonly associated with Euripides. Deus lux mea est: God is my light: The motto of The Catholic University of America. Deus meumque jus: God and my right
In some cases the original meanings of these minced oaths were forgotten; the oath 'struth (By God's truth) came to be spelled strewth. The oath Zounds and related Wounds changed pronunciation in the Great Vowel Shift, but the normal word wound did not (at least not in RP), so that they no longer sound like their original meaning of "By God's ...