Berean Strong's Lexicon Eldad: Eldad Original Word: אֵלְדָּד Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֵל (El, meaning "God") and דּוֹד (dod, meaning "beloved" or "love"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Eldad Usage: The name Eldad means "God has loved" or "beloved of God." In the biblical context, Eldad is recognized as one of the seventy elders chosen to assist Moses in leading the Israelites. He is noted for prophesying within the camp, even though he did not go to the Tent of Meeting with the other elders. Cultural and Historical Background: Eldad appears during the Israelites' wilderness journey after the Exodus from Egypt. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom el and dod Definition "God has loved," an Isr. name NASB Translation Eldad (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֶלְדָּד proper name, masculine (God has loved, compare Sabean ורראל DHMZMG 1883. 15; see also יְדִידְיָה) one of the elders Numbers 11:26,27; probably = אֱלִידָד Numbers 34:21 where called a prince of Benjamin. — On proper names with אֵל compare those with אָב & אָח, & especially Nöl.c.,, & (Sabean) DHMEpigr. Denkm. 88. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Eldad From 'el and dowd; God has loved; Eldad, an Israelite -- Eldad. see HEBREW 'el see HEBREW dowd Forms and Transliterations אֶלְדָּ֡ד אֶלְדָּ֣ד אלדד ’el·dāḏ ’eldāḏ elDadLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 11:26 HEB: שֵׁ֣ם הָאֶחָ֣ד ׀ אֶלְדָּ֡ד וְשֵׁם֩ הַשֵּׁנִ֨י NAS: of one was Eldad and the name KJV: of the one [was] Eldad, and the name INT: the name of one was Eldad and the name of the other Numbers 11:27 2 Occurrences |