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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Eldaah


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Eldaah Eldaah

Eldaah is a son of Midian, son of Abraham with Keturah.

The name Eldaah comes is a compilation of two elements. The first part is the word el (El 93)El, the common abbreviation of Elohim, the genus God.
The origin of the second part of the name Eldaah is unclear. Jones, NOBSE and BDB seem to know of a verb that none of them lists, but which is supposed to be similar to a certain Arabian verb that means to call. Hence the meaning God Has Called.

Fuerst and Klein relate to the Hebrew noun dea (dea 848b) meaning knowledge, which comes from the verb from yada (yada 848) meaning to know.

What the original name giver meant to say with the name Eldaah (and in which language) is no longer clear. But for a Hebrew audience, the name Eldaah would have meant Knowledge Of God, or, slightly more daring: God Is Knowledge.



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