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Meaning and etymology of the Hebrew name Elisheba
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Elisheba 
The beautiful name Elisheba occurs only once in the Bible (not counting the Greek transliteration Elizabeth). Elisheba is the name of the wife of Aaron (Exodus 6:23). Please see that name for meaning and etymology.
We don't hear anything from Elisheba in the rest of the Bible, but she and Aaron have four sons: Nadab and Abihu are executed by God for offering "strange fire" (Leviticus 10:1-2); Eleazar and Ithamar become major players in the organizational structure of Israel.
For a meaning of the name Elisheba, NOBS Study Bible Name List reads the same as for Elizabeth, namely God Is An Oath (see the name Elizabeth for argumentation on why we disagree with that interpretation); BDB Theological Dictionary too renders God Is An Oath, but solves the peculiarity of this by adding "by which one swears." Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names recognizes the same peculiarity and goes with God Of The Seven, Oath Of My God and God Is Her Oath.
Other related names are
Ashbea,
Bathsheba,
Beersheba,
Jehosheba,
Sheba (II),
and possibly Barsabbas.
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