Word Study for H470 (אֱלִיקָא)

ʼĔlîyqâʼ /el-ee-kaw'/ Ask about this word

MeaningGod of rejection; Elika, an Israelite

KJV usageElika.

Word Study

In depth

A plain-language study of ʼĔlîyqâʼ — the range of meaning it carries, how Scripture actually uses it, and where it points. Written for readers who don’t know the original language.

Core Meaning & Semantic Range

The Hebrew name ʼĔlîyqâʼ, represented by H470, is defined as God of rejection. It appears 1 times across 1 unique verses in the Bible. This name is used to identify a specific Israelite named Elika.

Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis

The sole biblical appearance of H470 is in 2 Samuel 23:25. The verse lists individuals, stating, "Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite." In this context, Elika H470 is identified by his name and his geographic origin as a Harodite, and he is mentioned immediately following Shammah H8048, who is also described as a Harodite H2733.

Related Words & Concepts

Two related words are directly associated with Elika in his only scriptural mention:

H8048 Shammâh (Shammah, the name of an Edomite and four Israelites; Shammah): This is the individual listed directly before Elika in the same verse, establishing a close contextual link 2 Samuel 23:25.
H2733 Chărôdîy (a Charodite, or inhabitant of Charod; Harodite): This patrial name is applied to Elika, identifying his place of origin. The same term is also used for Shammah 2 Samuel 23:25.

Theological Significance

The significance of H470 is derived almost entirely from its definition and limited context.

Personal Identification: The name's primary function is simply to identify an Israelite within a list.
Meaning of the Name: While the text provides no backstory, the name ʼĔlîyqâʼ itself means "God of rejection," a a powerful and evocative name whose significance is not elaborated upon in the narrative.
Geographic Association: Elika's identity is tied to a specific location, as he is explicitly called "the Harodite" H2733.

Summary

In summary, H470 is the proper name ʼĔlîyqâʼ, belonging to an Israelite mentioned once in the Bible. His appearance in 2 Samuel 23:25 serves to record his name in a list. While the biblical text offers no further information about his life, his name's meaning, "God of rejection," and his identification as a Harodite provide the only available details about this individual.

How the KJV Renders It

Translation

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Grammatical Forms

Morphology

In the Hebrew Old Testament, this word appears as a noun across 1 occurrence, inflected in 1 grammatical form — each row is one form, and the bar is how often it is that form. Select any form to read what each part of its name means, and to filter the occurrence list to it.

אֱלִיקָא

Theographic Context

Context

The people, places, and span of history the verses containing this word touch on — drawn from the theographic tagging of Scripture. Select any name to isolate its verses in the occurrence list.

Biblical Distribution

Distribution

1 verse, all in 2 Samuel — and none of the other 38 Old Testament books.

Every Occurrence

Concordance

Every verse where the word is tagged in the King James text. Filter by book, by the English word the translators chose, by grammatical form, or search within the verses.

Sources. Definition and numbering: James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890). Morphology: STEPBible / Tyndale House (CC BY). Verse tagging: the King James text keyed to Strong’s numbers. Every count on this page is computed from the tagged corpus, not estimated.