Elisheba

//əˈlɪ.ʃɪ.bə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Hebrew.

    "The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Hebrew.; The wife of Aaron, mentioned in Exodus 6:23.

Example

More examples

"The oldest Weaver girls, Sara, 16, and Rachel, 10, were unharmed, as was their infant sister, Elisheba, whom Vicki had been holding when a sniper’s bullet crashed into her head."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אלישבע. Doublet of Elizabeth.

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