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ʾĕlīʿām אֱלִיעָם ‘Eliam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾēl אֵל ‘god’ and ʿam עַם ‘people / kinsman’
Roots: אל עם

ʾĕlīʿām pr n m pers
Eliam = "God of the people" or "God is kinsman"
1) Bathsheba's father
2) a Gilonite warrior of David

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 11:3, 23:34

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