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ʾĕlīševaʿ אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע ‘Elisheba’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾēl אֵל ‘god’ and ševaʿ שֶׁ֫בַע ‘seven’ in the sense of šāvaʿ שָׁבַע ‘to swear’
Roots: אל שׁבע שׁבע

ʾĕlīševaʿ pr n f pers
Elisheba = "my God has sworn" or "God is an oath"
1) Aaron's wife

Mentioned in Exodus 6:23

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