Elisheba

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/əˈlɪ.ʃɪ.bə/

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

    Today’s Guests: […] Elisheba Ittoop, sound designer and composer at The New York Times

    2024 April 19, Kevin Roose, “The Music Episode”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024
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    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.

    1996 May 18, Howard Rosenberg, “‘Ruby Ridge’: A Tragedy or an Inevitable End?”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2025

    In a statement read after the inquest by his sister, Elisheba Abraham, his family said: “We have heard how he was given ‘bollockings’ that were witnessed by his whole team.

    2024 October 29, Robyn Vinter, “End ‘fear and discipline’ police culture, says family of trainee who killed himself”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2024
    1. biblicalThe wife of Aaron, mentioned in Exodus 6:23.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאלישבע
  2. EnglishElisheba

Borrowed from Hebrew אלישבע. Doublet of Elizabeth.

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Translations

Arabic أَلِيشَابَعْ
  • أَلِيشَابَعْ (ʔalīšābaʕ)biblical wife of Aaron
Danish Elisheba
  • Elishebabiblical wife of Aaron
Finnish Eliseba
  • Elisebabiblical wife of Aaron
French Elichéba
  • Elichébabiblical wife of Aaron
German Elischeba
  • Elischebabiblical wife of Aaron
Hindi एलीशेबा
  • एलीशेबा (elīśebā)biblical wife of Aaron
Irish Eilíseaba
  • Eilíseababiblical wife of Aaron
Italian Elisabetta, Eliseba
  • Elisabettabiblical wife of Aaron
  • Elisebabiblical wife of Aaron
  • Eliscebabiblical wife of Aaron
Latin Elisabeth
  • Elisabethbiblical wife of Aaron
Norwegian Elisjeba
  • Elisjebabiblical wife of Aaron
Portuguese Eliseba
  • Elisebabiblical wife of Aaron
Russian Элише́ва, Элише́ба
  • Элише́ва (Elišéva)biblical wife of Aaron
  • Элише́ба (Elišéba)biblical wife of Aaron
  • Елисаве́та (Jelisavéta)biblical wife of Aaron
  • Елисаве́т (Jelisavét)biblical wife of Aaron
Swedish Eliseba
  • Elisebabiblical wife of Aaron
Welsh Eliseba
  • Elisebabiblical wife of Aaron

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

Elisheba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisheba

MLA

“Elisheba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisheba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elisheba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisheba.

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