Elisheba
/ɛlɪˈʃiːbə/noun
A biblical Hebrew feminine name borne by Aaron’s wife, later represented by forms such as Elizabeth.
Did you know?Elisheba appears in Exodus as the wife of Aaron, Israel’s first high priest, making her name part of the priestly origin story of ancient Israel.
Etymological Timeline
Late 2nd–1st Millennium BCE
Biblical Hebrew
אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĔlīšeḇaʿ)
““My God is an oath,” formed from ʾēlī, “my God,” and šəḇaʿ, associated with “oath” and “seven””
Ancient Hebrew Bible
Hebrew
Elisheba
“The name of Aaron’s wife, recorded in Exodus 6:23”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name in the Septuagint”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Elisabeth
“Latin biblical form derived from Greek Elisabet”
Middle English
English
Elisabeth / Elizabeth
“Anglicized forms that became much more common than the direct Hebrew form”
Modern English
English
Elisheba
“A revived or direct transliteration of the biblical Hebrew name”