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eel-shaped
adj 1: shaped in the form of an eel

English Dictionary: elusive	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eligibility n the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan" Antonym(s): ineligibility
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eligible adj qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" Antonym(s): ineligible
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Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun n French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842) [syn: Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elisabethville n a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville Synonym(s): Lubumbashi, Elisabethville
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elixophyllin n a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator Synonym(s): theophylline, Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elizabeth n daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain" Synonym(s): Elizabeth, Elizabeth II Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603) Synonym(s): Elizabeth, Elizabeth I
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning n English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861) Synonym(s): Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton n United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902) Synonym(s): Stanton, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell n English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) Synonym(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell
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Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman n muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) Synonym(s): Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Nellie Bly
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Elizabeth Gaskell n English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865) Synonym(s): Gaskell, Elizabeth Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Gaskell
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Elizabeth Haldane n Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) Synonym(s): Haldane, Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
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Elizabeth I n Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603) Synonym(s): Elizabeth, Elizabeth I
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elizabeth II n daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain" Synonym(s): Elizabeth, Elizabeth II
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer n United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951) Synonym(s): Gilmer, Elizabeth Merriwether Gilmer, Dorothy Dix
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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody n educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) Synonym(s): Peabody, Elizabeth Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
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Elizabeth Peabody n educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894) Synonym(s): Peabody, Elizabeth Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
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Elizabeth River n a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
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Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane n Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) Synonym(s): Haldane, Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elizabeth Seaman n muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922) Synonym(s): Seaman, Elizabeth Seaman, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, Nellie Bly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elizabeth Seton n United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821) Synonym(s): Seton, Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton
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Elizabeth Taylor n United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Synonym(s): Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabethan adj of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen; "Elizabethan music" n a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; "William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan"
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Elizabethan age n a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity
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Elizabethan sonnet n a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg Synonym(s): Shakespearean sonnet, Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Elspar n antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia Synonym(s): asparaginase, Elspar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elusive adj difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor" skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul" Synonym(s): elusive, subtle making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home" Synonym(s): baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elusiveness n the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eelspear \Eel"spear`\, n. A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eligibility \El`igibil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. [82]ligibilit[82].] The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eligible \El"igible\, a. [F. [82]ligible, fr. L. eligere. See {Elect}.] 1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office. 2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house. The more eligible of the two evils. --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eligibleness \El"igible*ness\, n. The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eligibly \El"igibly\, adv. In an eligible manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elizabethan \Eliz"abeth`an\, a. Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan writers, drama, literature. -- n. One who lived in England in the time of Queen Elizabeth. --Lowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elucubrate \Elu"cubrate\, v. i. [L. elucubratus, p. p. of elucubrare to compose by lamplight.] See {Lucubrate}. [Obs.] --Blount.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elucubration \Elu`cubra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. [82]lucubration.] See {Lucubration}. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elusive \Elu"sive\, a. Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. Elusive* of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. --Pope. -- {Elu"sively}, adv. -- {Elu"siveness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elusive \Elu"sive\, a. Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. Elusive* of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. --Pope. -- {Elu"sively}, adv. -- {Elu"siveness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elusive \Elu"sive\, a. Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. Elusive* of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. --Pope. -- {Elu"sively}, adv. -- {Elu"siveness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elzevir \El"ze*vir\, a. (Bibliog.) Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New Testament and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc., from about 1592 to 1680; also, applied to a round open type introduced by them. The Elzevir editions are valued for their neatness, and the elegant small types used. --Brande & C.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
El Jebel, CO (CDP, FIPS 23795) Location: 39.39981 N, 107.08913 W Population (1990): 2605 (921 housing units) Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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El Jobean, FL Zip code(s): 33927
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El Sobrante, CA (CDP, FIPS 22454) Location: 37.97663 N, 122.29261 W Population (1990): 9852 (4011 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94803
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Elizabeth, AR Zip code(s): 72531 Elizabeth, CO (town, FIPS 23740) Location: 39.36013 N, 104.59953 W Population (1990): 818 (312 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80107 Elizabeth, IL (village, FIPS 23165) Location: 42.31615 N, 90.22465 W Population (1990): 641 (323 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61028 Elizabeth, IN (town, FIPS 20674) Location: 38.12533 N, 85.97477 W Population (1990): 153 (66 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47117 Elizabeth, LA (town, FIPS 23235) Location: 30.86837 N, 92.79768 W Population (1990): 414 (173 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Elizabeth, MN (city, FIPS 18566) Location: 46.37931 N, 96.13040 W Population (1990): 152 (79 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56533 Elizabeth, MS Zip code(s): 38756 Elizabeth, NJ (city, FIPS 21000) Location: 40.66637 N, 74.19416 W Population (1990): 110002 (41315 housing units) Area: 31.9 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07201, 07202, 07206, 07208 Elizabeth, PA (borough, FIPS 22992) Location: 40.27152 N, 79.88646 W Population (1990): 1610 (773 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15037 Elizabeth, WV (town, FIPS 24364) Location: 39.06242 N, 81.39737 W Population (1990): 900 (452 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 26143
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elizabeth City, NC (city, FIPS 20580) Location: 36.29605 N, 76.22058 W Population (1990): 14292 (5800 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27909
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elizabeth Lake, CA Zip code(s): 93532
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Elizabethton, TN (city, FIPS 23500) Location: 36.33876 N, 82.23200 W Population (1990): 11931 (5191 housing units) Area: 19.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37643
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Elizabethtown, IL (village, FIPS 23191) Location: 37.45083 N, 88.30434 W Population (1990): 427 (247 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62931 Elizabethtown, IN (town, FIPS 20692) Location: 39.13535 N, 85.81270 W Population (1990): 495 (188 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47232 Elizabethtown, KY (city, FIPS 24274) Location: 37.70309 N, 85.87166 W Population (1990): 18167 (7914 housing units) Area: 53.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Elizabethtown, NC (town, FIPS 20600) Location: 34.62445 N, 78.61035 W Population (1990): 3704 (1586 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28337 Elizabethtown, NY Zip code(s): 12932 Elizabethtown, PA (borough, FIPS 23016) Location: 40.15355 N, 76.59862 W Population (1990): 9952 (3785 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17022
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elizabethville, PA (borough, FIPS 23024) Location: 40.54747 N, 76.81600 W Population (1990): 1467 (616 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17023
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elizaville, NY Zip code(s): 12523
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Elk Falls, KS (city, FIPS 20300) Location: 37.37397 N, 96.19248 W Population (1990): 122 (67 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67345
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Elk Park, NC (town, FIPS 20700) Location: 36.15797 N, 81.98076 W Population (1990): 486 (220 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28622
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Elk Plain, WA (CDP, FIPS 21205) Location: 47.05335 N, 122.37804 W Population (1990): 12197 (4255 housing units) Area: 29.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Elk Point, SD (city, FIPS 18620) Location: 42.68267 N, 96.68075 W Population (1990): 1423 (597 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57025
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Elk Springs, CO Zip code(s): 81633
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Elka Park, NY Zip code(s): 12427
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Elkfork, KY Zip code(s): 41421
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elkport, IA (city, FIPS 24825) Location: 42.74110 N, 91.27537 W Population (1990): 82 (32 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52044
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Elkview, WV (CDP, FIPS 24748) Location: 38.43491 N, 81.47487 W Population (1990): 1047 (457 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Elkville, IL (village, FIPS 23373) Location: 37.90954 N, 89.23647 W Population (1990): 958 (427 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62932
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Ellisburg, NY (village, FIPS 24075) Location: 43.73597 N, 76.13377 W Population (1990): 246 (91 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13636
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Ellisville, IL (village, FIPS 23529) Location: 40.62701 N, 90.30573 W Population (1990): 116 (49 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61431 Ellisville, MO (city, FIPS 21898) Location: 38.58915 N, 90.58600 W Population (1990): 7545 (2780 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Ellisville, MS (city, FIPS 22020) Location: 31.59875 N, 89.20709 W Population (1990): 3634 (1316 housing units) Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39437
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Elsberry, MO (city, FIPS 22114) Location: 39.17004 N, 90.78989 W Population (1990): 1898 (876 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63343
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Elysburg, PA (CDP, FIPS 23472) Location: 40.86816 N, 76.54928 W Population (1990): 1890 (754 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17824
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ELIZA effect /-li:'z *-fekt'/ n. [AI community] The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol `+' that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that people associate it with addition. Using `+' or `plus' to mean addition in a computer language is taking advantage of the ELIZA effect. This term comes from the famous ELIZA program by Joseph Weizenbaum, which simulated a Rogerian psychotherapist by rephrasing many of the patient's statements as questions and posing them to the patient. It worked by simple pattern recognition and substitution of key words into canned phrases. It was so convincing, however, that there are many anecdotes about people becoming very emotionally caught up in dealing with ELIZA. All this was due to people's tendency to attach to words meanings which the computer never put there. The ELIZA effect is a {Good Thing} when writing a programming language, but it can blind you to serious shortcomings when analyzing an Artificial Intelligence system. Compare {ad-hockery}; see also {AI-complete}. Sources for a clone of the original Eliza are available at `ftp://ftp.cc.utexas.edu/pub/AI_ATTIC/Programs/Classic/Eliza/Eliza.c'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ELISP 1. A {Lisp} variant originally implemented for {DEC-20}s by Chuck Hedrick of Rutgers. 2. A common abbreviation for {Emacs Lisp}. Use of this abbreviation is discouraged because "Elisp" is or was a trademark. [Still a trademark? Whose?] (1995-04-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ELIZA effect /e-li:'z* *-fekt'/ (From {ELIZA}) The tendency of humans to attach associations to terms from prior experience. For example, there is nothing magic about the symbol "+" that makes it well-suited to indicate addition; it's just that people associate it with addition. Using "+" or "plus" to mean addition in a computer language is taking advantage of the ELIZA effect. The ELIZA effect is a {Good Thing} when writing a programming language, but it can blind you to serious shortcomings when analysing an {Artificial Intelligence} system. Compare {ad-hockery}; see also {AI-complete}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-09-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
EuLisp 1985-present. A {Lisp} dialect intended to be a common European {standard}, with influences from {Common LISP}, {Le LISP}, {Scheme} and {T}. {First-class function}s, {class}es and {continuation}s, both {static scope} and {dynamic scope}, {modules}, support for {parallelism}. The class system ({TELOS}) incorporates ideas from {CLOS}, {ObjVLisp} and {Oaklisp}. See also {Feel}. E-mail: .
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Eliashib whom God will restore. (1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chr. 24:12). (2.) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21). His indulgence of Tobiah the Ammonite provoked the indignation of Nehemiah (13:4, 7).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Elisabeth God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zacharias (q.v.) "were both righteous before God" (Luke 1:5, 13). Mary's visit to Elisabeth is described in 1:39-63.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Elishaphat whom God has judged, one of the "captains of hundreds" associated with Jehoiada in the league to overthrow the usurpation of Athaliah (2 Chr. 23:1).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Elisheba God is her oath, the daughter of Amminadab and the wife of Aaron (Ex. 6:23).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Eliasaph, the Lord increaseth
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Eliashib, the God of conversion
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elisabeth, Elizabeth, the oath, or fullness, of God
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elishaphat, my God judgeth
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elisheba, same as Elisabeth
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elzabad, the dowry of God
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Elzaphan, God of the northeast wind