60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1], Hebrew Scripts אֵלְדָד(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.dæd/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly means "God is beloved" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and דּוֹד (doḏ) meaning "beloved". In the Old Testament he is one of the two elders (along with Medad) who prophesies in the Israelite camp. Related Names Rootsʾel + doḏ People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange serious Categories love, theophoric names, vibraphonists Sources & References Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h419, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h419.
