indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage English (Puritan)
Meaning & History
From a place name mentioned briefly in the Old Testament, namely in Joshua 18:28, where the town of Eleph (or Haeleph in newer translations) near Jerusalem is listed among the lot or inheritance of the Tribe of Benjamin, one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. It is derived from the Hebrew noun אלף ('elep) meaning either "cattle" or "a thousand".