Eleasah
el.a.sah is a personal name used chiefly in genealogical succession, and also in a list of persons and a letter’s delivery.
The term functions as a proper personal name, most often marking a person’s place in successive genealogical statements. It also identifies a named member of a group and the son of Shaphan through whom a letter was sent.
Senses in use
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Personal name in genealogical succession · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 2:39 and 1 Chronicles 2:40, the proper noun identifies the person between Helez and Sismai in a begetting sequence; the APB renders, “Helez begot Eleasah” and “Eleasah begot Sismai.” In 1 Chronicles 8:37 and 1 Chronicles 9:43, it likewise occurs in the descent from Moza through Binea and Raphah or Rephaiah to Azel.
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Named member of a family group · occasional
In Ezra 10:22, the proper noun appears at the end of a sequence introduced as being “from the sons of Pashhur”; the APB includes “Eleasah” among the named persons.
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Named bearer of a letter · occasional
In Jeremiah 29:3, the proper noun identifies the son of Shaphan connected with sending a letter. The APB renders the clause, “The letter was sent by the hand of Eleasah son of Shaphan.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Eleasah” in genealogical lines, a list of persons, and the statement about a letter sent by his hand. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.