(Hebrews in the prolonged form Eliphele'hu,
àìִֵéôְּìֵäåּ
, God will distinguish him; Sept.
Å᾿ëéöáëÜ
and
Å᾿ëéöáëïý
v.r.
Å᾿ëéöåíÜ
and
Å᾿ëéöáëáßáò
; Vulg. Eliphalu), a Merarite Levite; one of the gatekeepers (
ùׁåֹ øִéí
, A.V, porters") appointed by David to play on the harp "on the Sheminith," on the occasion of bringing up the ark to the city of David (1Ch_15:18; 1Ch_15:21). B.C. 1043.