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ē̇-lish´a-ma (×ליש×מע, 'ĕlı̄shaÌ„mā‛, “God has heardâ€):
(1) Grandfather of Joshua and son of Ammihud; prince of the tribe of Ephraim in the Exodus (; , ; ).
(2) A son of David, born in Jerusalem (; ).
(3) By textual corruption in for Elishua, another of David's sons; compare .
(4) A scribe of Jehoiakim (, , ).
(5) One “of the seed royal,†grandfather of Ishmael, the slayer of Gedaliah (; ).
(6) A man of the tribe of Judah ().
(7) One of the priests appointed by Jehoshaphat to teach the law ().