Bible Dictionary
ELIEHOENAI
Eliehoenai was the name of a Korahite doorkeeper and of a family head who returned from exile. The name means “to Yahweh are my eyes.”
Definition
Eliehoenai is a personal name meaning “to Yahweh are mine eyes.” In the biblical records, the name belongs to a Korahite doorkeeper and to a head of a family among those who returned from exile.
Biblical Usage
A Korahite named Eliehoenai served as a doorkeeper, and another Eliehoenai is listed as a family head in the return from exile. The King James Version uses related spellings such as Elioenai and Elihoenai.
Historical Background
The name appears in two distinct contexts: the organization of temple doorkeepers and the postexilic return recorded in Ezra.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>e-li-e-ho'-e-ni ('elyeho`enay, "to Yahweh are mine eyes"):</p><p>(1) (the King James Version Elioenai) a Korahite doorkeeper (1Ch 26:3).</p><p>(2) (the King James Version Elihoenai) Head of a family in the Return (Ezr 8:4).</p>