Skip to main content

    Compare Two Bible Names Side by Side

    Enter two names and see them next to each other: what each one means, the language it comes from, how it is said, whether the King James Bible actually uses it, the earliest book it appears in, its recorded United States popularity and the King James verses behind it. 1,332 biblical and Christian names are covered, and every comparison has its own shareable link.

    Your comparison

    Eliphaz

    EL-ih-faz

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    My God is fine gold; God is strength
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Eliphaz appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Genesis — The patriarchs
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Eliphaz — 'God is fine gold' — offered beautiful theology that was wrongly applied. His story warns that correct doctrine wielded without compassion becomes a weapon that wounds rather than heals.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Job 4:7

      "Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?"

    • Job 42:7

      "My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath."

    Read the full Eliphaz page

    We don't have a name spelled "—"

    Try another spelling — the library holds 1,332 biblical and Christian names.

    Questions about comparing Bible names

    Type a name into each box and press Compare. The page then shows both names next to each other with their meaning, language of origin, pronunciation, whether the King James Bible actually uses the name, the earliest book it appears in, its recorded United States popularity and its King James verses.

    Keep exploring names