60%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts אֱלִיאָב(Ancient Hebrew) Meaning & History From the Hebrew name אֱלִיאָב (ʾEliʾav) meaning "my God is father", from the roots אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". This is the name of several people from the Old Testament, including a brother of King David. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsʾel + ʾavOther Languages & CulturesEliav(Biblical Hebrew) Eliav(Hebrew) User SubmissionEliáb Categories family, isograms, theophoric names