elkoshite

elkoshite means A member of a minor biblical tribe mentioned in Nahum 1:1. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Etymology

First attested in 1568 in the Bishops' Bible translation (see quotations); earlier English Bible translations instead used “of Elkosh”. From Middle English Helcesei, borrowed from Vulgar Latin Helcesei, from Ancient Greek Έλκεσαίου (Élkesaíou), from Hebrew אֶלְקֹשִׁי. Analysable as Elkosh (“the unidentified birthplace or residence of the minor prophet Nahum”) + -ite.

noun

A member of a minor biblical tribe mentioned in Nahum 1:1.“The burden of Niniue: The boke of the viſion of Nahum the Elkoſhite.”