Eliphaz
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a son of Esau and Adah.
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(in the Bible) a friend of Job.
Example Sentences
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MacLeish makes Zophar a broken-down priest, Eliphaz a wreck of a doctor and Bildad a soapbox-orating Communist.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jockey Merritt, wearing Engle's colours, stood in the paddock stall eyeing Eliphaz and listening to the whispered instructions of the new owner.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
Frank," said the old man, "do you remember when we was unloadin' the hosses and ketched Eliphaz bitin' at the fence?...
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
When five minutes had passed, a legate from Eliphaz announced that his side had scraped together twenty pounds, and that this was their final bid.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
"Eliphaz," corrected the old man, "and it wa'n't no advantage because you was crazy to sell."
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)
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