Elisheba

Elisheva or Elisheba (אֱלִישֶׁבַע‎ in Hebrew) was the wife of Aaron "the priest" (Heb. HaKohen), the forefather of the Kohanim, the Jewish priests, in the Bible. She is a daughter of Amminadab, and a sister of Nahshon, from the Tribe of Judah.(Exodus 6:23) According to later Jewish tradition, she is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs in Tiberias. The character of the wife of Aaron (Harun in Arabic) is also mentioned in the Qur'an, albeit unnamed. She is known as Alishahda in Islamic tradition.

Etymologically, Elisheva simply means 'high-seven' & is reference to the Genesis creation narrative. The name Elisheva is conjugated from Elijah & Shiva. In Hebrew, Elijah means "the Lord is God". The prefix Eli (the lord) denotes higher authority. "Sheva" is the number seven in Hebrew. Denoting the seven days of the week in which God creates all things. The name Elisheva may mean "my God has sworn". According to some interpretations, Elisheva was the same as Puah, one of the righteous midwives mentioned in Exodus 1. Those who hold this interpretation believe that her position as ancestress of the priestly caste was a reward for saving the Hebrew children.