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Elijah

/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/

Elijah proper noun: an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

Proper noun

Elijah (countable and uncountable, plural Elijahs)

  1. An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
    • Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Malachi 4:5–6
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • "That's wonderful! What's his name?"
      "Elijah."
      "Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!"
      "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, →ISBN, page 102
  3. A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
  4. A surname transferred from the given name

Elijah meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Pashto and Arabic

Elijah in Hindi

male given name
एलाइजा elāijā
biblical prophet
एलिय्याह eliyyāh, इलियास iliyās

Elijah in Bengali

male given name
ইলিয়াস iliẏaś
biblical prophet
ইলিয়াস iliẏaś

Elijah in Pashto

biblical prophet
الیاس Ilyās

Elijah in Arabic

biblical prophet
إِيلِيَّا ʔīliyyā, إِلْيَاس ʔilyās
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Elijah in Persian
الیاس elyâs, ایلیا iliyâ

Forms of Elijah

pluralElijahs

Origin of Elijah

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

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Phrases with Elijah

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Questions about Elijah

What does Elijah mean?
Elijah means an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
What is Elijah in Hindi?
Elijah in Hindi is एलाइजा (elāijā), एलिय्याह (eliyyāh), इलियास (iliyās). See Elijah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Elijah?
Elijah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elijah?
Elijah is pronounced /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/.

Words near Elijah in the dictionary

  1. eliglustat
  2. Eligon
  3. Eligons
  4. eligug
  5. Elihu
  6. Elijah
  7. Elijah chair
  8. Elijah chairs
  9. Elijah seat
  10. Elijah seats
  11. Elijah's seat

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