Elijah en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
Etymology
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
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(countable, uncountable) A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage ▸ 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:
- (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage ▸ A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
- (countable, uncountable) A surname transferred from the given name
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijahs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Relateds
Ellis · Eliot · Elias · Elisjsha · Elliot · Elliott · Elianic
Translations (91)
yi אליהו (biblical prophet) · cs Eliáš (biblical prophet) · he אליהו (male given name) · scn Ilìa (biblical prophet) · ro Ilie (biblical prophet) · bn ইলিয়াস (biblical prophet) · pt Elias (biblical prophet) · uk Ілля́ (male given name) · fi Elia (biblical prophet) · tr İlyas (biblical prophet) · mk Илија (male given name) · mi Irāia (male given name) · ro Ilie (male given name) · hi एलिय्याह (biblical prophet) · bg Или́я (biblical prophet) · cs Eliáš (male given name) · syc ܐܠܝܐ (biblical prophet) · xcl Եղիա (male given name) · eo Elija (biblical prophet) · no Elias (male given name) · kk Ілияс (male given name) · chr ᎢᎳᏣ (biblical prophet) · scn Lìa (male given name) · pl Eliasz (biblical prophet) · fa الیاس (male given name) · scn Elìa (Italianization) (male given name) · hi एलाइजा (male given name) · scn Ilìa (male given name) · cs Eliášek (male given name) · fr Élie (biblical prophet) · es Elías (male given name) · sms E´llj (male given name) · hu Éliás (biblical prophet) · fi Elias (male given name) · uk Ілля́ (biblical prophet) · xcl Եղիա (biblical prophet) · sv Elia (biblical prophet) · fo Líggjas (male given name) · fa الیاس (biblical prophet) · da Elias (male given name) · fro Elyas (biblical prophet) · hi इलियास (biblical prophet) · da Elias (biblical prophet) · pl Eliasz (male given name) · ar إِلْيَاس (biblical prophet) · kk Ілияс (biblical prophet) · es Elías (biblical prophet) · izh Iiliä (male given name) · zdj Iliyasa (biblical prophet) · ar إِيلِيَّا (biblical prophet) · fa ایلیا (male given name) · be Ілья (male given name) · hy Եղիա (male given name) · chr ᎢᎳᏯ (biblical prophet) · ca Elies (male given name) · ru Илья́ (male given name) · got 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌰𐍃 (biblical prophet) · pt Elias (male given name) · no Elia (biblical prophet) · la Hēliās (biblical prophet) · de Elia (biblical prophet) · la Ēliās (biblical prophet) · ca Elies (biblical prophet) · haw ʻElia (male given name) · grc Ἠλίας (biblical prophet) · sv Elias (male given name) · hu Illés (biblical prophet) · la Hēliās (male given name) · swb Eliya (biblical prophet) · it Elia (biblical prophet) · bn ইলিয়াস (male given name) · fr Élie (male given name) · hy Եղիա (biblical prophet) · el Ηλίας (biblical prophet) · gur Eliya (biblical prophet) · et Eelija (biblical prophet) · hu Éliás (male given name) · gur Elia (biblical prophet) · hu Illés (male given name) · el Ηλίας (male given name) · he אליהו (biblical prophet) · et Elias (male given name) · izh Iiliä (biblical prophet) · ru Илия́ (biblical prophet) · haw ʻElia (biblical prophet) · ps الیاس (biblical prophet) · nl Elia (biblical prophet) · mk Илија (biblical prophet) · la Ēliās (male given name) · de Elias (male given name) · it Elia (male given name)