אֵלִיָּה
e.liy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H0452
Elijah
From: or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from H410 (אֵל) and H3050 (יָהּ); God of Jehovah;
Short Definition
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Also named: Hēlias (*Ἡλίας *"Elijah" G2243) § Elijah or Eliah = "my God is Jehovah" or "Yah(u) is God" 1) the great prophet of the reign of ) Benjamite son of Jeroham 3) a son of Elam with foreign wife during exile 4) a son of Harim, and priest, with foreign wife during exile
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
64 timesAppears 64 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Kings
38
2 Kings
22
Ezra
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 8:27
- 1 Kings 18:8
- 1 Kings 18:36
- 1 Kings 21:17
- 2 Kings 10:10
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