אֵלִיָּהʼÊlîyâh

proper name, masculine: Yah(u) is God

Pronunciation: ay-lee-yaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H452

Meanings

a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 17:1; 2 Chronicles 21:12; Malachi 3:23)

b. Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:27)

c. a priest of Ezra's time (Ezra 10:21)

c. a son of Elam (Ezra 10:26)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 71 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 17:1 Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”
  • 1 Kings 17:13 But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.
  • 1 Kings 17:15 So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
  • 1 Kings 17:16 There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.
  • 1 Kings 17:18 Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”
  • 1 Kings 17:22 The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).