Elijah

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/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə//ɪˈlaɪʒə/

proper noun

An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

OriginHebrew אליהו →
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Meanings

proper nounElijah (countable and uncountable, plural Elijahs)

plural Elijahs

  1. countableuncountablebiblicalAn 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 unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage
    1. countableuncountableA 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
    2. countableuncountableA female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
  3. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name

Origin

  1. Hebrewאליהו
  2. EnglishElijah

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἠλίας
  • Ἠλίας (Ēlías)biblical prophet
Arabic إِيلِيَّا, إِلْيَاس
  • إِيلِيَّا (ʔīliyyā)biblical prophet
  • إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās)biblical prophet
Bengali ইলিয়াস, ইলিয়াস
  • ইলিয়াস (iliẏaś)biblical prophet
  • ইলিয়াস (iliẏaś)male given name
Bulgarian Или́я
  • Или́я (Ilíja)biblical prophet
Catalan Elies, Elies
  • Eliesbiblical prophet
  • Eliesmale given name
Czech Eliáš, Eliáš
  • Eliášbiblical prophet
  • Eliášmale given name
  • Eliášekmale given name
Danish Elias, Elias
  • Eliasbiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Dutch Elia
  • Eliabiblical prophet
Esperanto Elija
  • Elijabiblical prophet
Estonian Eelija, Elias
  • Eelijabiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Finnish Elia, Elias
  • Eliabiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
French Élie, Élie
  • Éliebiblical prophet
  • Éliemale given name
German Elia, Elias
  • Eliabiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Greek Ηλίας, Ηλίας
  • Ηλίας (Ilías)biblical prophet
  • Ηλίας (Ilías)male given name
Hawaiian ʻElia, ʻElia
  • ʻEliabiblical prophet
  • ʻEliamale given name
Hebrew אליהו, אליהו
  • אליהו (eliyáhu)biblical prophet
  • אליהו (eliyáhu)male given name
Hindi एलिय्याह, इलियास
  • एलिय्याह (eliyyāh)biblical prophet
  • इलियास (iliyās)biblical prophet
  • एलाइजा (elāijā)male given name
Hungarian Illés, Éliás
  • Illésbiblical prophet
  • Éliásbiblical prophet
  • Illésmale given name
  • Éliásmale given name
Italian Elia, Elia
  • Eliabiblical prophet
  • Eliamale given name
Latin Ēliās, Hēliās
  • Ēliāsbiblical prophet
  • Hēliāsbiblical prophet
  • Ēliāsmale given name
  • Hēliāsmale given name
Māori Irāia
  • Irāiamale given name
Norwegian Elia, Elias
  • Eliabiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Persian الیاس, الیاس
  • الیاس (elyâs)biblical prophet
  • الیاس (elyâs)male given name
  • ایلیا (iliyâ)male given name
Polish Eliasz, Eliasz
  • Eliaszbiblical prophet
  • Eliaszmale given name
Portuguese Elias, Elias
  • Eliasbiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Romanian Ilie, Ilie
  • Iliebiblical prophet
  • Iliemale given name
Russian Илия́, Илья́
  • Илия́ (Ilijá)biblical prophet
  • Илья́ (Ilʹjá)male given name
Spanish Elías, Elías
  • Elíasbiblical prophet
  • Elíasmale given name
Swedish Elia, Elias
  • Eliabiblical prophet
  • Eliasmale given name
Turkish İlyas
  • İlyasbiblical prophet
Ukrainian Ілля́, Ілля́
  • Ілля́ (Illjá)biblical prophet
  • Ілля́ (Illjá)male given name
Yiddish אליהו
  • אליהו (elyohu)biblical prophet
Cite this entry
APA

Elijah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elijah

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“Elijah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elijah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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