Elisabeth

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/ᵻˈlɪz.ə.bəθ//ᵻˈlɪs.ə.bəθ/

proper noun

The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

OriginAncient Greek Ἐλισάβετ ← Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Elizabeth

  1. The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures

    There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Prieſt, named Zacharias, of the courſe of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:5, column 1
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאֱלִישֶׁבַע“my God is an oath”
  2. Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ
  3. EnglishElisabeth

The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ
  • Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet)mother of John the Baptist
Arabic إِلِيصَابَات
  • إِلِيصَابَات (ʔilīṣābāt)mother of John the Baptist
Basque Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
Bulgarian Елисавета
  • Елисавета (Elisaveta)mother of John the Baptist
Catalan Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
Chinese Mandarin 以利沙伯, 依撒伯爾 /依撒伯尔
  • 以利沙伯 (yǐlìshābó)mother of John the Baptist
  • 依撒伯爾 /依撒伯尔 (Yīsābó'ěr)mother of John the Baptist
Czech Alžběta
  • Alžbětamother of John the Baptist
Danish Elisabeth
  • Elisabethmother of John the Baptist
Dutch Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
Estonian Eliisabet
  • Eliisabetmother of John the Baptist
Finnish Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
French Élisabeth
  • Élisabethmother of John the Baptist
German Elisabeth
  • Elisabethmother of John the Baptist
Greek Ελισάβετ
  • Ελισάβετ (Elisávet)mother of John the Baptist
Hawaiian ʻElisabeta
  • ʻElisabetamother of John the Baptist
Hebrew אלישבע \ אֱלִישֶׁבַע
  • אלישבע \ אֱלִישֶׁבַע (elishéva)mother of John the Baptist
Hungarian Erzsébet
  • Erzsébetmother of John the Baptist
Irish Eiliosaibeit
  • Eiliosaibeitmother of John the Baptist
Italian Elisabetta
  • Elisabettamother of John the Baptist
Japanese エリザベツ
  • エリザベツ (Erizabetsu)mother of John the Baptist
Korean 엘리사벳
  • 엘리사벳 (Ellisabet)mother of John the Baptist
Latin Elisabeth
  • Elisabethmother of John the Baptist
Latvian Elizabete
  • Elizabetemother of John the Baptist
Norwegian Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
Polish Elżbieta
  • Elżbietamother of John the Baptist
Portuguese Isabel
  • Isabelmother of John the Baptist
Romanian Elisabeta
  • Elisabetamother of John the Baptist
Russian Елизаве́та
  • Елизаве́та (Jelizavéta)mother of John the Baptist
Spanish Isabel
  • Isabelmother of John the Baptist
Swedish Elisabet
  • Elisabetmother of John the Baptist
Ukrainian Єлисавета
  • Єлисавета (Jelysaveta)mother of John the Baptist
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elisabeth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisabeth.

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