Elijah
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Elijah
- /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/
- /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
Rhymes with -aɪdʒə, -aɪʒə
Where it comes from
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.
proper noun Elijahs
- 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.
- 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."
- A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
- A surname transferred from the given name
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elisha, ellie, ilya, eli, elias, elie, elia, ilia, eliyahu, eliyyahu, eliahu, ilyas, ilias, ilija, ilie, helias
Translations
Talk about this word "Elijah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elijah. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Elijah. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elijah "Elijah." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elijah.Cite this
@misc{elijah_2026,
title = {Elijah},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elijah},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
