אליהו

עברית

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אליהו

/(ʔ)eliˈja(h)u/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Theophoric, from אֵל ('el, “god”) + ־ִי (-i, “my”) + ־יָהוּ (-yáhu, “the LORD”), literally meaning “Yahweh is my god.”

proper noun אֵלִיָּהוּ · 'Eliyáhu · אֵלִיָּה

Elijah (an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions) וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ לְכָל־הָעָם גְּשׁוּ אֵלַי וַיִּגְּשׁוּ כָל־הָעָם אֵלָיו וַיְרַפֵּא אֶת־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה הֶהָרוּס׃
a male given name, equivalent to English Elijah or Elias

In English

Elijah male given name

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MLA

"אליהו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אליהו. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95

Chicago

"אליהו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אליהו},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}