'ēlîyâ

ay-lee-yaw'
Parts of Speech Proper Name Masculine

'ēlîyâ Definition

Elijah or Eliah = "my God is Jehovah" or "Yah(u) is God"
  1. the great prophet of the reign of Ahab
  2. Benjamite son of Jeroham
  3. a son of Elam with foreign wife during exile
  4. a son of Harim, and priest, with foreign wife during exile
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hyla
Origin
from (0410) and (03050)
Strong's Number
0452
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

Elijah
69
Eliah
2
Total
71

KJV Verse Count

38
22
1
1
2
1
Total
65
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'Eliyah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .