What does אֵלִיָּה (ʾēliyāh) mean in the Bible?
אֵלִיָּה (ʾēliyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Elijah , the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites".
Hebrew · H452
אֵלִיָּה
Elijah , the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
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אֵלִיָּה H452
Pronunciation ʾēliyāh
What does אֵלִיָּה (ʾēliyāh) mean in the Bible?
אֵלִיָּה (ʾēliyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Elijah , the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H452?
The BSB source-word alignment has 71 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Elijah (40), And Elijah (9), Then Elijah (7), of Elijah (6), So Elijah (2).
Where does אֵלִיָּה (ʾēliyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 17:1. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (42), 2 Kings (24), Ezra (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Elijah 40× 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:16, 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:23
And Elijah 9× 1 Kings 18:31, 1 Kings 18:40, 1 Kings 18:41, 2 Kings 2:2
Then Elijah 7× 1 Kings 17:23, 1 Kings 18:15, 1 Kings 18:21, 1 Kings 18:22
of Elijah 6× 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 2:14, 2 Kings 2:15
So Elijah 2× 1 Kings 18:2, 2 Kings 1:4
Again Elijah 1× 2 Kings 1:12
But Elijah 1× 1 Kings 18:42
from Elijah 1× 2 Chronicles 21:12
Now Elijah 1× 1 Kings 17:1
that Elijah 1× 1 Kings 18:14
When Elijah 1× 1 Kings 19:13
When Elijah [arrived] 1× 1 Kings 21:20
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 17:1 אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ to Now Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:13 אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:15 אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ to of Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:16 אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃פ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:18 אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:22 אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ to of Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:23 אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ to Then Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:23 אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 17:24 אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 18:1 אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ to Elijah Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 17:1
Aligned rows 71
Books represented 6
1 Kings 42 2 Kings 24 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Malachi 1
Source forms
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ 9x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 17:18, 1 Kings 17:23, 1 Kings 17:24, 1 Kings 18:1
אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ 8x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 18:8, 1 Kings 18:11, 1 Kings 18:16
אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ 6x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:22, 1 Kings 18:14, 1 Kings 18:17
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ 6x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 17:23, 1 Kings 18:21, 1 Kings 18:25, 2 Kings 2:4
אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ 6x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 18:27, 1 Kings 18:31, 1 Kings 19:13, 2 Kings 1:10
אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ 5x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 18:22, 1 Kings 18:40, 1 Kings 18:41
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ 4x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:40, 2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:8
אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ 4x ’ê·lî·yā·hū 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 2:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 65x 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 17:13, 1 Kings 17:15, 1 Kings 17:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x 1 Kings 18:42, 2 Kings 2:9, 1 Chronicles 8:27, Ezra 10:21
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 21:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Elijah , the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Source Gloss
Elijah , the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Extended definition
Elijah, Eliah.
Word Origins
אֵלִיָּה is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain