Elijah

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, “My God is Yahweh”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/, /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
• Rhymes: -aɪdʒə, -aɪʒə

Elijah

1. (religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Malachi 4:5–6:

     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.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, →ISBN, page 102:

     "That's wonderful! What's his name?"
     "Elijah."
     "Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!"
     "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."

3. A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.

• Elijah seat

• Elisjsha, Elias, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis

• → Hawaiian: ʻElia
• → Maori: Irāia