Word Study · Strong's H452 · Hebrew
אֵלִיָּה
Eliah
ay-lee-yaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼÊlîyâh
“Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Elijah, Eliah.
- 71occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 25inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 71 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 25
- אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ9
- אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃8
- אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ6
- אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ6
- אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ6
- אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙5
- אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ4
- אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ4
- אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ3
- אֵלִיָּ֣ה2
- אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ2
- אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ2
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Elijah62
- and Elijah5
- O Elijah2
- [was] Elijah1
- from Elijah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- proper noun (a name)65
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)5
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 65
- HC/Npm · 5
- HR/Npm · 1
All 71, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Kings42 of 71 · 59%
- 2 Kings24 of 71 · 34%
- Ezra2 of 71 · 3%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 71 · 1%
- 2 Chronicles1 of 71 · 1%
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1 Kings42 occurrences
- 1 Kings 17:1אֵלִיָּ֨הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:13אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:15אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:16אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:18אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:22אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:23אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:23אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 17:24אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:1אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:2אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:7אֵלִיָּ֖הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:7אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:8אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:11אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:14אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:15אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:16אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:17אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:21אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:22אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:25אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:27אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:30אֵלִיָּ֤הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:31אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:36אֵלִיָּ֣הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:40אֵלִיָּ֨הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:40אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:41אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:42וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּveeliyahuconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.here: and Elijah
- 1 Kings 18:46אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:1אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:2אֵלִיָּ֖הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:9אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”here: O Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:13אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:13אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”here: O Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:19אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:20אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 19:21אֵלִיָּ֖הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 21:17אֵלִיָּ֥הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 21:20אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.here: Elijah
- 1 Kings 21:28אֵלִיָּ֥הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:here: Elijah
2 Kings24 occurrences
- 2 Kings 1:3אֵלִיָּ֣הʾeliyahproper noun (a name)But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:4אֵלִיָּֽה׃ʾeliyahproper noun (a name)Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:8אֵלִיָּ֥הʾeliyahproper noun (a name)“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.here: [was] Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:10אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:12אֵלִיָּה֮ʾeliyahproper noun (a name)Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:13אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:15אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 1:17אֵלִיָּ֗הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:1אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:1אֵלִיָּ֛הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:2אֵלִיָּ֨הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:4אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:6אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:8אֵלִיָּ֨הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:9וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּveeliyahuconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.here: and Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:11אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:13אֵלִיָּ֔הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:14אֵלִיָּ֜הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:14אֵלִיָּ֑הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 2:15אֵלִיָּ֖הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 3:11אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 9:36אֵלִיָּ֥הוּʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel.here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 10:10אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.”here: Elijah
- 2 Kings 10:17אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פʾeliyahuproper noun (a name)When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.here: Elijah
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Ezra2 occurrences
- Ezra 10:21וְאֵֽלִיָּה֙veeliyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.here: and Elijah
- Ezra 10:26וְאֵלִיָּֽה׃ סveeliyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.here: and Elijah