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Lexicon :: Strong's H452 - 'ēlîyâ

Aa
אֵלִיָּה
Transliteration
'ēlîyâ
Pronunciation
ay-lee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'; or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ ʼÊlîyâhûw; from H410 and H3050; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites:—Elijah, Eliah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H452 in the following manner: Elijah (69x), Eliah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's H452 in the following manner: Elijah (69x), Eliah (2x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'; or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ ʼÊlîyâhûw; from H410 and H3050; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites:—Elijah, Eliah.
STRONGS H452: Abbreviations
אֵלִיָּה 2 Kings 1:3 + 4 times; אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ 1 Kings 17:1 + 62 times; proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is God, compare יוֺאֵל)
a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 1 Kings 17:1 + 65 times Kings; 2 Chronicles 21:12; Malachi 3:23.
b. Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:27;
c. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:21;
d. a son of Elam Ezra 10:26.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

17:1; 17:1

2 Kings

1:3

1 Chronicles

8:27

2 Chronicles

21:12

Ezra

10:21; 10:26

H452

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H452 matches the Hebrew אֵלִיָּה ('ēlîyâ),
which occurs 71 times in 65 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (2Ki 2:8–Mal 4:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:8 - Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:9 - When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.”
And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:13 - Elisha picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up. Then Elisha returned to the bank of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:14 - He struck the water with Elijah’s cloak and cried out, “Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” Then the river divided, and Elisha went across.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:15 - When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance what happened, they exclaimed, “Elijah’s spirit rests upon Elisha!” And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:11 - But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD with us? If there is, we can ask the LORD what to do through him.”
One of King Joram’s officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah’s personal assistant.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, “This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: ‘At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel’s body.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:10 - You can be sure that the message of the LORD that was spoken concerning Ahab’s family will not fail. The LORD declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:17 - When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he killed everyone who was left there from Ahab’s family, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:27 - Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:12 - Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: “This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:21 - From the family of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:26 - From the family of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:5 - “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the LORD arrives.

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