How to Pronounce Elijah
ee-LAI-dzhuh
Elijah is pronounced ee-LAI-dzhuh (ɛˈlaɪdʒə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: Ee-LIGH-jah, eh-LYE-juh.
What does Elijah mean?
Elijah means “God the Lord, the strong Lord”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Elijah?
Whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet. Having delivered his message to Ahab, he retired at the command of God to a hiding-place by the brook Cherith, beyond Jordan, where he was fed by ravens. When the brook dried up God sent him to the widow of Zarephath, a city of Zidon, from whose scanty store he was supported for the space of two years.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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