How to Pronounce Elisabeth
eh-LIZ-uh-beth
Elisabeth is pronounced eh-LIZ-uh-beth (ɛˈlɪzəbɛθ): four syllables, stress on the second.
What does Elisabeth mean?
Elisabeth means “Elizabeth, the oath, or fullness, of God”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Elisabeth?
God her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zacharias (q.v.) “were both righteous before God” (Luke 1:5, 13). Mary’s visit to Elisabeth is described in 1:39-63.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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