How to Pronounce Elishah
Eh-LIGH-shah
Elishah is pronounced Eh-LIGH-shah (ɛˈlaɪʃə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: eh-LYE-shuh.
What does Elishah mean?
Elishah means “it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Elishah?
The oldest of the four sons of Javan (Gen. 10:4), whose descendants peopled Greece. It has been supposed that Elishah’s descendants peopled the Peloponnesus, which was known by the name of Elis. This may be meant by “the isles of Elishah” (Ezek. 27:7).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
eh-LYE-shuh
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