proper noun · rare

Elijah

Ілля

Илья, Илия

Elia, Elias

An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religionsAn Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/

» Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

Meaning

4 senses

(countable, uncountable)An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
Elia
Илия́Ilijá
Ілля́Illjá
A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage
(countable, uncountable)A male given name from Hebrew.
Elias
Илья́Ilʹjá
Ілля́Illjá
(countable, uncountable)A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
(countable, uncountable)A surname transferred from the given name

14 sentences

Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?
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Elijah was a prophet of God.
deElia war ein Prophet Gottes.
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Elijah is a prophet of God.
deElia ist ein Prophet Gottes.
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Elijah planted a vegetable garden.
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Elijah explored the forest trails.
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9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

biblical prophet:

Русский

By meaning 2

biblical prophet:

male given name:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

biblical prophet:

male given name:

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Comp

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

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