אֵלִיָּה (e.liy.yah) means “Elijah” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ay-lee-yaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
אֵלִיָּה · e.liy.yah · Elijah
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.17.1 Also named: Hēlias (Ἡλίας "Elijah" G2243) § 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
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אֵלִיָּה · e.liy.yah · Elijah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.27; son of: Jeroham (H3395H); brother of: Shamsherai (H8125), Shehariah (H7841), Athaliah (H6271H), Jaareshiah (H3298) and Zichri (H2147J) § 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
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אֵלִיָּה · e.liy.yah · Elijah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.21 § 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
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אֵלִיָּה · e.liy.yah · Elijah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.26 § 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
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or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from H410 (אֵל) and H3050 (יָהּ); God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
KJV glosses: Elijah, Eliah.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| elijah | 40 |
| and elijah | 9 |
| then elijah | 7 |
| of elijah | 6 |
| so elijah | 2 |
| again elijah | 1 |
| but elijah | 1 |
| from elijah | 1 |
| now elijah | 1 |
| that elijah | 1 |
| when elijah | 1 |
| when elijah arrived | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and elijah | 23 |
| elijah | 12 |
| of elijah | 7 |
| behold elijah | 4 |
| that elijah | 4 |
| to elijah | 4 |
| came to elijah | 3 |
| unto elijah | 3 |
| and eliah | 2 |
| all that elijah | 1 |
| them and elijah | 1 |
| to him from elijah | 1 |
| unto him what doest thou here elijah | 1 |
| was on elijah | 1 |
| what doest thou here elijah | 1 |
| when elijah | 1 |
| which elijah | 1 |
| you elijah | 1 |
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Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
Read word by wordSo she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
Read word by wordThe jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
Read word by word“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
Read word by wordThen Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
Read word by wordThen the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
Read word by wordAfter a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
Read word by wordSo Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
Read word by wordNow as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Read word by word“It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
Read word by wordAnd now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
Read word by wordAnd now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
Read word by wordThen Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
Read word by wordSo Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
Read word by wordWhen Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
Read word by wordThen Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
Read word by wordAt noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
Read word by wordAnd Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
Read word by wordAt the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
Read word by wordThen Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
Read word by wordAnd Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
Read word by wordSo Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
Read word by wordAnd the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Read word by wordNow Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
Read word by wordSo Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
Read word by wordThere Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Read word by wordWhen Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
Read word by wordSo Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
Read word by wordSo Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
Read word by wordSo Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
Read word by wordThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Read word by wordWhen Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
Read word by wordThen the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
Read word by wordBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
Read word by word“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Read word by wordElijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
Read word by wordAgain Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
Read word by wordSo the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
Read word by wordThen the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
Read word by wordSo Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
Read word by wordShortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
Read word by wordand Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
Read word by wordAnd Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
Read word by wordAnd Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
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