English

Proper noun

Elijah

1. (religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions
2. A male given name.

Quotations

• 1611, Bible (KJV), Malachi 4:5-6::

  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

• 2005 Valerie Paradiz: Elijah's Cup ISBN 184310802X page 102:

  "That's wonderful! What's his name?" /"Elijah." /"Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!" / "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."

Derived terms

• Elijah seat

Related terms

• Elias, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis

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