Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elijah

/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: eli-jah
IPA: /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname transferred from the given name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: אליהו

Usage

Inflected Forms

Elijahs (plural)

Phrases

Elijah seat

Frequently Paired Words

Elianic Elias Eliot Elisjsha Elliot Elliott Ellis

Rhymes With

alija

Questions

How do you pronounce elijah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/.
What does elijah mean?: An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
Where does elijah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce elijah

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