Elisha

Elisha

English

Etymology

Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע‎ (Elisha').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɨˈlaɪʃə/

Proper noun

Elisha

1. A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
2. A male given name of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
3. A female given name in occasional use, apparently confused with Elizabeth or Alicia.

Quotations

• 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Kings 2:14:

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  And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

Related terms

• Yelisei

Translations

biblical prophet

Arabic: الْيَسَع‎ (al-yasaʿ) Armenian: Եղիշե (Ełiše), Եղիսե (Ełise) Danish: Elisa Dutch: Elisa m Estonian: Eliisa Finnish: Elisa (fi) French: Élisée (fr) German: Elisa Greek: Ancient: Ἐλισσαῖος (Elissaîos), Ἐλισαῖος (Elisaîos)

Italian: Eliseo (it) Latin: Eliseus Norwegian: Elisja Portuguese: Eliseu (pt) Russian: Елисе́й (ru) (Jeliséj) Spanish: Eliseo (es) Swedish: Elisa (sv)

Anagrams

• Ashlie, Elahis, Hailes, Salehi, Sheila, hailse, sheila