H0452H

אֵלִיָּה

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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

The KJV translates H0452 in the following manner:

Elijah (138x), Eliah (4x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֵלִיָּה 2Kgs 1:3 + 4 t.; אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ 1Kgs 17:1 + 62 t.; proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is God, compare יוֺאֵל)
  a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 1Kgs 17:1 + 65 t. Kings; 2Chr 21:12; Mal 3:23.
  b. Benjamite 1Chr 8:27
  c. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:21
  c. a son of Elam Ezra 10:26.


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