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Lexicon :: Strong's H452 - 'ēlîyâ

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אֵלִיָּה
Transliteration
'ēlîyâ
Pronunciation
ay-lee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'; or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ ʼÊlîyâhûw; from H410 and H3050; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites:—Elijah, Eliah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x

The KJV translates Strong's H452 in the following manner: Elijah (69x), Eliah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 71x
The KJV translates Strong's H452 in the following manner: Elijah (69x), Eliah (2x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'; or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ ʼÊlîyâhûw; from H410 and H3050; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites:—Elijah, Eliah.
STRONGS H452: Abbreviations
אֵלִיָּה 2 Kings 1:3 + 4 times; אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ 1 Kings 17:1 + 62 times; proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is God, compare יוֺאֵל)
a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 1 Kings 17:1 + 65 times Kings; 2 Chronicles 21:12; Malachi 3:23.
b. Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:27;
c. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:21;
d. a son of Elam Ezra 10:26.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

17:1; 17:1

2 Kings

1:3

1 Chronicles

8:27

2 Chronicles

21:12

Ezra

10:21; 10:26

H452

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H452 matches the Hebrew אֵלִיָּה ('ēlîyâ),
which occurs 71 times in 65 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Ki 17:1–2Ki 2:6)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:1 - Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe[fn] in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:13 - Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go home and do as you have said. But first make a small loaf of bread for me from what you have and bring it to me, and then make something for yourself and your son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:15 - She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:18 - She said to Elijah, “What do you have against me, man of God? Did you come to remind me of my sin and kill my son?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:22 - The LORD heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:23 - Elijah picked up the child and carried him down from the room into the house. He gave him to his mother and said, “Look, your son is alive!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:24 - Then 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 the truth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:1 - After a long time, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:7 - As Obadiah was walking along, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed down to the ground, and said, “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:8 - “Yes,” he replied. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:11 - But now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:14 - And now you tell me to go to my master and say, ‘Elijah is here.’ He will kill me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:15 - Elijah said, “As the LORD Almighty lives, whom I serve, I will surely present myself to Ahab today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:16 - So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him, and Ahab went to meet Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - When he saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, you troubler of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - Elijah went before 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 said nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:22 - Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only one of the LORD’s prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:25 - Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the bulls and prepare it first, since there are so many of you. Call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:27 - At noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe he is sleeping and must be awakened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:30 - Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come here to me.” They came to him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD, which had been torn down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:31 - Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:36 - At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: “LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - Then Elijah commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal. Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized them, and Elijah had them brought down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41 - And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - The power of the LORD came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:1 - Now Ahab told Jezebel everything Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:2 - So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9 - There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:13 - When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:19 - So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,” he said, “and then I will come with you.” “Go back,” Elijah replied. “What have I done to you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:21 - So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:17 - Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:28 - Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:4 - Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’ ” So Elijah went.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - They replied, “He had a garment of hair[fn] and had a leather belt around his waist.” The king said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:10 - Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:12 - “If I am a man of God,” Elijah replied, “may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!” Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah. “Man of God,” he begged, “please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:15 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:17 - So he died, according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram[fn] succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:1 - When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:2 - Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:4 - Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the LORD has sent me to Jericho.” And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:6 - Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.” And he replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them walked on.

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