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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.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:13 - But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:15 - So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:16 - There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:18 - Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:22 - The LORD heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:23 - Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your son is alive!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:24 - Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the LORD truly speaks through you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:1 - Later on, in the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:2 - So Elijah went to appear before Ahab.
Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:7 - As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:8 - “Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:11 - And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:14 - And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’ Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:15 - But Elijah said, “I swear by the LORD Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:16 - So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:17 - When Ahab saw him, he exclaimed, “So, is it really you, you troublemaker of Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:22 - Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only prophet of the LORD who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:25 - Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “You go first, for there are many of you. Choose one of the bulls, and prepare it and call on the name of your god. But do not set fire to the wood.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:27 - About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself.[fn] Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:30 - Then Elijah called to the people, “Come over here!” They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:31 - He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:36 - At the usual time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,[fn] prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - Then Elijah commanded, “Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don’t let a single one escape!” So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:41 - Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:42 - So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:46

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:46 - Then the LORD gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt[fn] and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:1 - When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:2 - So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:9 - There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the LORD said 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 wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
And a voice said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:19 - So Elijah went and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak across his shoulders and then walked away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:20 - Elisha left the oxen standing there, ran after Elijah, and said to him, “First let me go and kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you!”
Elijah replied, “Go on back, but think about what I have done to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:21 - So Elisha returned to his oxen and slaughtered them. He used the wood from the plow to build a fire to roast their flesh. He passed around the meat to the townspeople, and they all ate. Then he went with Elijah as his assistant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:17 - But the LORD said to Elijah,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - “So, my enemy, you have found me!” Ahab exclaimed to Elijah.
“Yes,” Elijah answered, “I have come because you have sold yourself to what is evil in the LORD’s sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:28 - Then another message from the LORD came to Elijah:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the angel of the LORD told Elijah, who was from Tishbe, “Go and confront the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is there no God in Israel? Why are you going to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether the king will recover?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:4 - Now, therefore, this is what the LORD says: You will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.’” So Elijah went to deliver the message.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:8 - They replied, “He was a hairy man,[fn] and he wore a leather belt around his waist.”
“Elijah from Tishbe!” the king exclaimed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:10 - But Elijah replied to the captain, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” Then fire fell from heaven and killed them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:12 - Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and destroy you and your fifty men!” And again the fire of God fell from heaven and killed them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - Once more the king sent a third captain with fifty men. But this time the captain went up the hill and fell to his knees before Elijah. He pleaded with him, “O man of God, please spare my life and the lives of these, your fifty servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:15 - Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him, and don’t be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went with him to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:17 - So Ahaziah died, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram[fn] became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:2 - And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Bethel.”
But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you!” So they went down together to Bethel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:4 - Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to Jericho.”
But Elisha replied again, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together to Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:6 - Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the LORD has told me to go to the Jordan River.”
But again Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together.

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