Elihu
Americannoun
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a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.
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a male given name.
Etymology
Origin of Elihu
From the Hebrew word ĕlīhū literally, my God is he
Example Sentences
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But in 1838, a full year before Doubleday was purported to have rigged up a diamond on Elihu Phinney’s farmland in Upstate New York, Beachville allegedly hosted a baseball game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Since then, one name that has come under intense scrutiny in India is that of Elihu Yale, the man after whom the Ivy League university is named.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
Pursuant to an extradition treaty, Secretary of State Elihu Root initiated judicial proceedings.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
She decided to center her thesis project around the university’s origin, recreating the textiles that were part of a founding gift by the controversial colonial governor and merchant Elihu Yale.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2022
“Did Elihu say anything to the men who arrested him? Did he give them any names?”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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