Elihu

American  

[el-uh-hyoo, ih-lahy-hyoo] / ˈɛl əˌhyu, ɪˈlaɪ hyu /

noun

1. a young man who entered into discourse with Job. Job. 32–37.

2. a male given name.

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Etymology

Origin of Elihu

From the Hebrew word ĕlīhū literally, my God is he

Example Sentences

I suspected this was the congressman from Illinois, Elihu Washburne.

From Literature

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

Often described as a connoisseur and collector of fine things and a philanthropist who generously donated to churches and charities, Elihu Yale is now in focus as a colonialist who plundered India and - worse - traded in slaves.

From BBC

And it's well documented that starting in 1713, Elihu Yale sent hundreds of books on theology, literature, medicine, history and architecture, a portrait of King George I, fine textiles and other valuable gifts to the Collegiate School of Connecticut.

From BBC

Historian and family member Rodney Horace Yale who wrote a biography of Elihu Yale in the 19th Century says his "donation made the precarious existence of Yale college a blessed certainty".

From BBC