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
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 ● Mar. 12, 2024
He and Elihu Rose, along with Rebecca Robertson, who had redeveloped Lincoln Center, saw its potential as an arts center.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2023
Pursuant to an extradition treaty, Secretary of State Elihu Root initiated judicial proceedings.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 13, 2022
“I will write a note for you to take to the lawyer’s office before you go home, and another for Anne, telling her that Elihu will be soon set free.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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