Elijah

[ih-lahy-juh]

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c.

2. a male given name.

Elijah

/ ɪˈlaɪdʒə /

noun

1. Old Testament a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century _bc , who was persecuted for denouncing Ahab and Jezebel. (I Kings 17–21: 21; II Kings 1–2:18)

Elijah

1. A prophet of the Old Testament, who opposed the worship of idols and incurred the wrath of Jezebel, the queen of Israel, who tried to kill him. He was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Elijah¹

From Late Latin Helias. from Greek Ēlioú, from Hebrew ēliyyāh, ēliyyāhū ”my God is Yahweh”

Example Sentences

In addition to their battered backfield, the Trojans have been without left tackle Elijah Paige for half the season because of a knee injury and could be without him again Saturday.

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Exhibit A: Elijah, one of the five Black kids in my grade, wore his dad’s dashiki to school on the first day of Black History Month.

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Jamar had another brother, Elijah, who was going into seventh grade, just like Michael.

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“We were ready to get down and dirty in the mud,” Dorsey quarterback Elijah McDaniel said after rushing for 120 yards and engineering all four of his team’s scoring drives.

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But in between series, left tackle Elijah Paige — who made his return from a knee injury he suffered in Week 4 against Michigan State — kept Miller’s mind right.

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