Elisha

American  

[ih-lahy-shuh] / ɪˈlaɪ ʃə /

noun

1. Also Eliseus a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah.

2. a male given name.

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Elisha British  

/ ɪˈlaɪʃə /

noun

1. Old Testament a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century _bc : successor of Elijah (II Kings 3–9)

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Etymology

Origin of Elisha

From Late Latin Heliseus, from Greek Elisaié, from Hebrew ĕlīshūaʿ, literally, “God has saved”

Example Sentences

She also persuaded the American president Zachary Taylor to send out two ships with rescuers including Elisha Kent Kane, destined to become one of the world’s most famous Arctic adventurers.

From Literature

“It’s a fake system,” said Elisha Yaghmai, a Kansas doctor who runs a company that provides physicians to rural hospitals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elisha Otis, a bed-manufacturing mechanic, found a way out of this quandary.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both filed patents in February 1876 for what amounted to early, workable versions of the telephone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elisha Matambo, the top government official in Copperbelt Province, announced in July that farmers would be entitled to compensation for the period they won’t be able to plant.

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