Elisha
Americannoun
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Also Eliseus a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah.
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Elisha
From Late Latin Heliseus, from Greek Elisaié, from Hebrew ĕlīshūaʿ, literally, “God has saved”
Example Sentences
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Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 patent for the telephone beat rival Elisha Gray by hours, sparking a contentious legal battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"Even from a young age, he'd come downstairs dressed up in camouflage outfits," said his sister Elisha Williams.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
“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 • Nov. 18, 2025
"At the moment, it's been ok, but I think the winter might be a different story," said Elisha, who has an 11-week-old baby, Theo.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
Elisha packed the finished painting among the few personal items he was bringing to the Arctic.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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