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
Prof Yannielli, who's combed through the colonial records of Fort St George, says "it's all there in black and white" and there's no denying that "Elihu Yale was an active and successful slave trader".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
But after the musical performance, Elihu said, “This felt like something of a healing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
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
“Did Elihu say anything to the men who arrested him? Did he give them any names?”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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