Elisha

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (Elisha').

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlaɪʃə/

Proper noun

Elisha

1. (biblical) A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
3. A female given name from Hebrew in occasional use, apparently confused with Elizabeth or Alicia.

Quotations

• 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Kings 2:14, column 2:

  And he tooke the mantle of Eli[j]ah that fell from him, and ſmote the waters, and ſaid, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when hee alſo had ſmitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Eliſha went ouer.

Related terms

• Elishah
• Yelisei

Translations

biblical prophet

• Aghwan: 𐔴𐔾𐔼𐕐𐔰 (eliša)
• Arabic: الْيَسَع (ar) (al-yasaʕ)
• Armenian: Եղիշե (Eġiše), Եղիսե (Eġise)
• Bengali: আল-ইয়াসা (al-yasa)
• Danish: Elisa
• Dutch: Elisa m
• Estonian: Eliisa
• Finnish: Elisa (fi)
• French: Élisée (fr)
• German: Elisa
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ἐλισσαῖος (Elissaîos), Ἐλισαῖος (Elisaîos)

• Italian: Eliseo (it)
• Latin: Eliseus
• Norwegian: Elisja
• Portuguese: Eliseu (pt)
• Russian: Елисе́й (ru) (Jeliséj)
• Spanish: Eliseo (es)
• Swedish: Elisa (sv)
• Ukrainian: Єлисе́й (uk) (Jelyséj), Єлисі́й (Jelysíj)

Anagrams

• Ashlie, Elahis, Hailes, Hilsea, Salehi, Sheila, e-hails, hailse, sheila