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Elisha
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English
Etymology 1
en :bor hbo:אֱלִישָׁע<tr:ʾĔlîšāʿ> + 1
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈlaɪʃə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elisha.wav Southern England
en aɪʃə 3
en Elishah
Proper noun
en biblical character A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
2 Kings 2 14 474 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.
en male Hebrew of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
Related terms
en Yelisei
Translations
biblical prophet
Aghwan: xag 𐔴𐔾𐔼𐕐𐔰
Arabic: ar الْيَسَع m used by Muslims, ar أَلِيشَع m used by Christians
Armenian: hy Եղիշե, hy Եղիսե
Bengali: bn আল-ইয়াসা al-yasa
Danish: da Elisa
Dutch: nl Elisa m
Estonian: et Eliisa
Finnish: fi Elisa
French: fr Élisée
German: de Elisa
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἐλισσαῖος, grc Ἐλισαῖος
Hindi: hi एलीशा m
Hungarian: hu Elizeus
Irish:
Old Irish: sga Eleseus m
Italian: it Eliseo
Kazakh: kk Еліше
Latin: la Eliseus
Norwegian: no Elisja
Old Church Slavonic: cu Єлїссє́й m
Polish: pl Elizeusz m-pr
Portuguese: pt Eliseu
Russian: ru Елисе́й
Spanish: es Eliseo
Swedish: sv Elisa
Ukrainian: uk Єлисе́й, uk Єлисі́й
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
en /əˈliːʃə/ /əˈlɪʃə/
en iːʃə ɪʃə 3
Proper noun
en female Alicia.
Elisha Cuthbert Elisha Cuthbert
en 23 September 2026 Rachael Lazaro Rachel Braund https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckpq03g8940po Family tribute to 'devoted' mum and 'precious' children who died in fire BBC News Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died after a blaze "spread rapidly" inside a house on Stone Square in Bootle, Merseyside, in the early hours of Tuesday. 23 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261007070615/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckpq03g8940po 7 October 2026
References
Anagrams
en aehils Ashlie Elahis Hailes Hilsea Salehi Sheila e-hails hailse sheila