אליהו

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Theophoric, from אלי‎ (Eli, “My God”) +‎ ־יהו‎ (-yáhu, “the LORD”)

Proper noun

אֵלִיָּהוּ • (eliyáhu) m

  1. Elijah (biblical character)
  2. A male given name, equivalent to English Elijah or Elias

Descendants
  • → Chuvash: Илле (Ille)
  • → English: Elijah
    • → Hawaiian: ʻElia
    • → Maori: Irāia
  • → Koine Greek: Ἠλίας (Ēlías), Ἡλίᾱς (Hēlíās), Ἠλείᾱς (Ēleíās), Ἡλείᾱς (Hēleíās) (New Testament) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: Եղիա (Ełia)
  • → Ossetian: Илла (Illa)
    • ⇒ Ossetian: Уацилла (Wacilla, “Ossetian god of rain, thunder and lightning”, literally “Saint Elijah”)
  • → Persian: ایلیا‎‎‎ (Iliyâ)
  • → Yiddish: אליהו‎ (elyohu)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ‎.

Proper noun

אליהו • (elyohu) m

  1. Elijah (biblical character)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.