אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅
Eliyah
Elijah
Personal name meaning 'My God is YHWH'; refers primarily to the prominent Israelite prophetic figure active in the northern kingdom during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, but also designates two lesser-known Israelites in later texts. The name expresses allegiance to or declaration of the deity YHWH, integrating the divine elements 'El' (God) and a shortened form of the tetragrammaton 'Yah' (YHWH).
2 Kings 1:13 · Word #16
Lexicon H452
| Lemma | אֵלִיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Eliyah |
| Strong's | H452 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'My God is YHWH'; refers primarily to the prominent Israelite prophetic figure active in the northern kingdom during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, but also designates two lesser-known Israelites in later texts. The name expresses allegiance to or declaration of the deity YHWH, integrating the divine elements 'El' (God) and a shortened form of the tetragrammaton 'Yah' (YHWH). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Elijah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H452-02
My God is YHWH
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun; theophoric personal name incorporating first-person singular possessive on אֵל ("my God") plus the divine element יָהּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אֵלִי ("my God," from אֵל with first-person singular suffix) and יָהּ (a shortened form of YHWH), forming a theophoric declaration. Rendering it as "My God is YHWH" preserves both the possessive morphology and the covenantal divine name element. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Eliyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: My God is Yah |
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