אֱלִישָׁ֖ע
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏
Elisha
of Elisha
A proper personal name meaning 'El is salvation' or 'My God is salvation.' Most prominently refers to the prophet Elisha, active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BCE, recognized as the successor of Elijah. The name can also refer to other less prominent individuals but is chiefly known from the Elisha narrative in Kings. The name functions to express a theophoric statement, integrating the divine name El and a root meaning 'to save.'
2 Kings 2:22 · Word #7
Lexicon H477
| Lemma | אֱלִישָׁע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤏 |
| Transliteration | Elisha |
| Strong's | H477 |
| Definition | A proper personal name meaning 'El is salvation' or 'My God is salvation.' Most prominently refers to the prophet Elisha, active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BCE, recognized as the successor of Elijah. The name can also refer to other less prominent individuals but is chiefly known from the Elisha narrative in Kings. The name functions to express a theophoric statement, integrating the divine name El and a root meaning 'to save.' |
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 | of Elisha |
SIBI-P1 Translation H477-01
El-is-salvation
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular personal name (theophoric), contraction of אֱלִישׁוּעַ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name fuses אֵל (El, God) with the root ישׁע (to save, deliver), forming a theophoric declaration. Rendering it as "El-is-salvation" preserves the root meaning and the nominal proper-name form without contextual expansion. |
View full lexicon entry for H477 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Elisha
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: El-is-salvation |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)