אֵלִיָּֽה
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄
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 1:4 · 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 H452-01
My God is Yah
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular noun (personal name); theophoric compound of אֵל + יָהּ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines אֵל (God, Mighty One) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah), forming a declarative statement of allegiance: 'My God is Yah.' As a proper masculine singular name, it is rendered as a fixed theological declaration rather than translated descriptively. |
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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 |