Lexical Definition

‎אֵלִיָּה‎ ʼÊlîyâh (ay-lee-yaw') Elijah ^N:N-M-P
or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ ʼÊlîyâhûw (aylee-yaw'-hoo); from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; God of Jehovah

Elijah, Eliah.

• § Elijah or Eliah = "my God is Jehovah" or "Yah(u) is God"
• Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites

1) the great prophet of the reign of Ahab
2) Benjamite son of Jeroham
3) a son of Elam with foreign wife during exile
4) a son of Harim, and priest, with foreign wife during exile

See Greek: Ἡλίας

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.21

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֵלִיָּה‎ 2Kgs 1:3 + 4 t.; ‎אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ‎ 1Kgs 17:1 + 62 t.; proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is God, compare ‎יוֺאֵל‎)
a. Elijah, the great prophet of the reign of Ahab 1Kgs 17:1 + 65 t. Kings; 2Chr 21:12; Mal 3:23*.
b. Benjamite 1Chr 8:27
c. a priest of Ezra's time Ezra 10:21
c. a son of Elam Ezra 10:26.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned divorcee • A descendant of Harim who married a foreign woman.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Elijah was a descendant of Harim who married a foreign woman during the Babylonian exile (Ezr.10.21).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.21;
• only referred to as Elijah אֵלִיָּה.

Elijah is mentioned in the Book of Ezra as one of the descendants of Harim who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile (Ezr.10.21). After the return to Jerusalem, Ezra discovered that many Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the neighboring peoples, which was against God's command. Elijah was among those who had taken foreign wives, but he agreed to put away his wife as part of the covenant renewal led by Ezra. The Bible does not provide any further details about this Elijah's life or family.

All entries for Elijah: אֵלִיָּה