Gender Masculine
Scripts אֶלִיהוּא(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ɪ.ˈlaɪ.hju/(English) /i.ˈlaɪ.ˌhju/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "my God is he" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and הוּא (hu) meaning "he". This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament including one of the friends of Job.

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Rootsʾel + hu
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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h453, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h453.
Entry updated October 6, 2024