Elisha

English

Etymology

Template:He[[Category:Template:He derivations|Elisha]] אֱלִישַׁע "God is salvation".

Proper noun

Singular Elisha

Plural -

Elisha

1. Template:Biblical character A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
2. Template:Given name of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
3. Template:Given name in occasional use, apparently confused with Elizabeth or Alicia.

Quotations

• Template:RQ:Authorized Version:

  And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

Translations

biblical prophet

Armenian: Եղիշե hy(hy) (Eġiše) Danish: Elisa da(da) Estonian: Eliisa et(et) Finnish: Elisa fi(fi) French: Élisée fr(fr) German: Elisa de(de)

Italian: Eliseo it(it) Latin: Eliseus la(la) Norwegian: Elisja no(no) Russian: Елисей ru(ru) (Jeliséj) Spanish: Eliseo es(es) Swedish: Elisa sv(sv)

Anagrams

• aehils,
• sheila, Sheila

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