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(religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions. quotations examples
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Malachi 4:5–6
A male given name from Hebrew. quotations examples
"That's wonderful! What's his name?""Elijah.""Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!""Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."
2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, page 102
A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage. examples