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語源

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

発音

• IPA: /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/, /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
• 韻: -aɪdʒə, -aɪʒə

固有名詞

Elijah

1. (Abrahamism, biblical) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Malachi 4:5–6:

     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.

2. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, →ISBN, page 102:

     "That's wonderful! What's his name?"
     "Elijah."
     "Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!"
     "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."

3. A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.

派生語

• Elijah seat

関連する語

• Elisjsha, Elianic, Elias, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis

派生した語

• → Hawaiian: ʻElia
• → Maori: Irāia