King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H477
Transliteration: Elisha
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-shaw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Meaning: Elisha -- "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Word Summary
Elisha: "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Original Word: אֱלִישָׁעTransliteration: Elisha
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-shaw')
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Meaning: Elisha -- "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Strong's Concordance
Elisha Contracted for Eliyshuwa'.; Elisha, the famous prophet -- Elisha.
see HEBREW Eliyshuwa'
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H477. Elisha
אֱלִישָׁע proper name, masculine (God is salvation, compare אֱלִישׁוּעַ, Sabean יתֿעאל DHMZMG 1883, 15) the prophet Elisha, the successor of Elijah 1 Kings 19:16 57t. all Kings; Ἐλισα, Ἐλισαιε ᵐ5; Ἐλισαιος Luke 4:27.