STRONGS NUMBER H477


Word Summary
Elisha: "God is salvation", a well-known Israelite prophet
Original Word: אֱלִישָׁע
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
Strong's Concordance
Elisha

Contracted for Eliyshuwa'.; Elisha, the famous prophet -- Elisha.

see HEBREW Eliyshuwa'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H477. Elisha

אֱלִישָׁעproper 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.