First Known Use: 1587
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Elijah
noun Eli·jah \i-ˈlī-jə\
Definition of ELIJAH
: a Hebrew prophet of the ninth century b.c. who according to the account in I Kings championed the worship of Jehovah as against Baal
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Hebrew Ēlīyāh
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