Where does “Elija” come from?

Elija (Yoruba) comes from English Elijah, from Hebrew אליהו, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Elija (Yoruba): Elijah

Definitions

  1. Elijah

Ancestry of “Elija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishElijahAn Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions
2HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
3Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
4Hebrewשמואל—
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew אֵל →
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