"Elijah" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/, /ɪˈlaɪʒə/
Rhymes: -aɪdʒə, -aɪʒə Etymology: From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, “My God is Yahweh”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس. Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|אליהו||My God is Yahweh|tr=Eliyahu}} Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, “My God is Yahweh”), {{doublet|en|Ilya}} Doublet of Ilya, {{m|en|Joel}} Joel, {{m|ar|إلياس}} إلياس Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elijah
  1. (religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions. Categories (topical): Religion Translations (biblical prophet): Ἠλίας (Ēlías) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), إِيلِيَا (ʔīliyā) (note: used by Christians) [masculine] (Arabic), إِلْيَاس (ʔilyās) (note: used by Muslims) [masculine] (Arabic), ܐܠܝܐ (eliya) [Syriac] (Aramaic), Եղիա (Eġia) (Armenian), ইলিয়াস (iliẏaś) (english: disputed) (Bengali), Elies [masculine] (Catalan), Eliáš (Czech), Elias (Danish), Elia [masculine] (Dutch), Elija (Esperanto), Eelija (Estonian), Elia (Farefare), Eliya (Farefare), Elia (Finnish), Élie (French), Elia (German), 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌰𐍃 (hēlias) (Gothic), ʻElia (Hawaiian), אליהו (eliyahu) (Hebrew), Illés (Hungarian), Iiliä (Ingrian), Elia (Italian), Ілияс (Iliäs) (Kazakh), Ēliās (Latin), Hēliās (Latin), Илија (Ilija) (Macedonian), Eliya (Maore Comorian), Iliyasa (Ngazidja Comorian), Elia (Norwegian), Եղիա (Ełia) (Old Armenian), Elyas (Old French), الیاس (elyâs) (Persian), Elias [masculine] (Portuguese), Ilie (Romanian), Илия́ (Ilijá) (Russian), Ilìa (Sicilian), Elías (Spanish), Elia (Swedish), İlyas (Turkish), Ілля́ (Illjá) (Ukrainian), אליהו (elyohu) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Elijah-en-name-zcm70tFW Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'biblical prophet': 43 30 28
  2. A male given name from Hebrew. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Elijah-en-name-xvbLEMNE
  3. A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Biblical characters
    Sense id: en-Elijah-en-name-Ldl6M-aF Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 19 34 48 Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 9 39 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 34 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 19 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Elijah seat Related terms: Elisjsha, Elias, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis Translations (male given name): Եղիա (Eġia) (Armenian), Elies [masculine] (Catalan), Eliáš (Czech), Eliášek (Czech), Elias (Danish), Elias (Estonian), Líggjas [masculine] (Faroese), Elias (Finnish), Élie (French), Elias (German), ʻElia (Hawaiian), Iiliä (Ingrian), Elia (Italian), Ēliās (Latin), Hēliās (Latin), Илија (Ilija) (Macedonian), Irāia (Maori), Elias (Norwegian), Եղիա (Ełia) (Old Armenian), الیاس (elyâs) (Persian), ایلیا (iliyâ) (Persian), Elias [masculine] (Portuguese), Ilie (Romanian), Илья́ (Ilʹjá) (Russian), Ilìa (Sicilian), Lìa (Sicilian), Elìa (italianization) (Sicilian), E´llj (Skolt Sami), Elías (Spanish), Elias (Swedish), Ілля́ (Illjá) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 53 46

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "hēlias",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌰𐍃"
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          "lang": "Ingrian",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
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          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ēliās"
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          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ilie"
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          "roman": "Ilijá",
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          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ilìa"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Illjá",
          "sense": "biblical prophet",
          "word": "Ілля́"
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          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "elyohu",
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "lang": "Hawaiian",
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      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "male given name",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ilija",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Илија"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Irāia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "elyâs",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "الیاس"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "iliyâ",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ایلیا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ilie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ilʹjá",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Илья́"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ilìa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lìa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elìa (italianization)"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "E´llj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elías"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 53 46",
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Illjá",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ілля́"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elijah (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Elijah"
}
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    "Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪdʒə",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪdʒə/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪʒə",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪʒə/3 syllables",
    "en:Biblical characters"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Elijah seat"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "haw",
            "2": "ʻElia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hawaiian: ʻElia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hawaiian: ʻElia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mi",
            "2": "Irāia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maori: Irāia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maori: Irāia"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "אליהו",
        "4": "",
        "5": "My God is Yahweh",
        "tr": "Eliyahu"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Ilya"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of Ilya",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Joel"
      },
      "expansion": "Joel",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "إلياس"
      },
      "expansion": "إلياس",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, “My God is Yahweh”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Elijah",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Elisjsha"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eliot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elliot"
    },
    {
      "word": "Elliott"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ellis"
    }
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Israelite",
          "Israelite"
        ],
        [
          "prophet",
          "prophet"
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          "Abrahamic",
          "Abrahamic"
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        "(religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions."
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Hebrew",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2005, Valerie Paradiz, Elijah's Cup, page 102",
          "text": "\"That's wonderful! What's his name?\"\n\"Elijah.\"\n\"Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!\"\n\"Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it.\"",
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        }
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        "English female given names from Hebrew",
        "English given names"
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        "A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage."
      ],
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        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Philippine",
          "Philippine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlaɪʒə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪdʒə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪʒə"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "used by Christians",
      "roman": "ʔīliyā",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِيلِيَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "used by Muslims",
      "roman": "ʔilyās",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِلْيَاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "eliya",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܐܠܝܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Eġia",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Եղիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "Ełia",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Եղիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "english": "disputed",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "iliẏaś",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "ইলিয়াস"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elies"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Eliáš"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elija"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Eelija"
    },
    {
      "code": "gur",
      "lang": "Farefare",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "gur",
      "lang": "Farefare",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Eliya"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Élie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fro",
      "lang": "Old French",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elyas"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "hēlias",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌰𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Ēlías",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ἠλίας"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "ʻElia"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "eliyahu",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "אליהו"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Illés"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Iiliä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Iliäs",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Ілияс"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Ēliās"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Hēliās"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ilija",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Илија"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Eliya"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Iliyasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "elyâs",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "الیاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Ilie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ilijá",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Илия́"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Ilìa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elías"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "İlyas"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Illjá",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "word": "Ілля́"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "elyohu",
      "sense": "biblical prophet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אליהו"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Eġia",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Եղիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "Ełia",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Եղիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elies"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Eliáš"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Eliášek"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Líggjas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Élie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ʻElia"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Iiliä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elia"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ēliās"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Hēliās"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Ilija",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Илија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Irāia"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "elyâs",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "الیاس"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "iliyâ",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "ایلیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ilie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Ilʹjá",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Илья́"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ilìa"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Lìa"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elìa (italianization)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sms",
      "lang": "Skolt Sami",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "E´llj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elías"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elias"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Illjá",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Ілля́"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Elijah (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "Elijah"
}

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