e.liy.yah is a personal name used chiefly for the Elijah who speaks and acts in the Kings narratives, and also in a genealogy.

The term is used as a proper personal name, chiefly identifying Elijah in narrative scenes where he speaks, receives messages, confronts others, and is called a prophet or man of God; it also occurs in a genealogical list as the name of a son.

1. Personal name · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Kings 18:36 the APB renders Elijah approaching at the offering and addressing the LORD as a prophet and servant; in 2 Kings 1:13 a ruler bows before Elijah and calls him “Man of God.” In 1 Chronicles 8:27 the APB renders the name within a list of Jeroham's sons.

   1 Kings 18:362 Kings 1:131 Kings 17:11 Chronicles 8:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the name as “Elijah,” and in some clauses as “Elijah the Tishbite” or “Elijah the prophet.” These renderings identify the named person in the verse rather than define the term.