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 Paraphrase: The APB generally presents the name as “Elijah,” and in some clauses as “Elijah the Tishbite” or “Elijah the prophet.” Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, these renderings identify the named person in the verse rather than define the term.