e.li.sah identifies the man who is appointed as prophet, speaks and acts in the narratives, and is named after his death.

The term is consistently a proper name for the same man: he is appointed as prophet in 1 Kings 19:16, speaks and acts in the accounts of 2 Kings, and remains identified by name in reports of his death and grave in 2 Kings 13:20 and 2 Kings 13:21.

1. Personal name for the prophet in the narratives · dominant

   Every supplied occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same named man in narrative, direct speech, or reports about him. In 1 Kings 19:16 the APB renders his appointment as prophet, while in 2 Kings 6:18 it renders him praying for the approaching enemy to be struck with blindness; in 2 Kings 13:21 the name identifies the grave and bones touched by the buried man.

   1 Kings 19:162 Kings 2:152 Kings 5:82 Kings 6:182 Kings 8:12 Kings 13:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally presents the proper name as “Elisha” in narrative and speech, including descriptions such as “Elisha the prophet” in 2 Kings 6:12. Its surrounding descriptions and titles should not be treated as separate renderings of the term.