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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĕlîšāʿ, literally “My God is salvation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.lisˈsɛ.os/ → /e.liˈse.os/
Proper noun
Ἐλισσαῖος • (Elissaîos) m (genitive Ἐλισσαίου); second declension
- Elisha (Biblical prophet)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elisha
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