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Elisha (/ əˈlaɪʃə /; [1] Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁע, Modern: ʼElīšaʻ, Tiberian: ʼĔlīšāʻ, 'My God is salvation' or 'God is my salvation'; Koine Greek: Ἐλισ [σ]αῖος Elis [s]aîos or Ἐλισαιέ Elisaié; Latin: Eliseus) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a Jewish prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly ...
Elisha Cooke, Sr. (1637–1715), physician, politician, and businessman, elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Elisha Cooke, Jr. (1678-1837), physician and politician from the Province of Massachusetts Bay; son of the above. Elisha Dyer (1811-1890), American politician and 25th Governor of Rhode Island.
t. e. Pronunciation in Wikipedia should be transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), except in the particular cases noted below. For English pronunciations, broad diaphonemic transcriptions should be used; these are intended to provide a correct interpretation regardless of the reader's accent.
Elissa (name) Queen Dido, who is also known as Elissa. Drawing by Charles-Joseph Natoire, mid to late 18th century. Variations of the name of Queen Elissa, the founder of Carthage. Also can be from Hebrew name Elisheba meaning "Oath to God". Elissa is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, which also is the root of ...
English Pronouncing Dictionary. The English Pronouncing Dictionary (EPD) was created by the British phonetician Daniel Jones and was first published in 1917. [1] It originally comprised over 50,000 headwords listed in their spelling form, each of which was given one or more pronunciations transcribed using a set of phonemic symbols based on a ...
Elisha in Islam. Alyasa (Arabic: اليسع, romanized: Alyasaʿ) in Islam is a prophet of God who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. In the Quran, Alyasa is mentioned twice as a noble prophet, [1] and is mentioned both times alongside fellow prophets. [2] He is honored by Muslims as the prophetic successor to Ilyas (Elijah).
Within the chart “close”, “open”, “mid”, “front”, “central”, and “back” refer to the placement of the sound within the mouth. [3] At points where two sounds share an intersection, the left is unrounded, and the right is rounded which refers to the shape of the lips while making the sound. [4] IPA: Vowels. Front. Central.
Elishah. Elishah or Eliseus (אֱלִישָׁה ’Ĕlīšā) was the son of Javan according to the Book of Genesis (10:4) in the Masoretic Text. The Greek Septuagint of Genesis 10 lists Elisa not only as the son of Javan, but also a grandson of Japheth. His name is spelled differently in Hebrew to the prophet Elisha, ending in a hei (ה ...