ʼĔlîyshâʻ — H477

Definition

masculine proper noun

Elisha, the famous prophet

1. Elisha = "God is salvation"
2. the great prophet who succeeded Elijah

Usually translated as

Elisha

Origin

contracted for H474.

• ʼĔlîyshûwaʻ (H474)

Greek equivalents

• Elissaîos (G1666)

Occurrences

ʼĔlîyshâʻ occurs 58 times in 52 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (49)

• 1 Kings 19:16 — And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֤ע) the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
• 1 Kings 19:17 — And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע) slay.
• 1 Kings 19:19 — So he departed thence, and found Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֤ע) the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
• 2 Kings 2:1 — And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha (וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע) from Gilgal.
• 2 Kings 2:2 — And Elijah said unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֜ע), Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
• 2 Kings 2:2 — And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
• 2 Kings 2:3 — And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֒), and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
• 2 Kings 2:4 — And Elijah said unto him, Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֣ע), tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
• 2 Kings 2:5 — And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֒), and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
• 2 Kings 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֙), Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
• 2 Kings 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
• 2 Kings 2:12 — And Elisha (וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע) saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
• 2 Kings 2:14 — And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע) went over.
• 2 Kings 2:15 — And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֑ע). And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
• 2 Kings 2:19 — And the men of the city said unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע), Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
• 2 Kings 2:22 — So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֖ע) which he spake.
• 2 Kings 3:11 — But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֣ע) the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
• 2 Kings 3:13 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֜ע) said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
• 2 Kings 3:14 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֗ע) said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
• 2 Kings 4:1 — Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֜ע), saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.
• 2 Kings 4:2 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֙) said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
• 2 Kings 4:8 — And it fell on a day, that Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֣ע) passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
• 2 Kings 4:17 — And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע) had said unto her, according to the time of life.
• 2 Kings 4:32 — And when Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֖ע) was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
• 2 Kings 4:38 — And Elisha (וֶאֱלִישָׁ֞ע) came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
• 2 Kings 5:8 — And it was so, when Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֣ע) the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
• 2 Kings 5:9 — So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha (לֶאֱלִישָֽׁע).
• 2 Kings 5:10 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֖ע) sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.
• 2 Kings 5:20 — But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֣ע) the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
• 2 Kings 5:25 — But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
• 2 Kings 6:1 — And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֑ע), Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
• 2 Kings 6:12 — And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֤ע), the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
• 2 Kings 6:17 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֙) prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
• 2 Kings 6:17 — And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע).
• 2 Kings 6:18 — And when they came down to him, Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֤ע) prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
• 2 Kings 6:18 — And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע).
• 2 Kings 6:19 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֗ע) said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
• 2 Kings 6:20 — And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
• 2 Kings 6:21 — And the king of Israel said unto Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע), when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?
• 2 Kings 6:31 — Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֧ע) the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
• 2 Kings 6:32 — But Elisha (וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙) sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
• 2 Kings 7:1 — Then Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
• 2 Kings 8:1 — Then spake Elisha (וֶאֱלִישָׁ֡ע) unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
• 2 Kings 8:4 — And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע) hath done.
• 2 Kings 8:5 — And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha (אֱלִישָֽׁע) restored to life.
• 2 Kings 8:7 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע֙) came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
• 2 Kings 8:10 — And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
• 2 Kings 8:13 — And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֔ע) answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
• 2 Kings 8:14 — So he departed from Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֗ע), and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
• 2 Kings 8:14 — So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha (אֱלִישָׁ֑ע) to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.