Elisha in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
אֱלִישָׁע
The ploughman who asked a double portion — and whose life overflowed with quiet miracles.
Also called
Elisha אֱלִישָׁע — “my God is salvation”
The moments that made Elisha
1Kgs 19:21He leaves the plough and follows
2Kgs 2:9“Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me”
2Kgs 2:14He parts Jordan with the fallen mantle
2Kgs 4:6The widow's oil fills every vessel
2Kgs 4:35The Shunammite's son raised
2Kgs 5:14Naaman dips seven times and is clean
2Kgs 6:6The axe head swims
2Kgs 6:17Horses and chariots of fire round about
2Kgs 13:21Even his bones raise the dead
How often the name appears
Elisha is named 52 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 1 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
1Kgs 19:161Kgs 19:171Kgs 19:192Kgs 2:12Kgs 2:22Kgs 2:32Kgs 2:42Kgs 2:52Kgs 2:92Kgs 2:122Kgs 2:142Kgs 2:152Kgs 2:192Kgs 2:222Kgs 3:112Kgs 3:132Kgs 3:142Kgs 4:12Kgs 4:22Kgs 4:82Kgs 4:172Kgs 4:322Kgs 4:382Kgs 5:82Kgs 5:92Kgs 5:102Kgs 5:202Kgs 5:252Kgs 6:12Kgs 6:122Kgs 6:172Kgs 6:182Kgs 6:192Kgs 6:202Kgs 6:212Kgs 6:312Kgs 6:322Kgs 7:12Kgs 8:12Kgs 8:42Kgs 8:52Kgs 8:72Kgs 8:102Kgs 8:132Kgs 8:142Kgs 9:12Kgs 13:142Kgs 13:152Kgs 13:162Kgs 13:172Kgs 13:202Kgs 13:21
Every mention — New Testament
Luke 4:27