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Meaning and etymology of the name Elishah
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Elishah 
The name Elishah occurs twice in the Bible. The only human Elisha is a son of Javan, son of Japheth, son of Noah (Genesis 10:4). The other Elisha is a region (Ezekiel 27:7), most probably somewhere in Greece, associated with the son of Javan (Javan is the Biblical name for Greece).
The name Elishah is a compound of two elements. The first part is  , the common abbreviation of Elohim, the genus God. The second part is identical to  (yshh), an unused Hebrew root that yields  (tushiya), meaning wisdom or knowledge.
What the root means is hard to establish but BDB Theological Dictionary lists a few of the theories. Some say that the verb has to do with assisting or supporting. Others say it means to make equal. Another possibility that is forwarded is to advance.
Following these theories, the name Elishah would mean God Supports/ Advances/ Makes Equal.
Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names sees the remnant of an unused Hebrew root  , meaning to set upright, to stand, but then veers off towards an inexplicable meaning that includes the verb to save.
In fact, for no discernible reason, the majority of translators seem to acknowledge no difference between the names (Elishah) and  (Elisha), and go with an interpretation that Jerome once submitted: Dei Mei Salvatio, meaning Salvation Of My God. Perhaps all assume that the name Elisha evolved into Elishah but the meaning didn't evolve along.
All valid or plausible possibilities ignored, BDB Theological Dictionary and NOBS Study Bible Name List reads God Is Salvation. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads God The Saviour, or Salvation Of My God.
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