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Pronouncing Elijah

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CandyCane007 · 23/12/2017 00:06

Would you pronounce Elijah as E-Lie-SHA or E-lie-JAH

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Buxbaum · 24/12/2017 09:02

Neither. The emphasis is on the middle syllable with the same ‘j’ sound as in ‘jam’.

FartnissEverbeans · 23/12/2017 20:57

With a j sound

I love Elisha as well, it's a beautiful name, but it'll be mistaken for a girls' name and nobody wants to be mistaken for a girl! How awful. Xmas Hmm

MollyHuaCha · 23/12/2017 20:52

Ee-LYE-Jah

SparklyUnicornTractors · 23/12/2017 20:08

El eye jah. Gorgeous name.

GlitteryFluff · 23/12/2017 20:05

Do you mean hard / soft j?
I pronounce with a soft j.

CaptainChristmas · 23/12/2017 19:58

Same as @nanny

MiniMaxi · 23/12/2017 09:04

With a J

As pp's have said, Elisha is a different name

Usuallytootiredbuthappyanyway · 23/12/2017 07:42

Somewhere between the two...El eye jah but with a soft j

NotAgainYoda · 23/12/2017 07:32

Jah

BertrandRussell · 23/12/2017 06:49

el-eye-jah.

Elisha is a different name.

EvilCleverDog · 23/12/2017 06:41

E lie zhah

Alisvolatpropiis · 23/12/2017 00:53

Same as Nanny

Mrsknackered · 23/12/2017 00:46

Same as Nanny

FrancisCrawford · 23/12/2017 00:25

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NannyR · 23/12/2017 00:24

I'd pronounce it e - LIE - jah, but with more of a soft j rather than a hard j.

Onceuponatimethen · 23/12/2017 00:12

Elle - I - djuh with emphasis on the I

MoreCheerfulMonica · 23/12/2017 00:11

In the Abrahamic religions, Elijah and Elisha are two different people and so these are two different names, each with its own pronunciation.

DramaAlpaca · 23/12/2017 00:09

I'd pronounce it ee-LIE-jah, with the stress on the middle syllable.

I've never heard it pronounced any other way.

Brokenbiscuit · 23/12/2017 00:09

E-lie-jah

LittleBearPad · 23/12/2017 00:07

E-lie-jah

RosesInTheHospital · 23/12/2017 00:07

Eee-lie-jah

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