The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures
A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈlɪzəbəθ/
Etymology
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”).