Male first name (English): Elisha, God's help, Hebrew (Old Testament), el = the Mighty God; jascha = help rid save, in the Bible is the great prophet Elisha and Elisha the successor of the Prophet Elias Female first name (English): Elisha, God's help, Hebrew (Old Testament), el = the Mighty God; jascha = help rescue, rescue, to be a male name, but now rare and female in use in the U.S.