Elijah as "a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols, he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel), he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)"
Under this definition, elijah is a noun and has the following properties:
Elijah as an instance
'Elijah' can be considered an instance of prophet.