Eliezer

Hebrew
"God helps"

Eliezer Origin and Meaning

The name Eliezer is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God helps".

Biblical name with a patina of antiquity.

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Famous People Named Eliezer

  • Eliezerson of Becher, grandson of Benjamin, great,grandson of Jacob (1 Chr. 7:8)
  • Eliezerpriest in King David's time (1 Chr. 15:24)
  • Eliezerprophet in King Jehoshaphat's reign (2 Chr. 20:37)
  • Eliezeruler of the Reubenites and son of Zichri (1 Chr. 27:16)
  • EliezerLevite in Ezra's time (Ezra 10:23)
  • Eliezer ben Jacob ITanna of the 1st century
  • Eliezer ben Hurcanusa Kohen, one of the most prominent tannaim of the 1st and 2nd centuries
  • Eliezer ben Jose2nd century Judean rabbi
  • Eliezer ben Isaac haGadol, 11th century German rabbi
  • Eliezer ben Samuel of MetzGerman Tosafist, author of the halachic work Sefer Yereim (Vilna 1892)
  • Eliezer "Elie" WieselRomanian,American author and Holocaust survivor
  • Eliezer KaplanZionist activist, Israeli politician, one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence, first Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.
  • Eliezer Ben‑YehudaLitvak lexicographer and newspaper editor
  • Eliezer Shlomo YudkowskyAmerican decision theorist, writer, and advocate for Friendly artificial intelligence
  • Eliezer ben Nathan of MainzGerman halakist and liturgical poet
  • Eliezer Yehuda WaldenbergIsraeli known as the Tzitz Eliezer after his monumental halachic treatise Tzitz Eliezer.
  • Eliezer ben Yoel HaLevi of BonnGerman Rabbinic scholar
  • Eliezer BerkovitsRomanian,Israeli rabbi, theologian, and educator