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Eleazar Gender Male Word/name Hebrew Meaning God helps Related names
Lazar ,
Lazarus , Eliezer
Eleazar (
Hebrew : אלעזר or Elazar , meaning "God has helped", el'azár ) is a common Jewish masculine
given name . The first known bearer of the name is
Eleazar , son of
Aaron and
High Priest of Israel . Others with the name include:
Figures in the Bible and apocryphal books
People
Ancient world
Eleazar ben Ananus , Temple Captain in 66 CE who cancelled the sacrifices to Caesar
Eleazar ben Azariah , first century
Mishanic scholar
Eleazar ben Arach , one of the
Tannaim of the first century CE
Eleazar Chisma , second century CE tanna (sage)
Eleazar ben Hanania (
fl. 66 CE ), a Jewish leader in the First Jewish–Roman War
Eleazar ben Judah of Bartota , a tanna of the first and second centuries CE
Eleazar of Modi'im (died sometime in the 130s CE during the Bar Kokhba revolt), Jewish scholar
Eleazar ben Pedat , an
Amoraim of the fourth century CE
Eleazar ben Shammua , second century Mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation
Eleazar ben Simon (died 70), one of the leaders of Jewish resistance in the First Jewish-Roman War
Middle Ages
Eleazar of Worms (c. 1176–1238), Talmudist and Kabbalist
Eleazar, name chosen by Frankist deacon
Bodo (deacon) (c. 814–876) upon his conversion to Judaism
Modern world
Eleazar Albin (
fl. 1690–c. 1742 ), English naturalist and watercolourist illustrator
Elazar "Eli" Dasa (born 1992), Israeli footballer for
Dynamo Moscow and the
Israel national team
Eleazar Davidman , Israeli tennis player
Eleazar Jiménez (1928–2000), Cuban chess International Master
Eleazar Lipsky (1911–1993), American lawyer, novelist, playwright, president of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Eleazar Lord (1788–1871), American banker, entrepreneur, author and educator
Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), Venezuelan army general and president of Venezuela
Elazar Shach (1898–2001), rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva and founded the Degel HaTorah political party
Eleazar Soria (1948–2021), Peruvian footballer
Eleazar Sukenik (1889–1953), Israeli archaeologist and professor
Eleazar Swalmius (1582–1652), Dutch theologian known for his portrait by Rembrandt
Eleazar Rodgers , South African footballer
Eleazar Wheelock , founder and 1st president of
Dartmouth College
See also