Eleazar — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר

אֶלְעָזָר

ʼElʻâzâr · pronounced el-aw-zawr' · Strong's H499 · a man

Eleazar means God (is) helper.

Built from

אֵל ʼêl (from, H410) — strength open in the lexicon ›

עָזַר ʻâzar (and, H5826) — to surround, i.e. protect or aid open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H5826; God (is) helper; Elazar, the name of seven Israelites.

First appearance

Exod 6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Eleazar

70 occurrences in 70 verses — Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah

Exod 6:23Exod 6:25Exod 28:1Lev 10:6Lev 10:12Lev 10:16Num 3:2Num 3:4Num 3:32Num 4:16Num 17:2Num 17:4Num 19:3Num 19:4Num 20:25Num 20:26Num 20:28Num 25:7Num 25:11Num 26:1Num 26:3Num 26:60Num 26:63Num 27:2Num 27:19Num 27:21Num 27:22Num 31:6Num 31:12Num 31:13Num 31:21Num 31:26Num 31:29Num 31:31Num 31:41Num 31:51Num 31:54Num 32:2Num 32:28Num 34:17Deut 10:6Josh 14:1Josh 17:4Josh 19:51Josh 21:1Josh 22:13Josh 22:31Josh 22:32Josh 24:33Judg 20:281Sam 7:12Sam 23:91Chr 5:291Chr 5:301Chr 6:351Chr 9:201Chr 11:121Chr 23:211Chr 23:221Chr 24:11Chr 24:21Chr 24:31Chr 24:41Chr 24:51Chr 24:61Chr 24:28Ezra 7:5Ezra 8:33Ezra 10:25Neh 12:42

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