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Eliezer — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱלִיעֶזֶר

אֱלִיעֶזֶר

ʼĔlîyʻezer · pronounced el-ee-eh'-zer · Strong's H461 · a man

Eliezer means God of help.

Built from

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

עֵזֶר ʻêzer (and, H5828) — aid open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H410 and H5828; God of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites.

First appearance

Gen 15:2 And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? (KJV)

Every verse that names Eliezer

13 occurrences in 13 verses — Genesis, Exodus, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra

Gen 15:2Exod 18:41Chr 7:81Chr 15:241Chr 23:151Chr 23:171Chr 26:251Chr 27:162Chr 20:37Ezra 8:16Ezra 10:18Ezra 10:23Ezra 10:31

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