Eleazar

See also: Éléazar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár, “God has helped”). Doublet of Lazarus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛliˈeɪzə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛləˌzɔɹ/

Proper noun

Eleazar

1. (biblical) Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Aaron.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 10:6:
     :

     And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead.

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Translations

biblical characters

• Armenian: Եղիազար (Eġiazar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 以利亞撒／以利亚撒 (zh) (Yǐlìyàsā)

• Danish: Eleazar
• Finnish: Eleasar
• German: Eleasar
• Greek: Ελεάζαρ (el) (Eleázar)

  Ancient: Ἐλεάζαρ (Eleázar)

• Hawaiian: ʻEleazara
• Italian: Eleazar
• Latin: Eleazarus m
• Norwegian: Elasar
• Portuguese: Eleazar m
• Russian: Елеаза́р (ru) (Jeleazár)
• Spanish: Eleazar (es)
• Swedish: Eleasar

male given name

• Arabic: الْعَيْزَار (al-ʕayzār)
• Armenian: Եղիազար (Eġiazar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊利札 (Yīlìzhá)

• Finnish: Eleasar
• Hawaiian: ʻEleakala
• Spanish: Eliécer m

Portuguese

Proper noun

Eleazar m

1. (biblical) Eleazar (a high priest of the Israelites)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /eleaˈθaɾ/ [e.le.aˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /eleaˈsaɾ/ [e.le.aˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: E‧le‧a‧zar

Proper noun

Eleazar m

1. a male given name