Lazarus

The story

1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromאֶלְעָזָר
2. Koine Greek · derived fromΛᾱ́ζᾱρος
3. Late Latin · borrowed fromLazarus
4. English todayLazarus

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.

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