Eliezer

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/ˌɛliˈɛzə(ɹ)//ˌɛliˈiːzə(ɹ)/

proper noun

Any of a number of men in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Moses.

OriginHebrew אליעזר →
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Meanings

proper nounEliezer (plural Eliezers)

plural Eliezers

  1. biblicalAny of a number of men in the Hebrew Bible, including a son of Moses.

    And the name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine helpe, and deliuered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 18:4
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

    Eliezer Yudkowsky, a 44-year-old academic wearing a grey polo shirt, rocks slowly on his office chair and explains with real patience – taking things slowly for a novice like me – that every single person we know and love will soon be dead.

    2024 February 17, Tom Lamont, “‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Hebrewאליעזר
  2. EnglishEliezer

From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer).

More words from Hebrew

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Translations

Danish Eliezer
  • Eliezerbiblical character
Esperanto Eliezero
  • Eliezerobiblical character
Finnish Elieser
  • Elieserbiblical character
French Éliézer
  • Éliézerbiblical character
German Eleasar, Elieser
  • Eleasarbiblical character
  • Elieserbiblical character
  • Eliëserbiblical character
Hebrew אליעזר)
  • אליעזר) (eliézer)biblical character
Hindi एलीएज़ेर
  • एलीएज़ेर (elīezer)biblical character
Italian Eliezer
  • Eliezerbiblical character
Latin Eliezer
  • Eliezerbiblical character
Norwegian Elieser
  • Elieserbiblical character
Portuguese Eliézer, Eliezer
  • Eliézerbiblical character
  • Eliezerbiblical character
Spanish Eliezer, Eliecer
  • Eliezerbiblical character
  • Eliecerbiblical character
  • Eliécerbiblical character
Swedish Elieser
  • Elieserbiblical character
Yiddish אליעזר
  • אליעזר (elyezer)biblical character
Cite this entry
APA

Eliezer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eliezer

MLA

“Eliezer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eliezer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eliezer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eliezer.

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