H0461 H0461
Eliezer — proper name meaning 'my God is help,' borne by several OT figures including Abraham's steward
A theophoric name composed of 'El' (God) and 'ezer (help), meaning 'my God is help.' The earliest and most familiar bearer is Abraham's household steward from Damascus, mentioned as his prospective heir before the promise of Isaac (Gen 15:2). Moses named his second son Eliezer, commemorating God's deliverance from Pharaoh's sword (Exod 18:4). The name reappears across Chronicles, Ezra, and 2 Chronicles for a Benjamite warrior (1 Chr 7:8), several priests and Levites (1 Chr 15:24; 26:25; Ezra 8:16; 10:18, 23, 31), a Reubenite chief (1 Chr 27:16), and a prophet who rebuked Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahaziah (2 Chr 20:37). The companion name Eleazar shares the same roots in reversed order.
Senses
1. Eliezer (proper name) — The proper name Eliezer (אֱלִיעֶזֶר, 'my God is help'), applied to at least eight distinct biblical figures. Cross-linguistic renderings are stable (eng: Eliezer, spa: Eliezer, fra: Éliézer, deu: Elieser), reflecting standard transliteration practice. The name's theological meaning — invoking God as helper — resonates especially in the naming of Moses' son (Exod 18:4, 'the God of my father was my help') and in the prophetic role of the seer who spoke against Jehoshaphat's fleet at Ezion-geber (2 Chr 20:37). All 14 occurrences function as a proper noun with no semantic variation. 14×
AR["أَلِيعَازَر", "أَلِيعَزَرَ", "أَلِيعَزَرُ", "إِلَى-أَلِيعَزَر", "لِأَلِيعَزَرَ", "وَ-أَليعِزِر", "وَ-أَلِيعَزَرُ"]·ben["আর-ইলীয়েজর", "আর-ইলীয়েসর", "ইলীয়েজর", "ইলীয়েজরের", "ইলীয়েজরের-জন্য", "ইলীয়েষর", "ইলীয়েষরের", "ইলীয়েসর", "ইলীয়েসরকে", "ও-ইলীয়েষর"]·DE["Elieser", "[אליעזר]", "[ואליעזר]", "[לאליעזר]"]·EN["Eliezer", "and-Eliezer", "for-Eliezer", "of-Eliezer", "to-Eliezer"]·FR["Eliezer", "et-Éliézer", "zu-Éliézer", "Éliézer"]·heb["אליעזר", "ו-אליעזר", "ל-אליעזר"]·HI["-एलीएजेर-के", "एलिएज़ेर", "एलीएज़ेर", "एलीएजेर", "एलीएजेर-के", "एलीएजेर-के-लिए", "एलीएजेर-को", "एलीएजेरने", "और-एलीएजेर"]·ID["-Eliezer", "Eliezer", "bagi-Eliezer", "dan-Eliezer", "kepada-Eliezer"]·IT["Eliezer", "a-Eliezer", "e-Eliezer"]·jav["Eliezer", "Elièzer", "Eliézèr", "dhateng-Eliezer", "dhateng-Elièzer", "lan-Eliezer", "lan-Elièzer", "lan-Èlièzèr", "Élièzèr", "Éliézer"]·KO["그-와-엘리에셀", "그리고-엘리에세르", "그리고-엘리에세르와", "그리고-엘리에셀", "그리고-엘리에저", "로-엘리에셀", "에-대한-엘리에셀", "에게-엘리에셀", "엘리에사르이니", "엘리에세르와", "엘리에셀", "엘리에셀이"]·PT["'Eli'ezer,", "Eliezer", "Eli‘ezer", "a-Eliezer", "e-Eliezer", "e-Eli‘ezer", "para-Eli‘ezer"]·RU["Элиезер", "Элиэзер", "Элиэзера", "Элиэзеру", "за-Элиэзером", "и-Элиезер", "и-Элиэзер", "у-Элиэзера"]·ES["Eliezer", "a-Eliezer", "para-Eliezer", "y-Eliezer"]·SW["Eliezeri", "kwa-Eliezeri", "na-Eliezeri"]·TR["Eliezer", "Eliezer'dir", "Eliezer'e", "Eliezer'in", "Eliezere", "ve-Eliezer"]·urd["الیعزر", "الیعزر-نے", "الیعزر-کے", "اور-الیعزر", "اور-اِلِیعزر", "اِلِیعزر", "اِلِیعزر-کو"]
Gen 15:2, Exod 18:4, 1 Chr 7:8, 1 Chr 15:24, 1 Chr 23:15, 1 Chr 23:17, 1 Chr 23:17, 1 Chr 26:25, 1 Chr 27:16, 2 Chr 20:37, Ezra 8:16, Ezra 10:18 (+2 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (־עֶ֑זרֶ Gn 15:2 +) n.pr.m. (God is help, cf. Ex 18:4; v. also אֶלְעָזָר infr., עֲזַרְאֵל, Ph. אשמנעזר, בעלעזר, עזרבעל) a. Abraham’s steward (אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר), a Damascene Gn 15:2. b. a son of Moses Ex 18:4 1 Ch 23:15, 17(×2). c. Benjamite 1 Ch 7:8. d. several priests 1 Ch 15:24 1 Ch 26:25 Ezr 10:18. e. Reubenite 1 Ch 27:16. f. prophet in time of Jehoshaphat 2 Ch 20:37. g. Levite chief Ezr 8:16; 10:23. h. son of Harim Ezr. 10:31.