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View Name: Eliezer


ELIEZER
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Hebrew), Ελιεζερ (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: el-ie-EE-zər (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From Hebrew אֱלִיעֶזֶר ('Eli'ezer) meaning "my God is help". In the Old Testament this is the name of both a servant of Abraham and one of the sons of Moses (see Exodus 18:4 for an explanation of the significance of the name).
Related Names
VARIANT: Lazer (Yiddish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: 'Eli'ezer (Biblical Hebrew)
Popularity
United States  - 
SEE ALSO
'ELI'EZER


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