461. Eliezer

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Eliezer: Eliezer

Original Word: אֱלִיעֶזֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Eliy`ezer
Pronunciation: eh-lee-eh'-zer
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ee-eh'-zer)
Definition: Eliezer
Meaning: Eliezer

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Eliezer

From 'el and ezer; God of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites -- Eliezer.

see HEBREW 'el

see HEBREW ezer

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from el and ezer
Definition
"God is help," the name of several Isr., also of a Damascene
NASB Translation
Eliezer (14).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (עֶֿ֑זרֶ Genesis 15:2 +) proper name, masculine (God is help, compare Exodus 18:4; see also אֶלְעָזָר below, עֲזַרְאֵל, Phoenician אשמנעזר, בעלעזר, עזרבעל)

a. Abraham's steward (אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר), a Damascene Genesis 15:2.

b. a son of Moses Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15,17 (twice in verse).

c. Benjamite 1 Chronicles 7:8.

d. several priests 1 Chronicles 15:24; 1 Chronicles 26:25; Ezekiel 10:18.

e. Reubenite 1 Chronicles 27:16.

f. prophet in time of Jehoshaphat2Chronicles 20:37.

g. Levite chief Ezekiel 8:16; Ezekiel 10:23.

h. son of Harim Ezra 10:31.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֵל (El, meaning "God") and עֵזֶר (ezer, meaning "help" or "aid").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for Eliezer is Strong's G1663, Ἐλιέζερ (Eliezer), which appears in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:29). This Greek form maintains the same meaning, "God is help," and reflects the transliteration of the Hebrew name into Greek.

Usage: Eliezer is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to several individuals. It is most notably the name of Abraham's servant and the second son of Moses.

Context: • Eliezer of Damascus: The most prominent Eliezer in the Bible is the servant of Abraham, mentioned in Genesis 15:2. He is described as the steward of Abraham's household and was considered as a potential heir before the birth of Isaac. Genesis 15:2 (BSB) states, "But Abram replied, 'O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'"

• Eliezer, son of Moses: Another significant figure named Eliezer is the second son of Moses and Zipporah. His name is mentioned in Exodus 18:4, where it is explained that Moses named him Eliezer because "My father’s God was my helper; He saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."

• Other Individuals Named Eliezer: The name Eliezer appears several other times in the Old Testament, referring to various individuals, including a leader among the Reubenites (1 Chronicles 27:16), a prophet in the time of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:37), and several others listed in genealogies and among the returnees from Babylonian exile (Ezra 8:16, 1 Chronicles 23:17).

Forms and Transliterations

אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ אליעזר אליעזר׃ וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ ואליעזר ואליעזר׃ לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לאליעזר ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer ’ĕlî‘ezer eliEzer le’ĕlî‘ezer le·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer leeliEzer Veeliezer we’ĕlî‘ezer we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 15:2
HEB: ה֖וּא דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
NAS: of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
KJV: [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
INT: this Damascus is Eliezer

Exodus 18:4
HEB: וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־ אֱלֹהֵ֤י
NAS: was named Eliezer, for [he said], The God
KJV: of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God
INT: was named the other Eliezer for the God

1 Chronicles 7:8
HEB: זְמִירָ֡ה וְיוֹעָ֡שׁ וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר וְאֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֤י וְעָמְרִי֙
NAS: Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai,
KJV: and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai,
INT: Zemirah Joash Eliezer Elioenai Omri

1 Chronicles 15:24
HEB: וּ֠זְכַרְיָהוּ וּבְנָיָ֤הוּ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים [מַחֲצֹצְרִים
NAS: Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests,
KJV: and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests,
INT: Zechariah Benaiah and Eliezer the priests blow

1 Chronicles 23:15
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
NAS: of Moses [were] Gershom and Eliezer.
KJV: of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer.
INT: of Moses Gershom and Eliezer

1 Chronicles 23:17
HEB: וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־ אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר רְחַבְיָ֣ה הָרֹ֑אשׁ
NAS: The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah
KJV: And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah
INT: had the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief

1 Chronicles 23:17
HEB: וְלֹא־ הָיָ֤ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ בָּנִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים
NAS: the chief; and Eliezer had
KJV: the chief. And Eliezer had none other
INT: no had and Eliezer sons other

1 Chronicles 26:25
HEB: וְאֶחָ֖יו לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר רְחַבְיָ֨הוּ בְנ֜וֹ
NAS: His relatives by Eliezer [were] Rehabiah
KJV: And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah
INT: his relatives Eliezer Rehabiah his son

1 Chronicles 27:16
HEB: לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י נָגִ֔יד אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־ זִכְרִ֑י
NAS: for the Reubenites was Eliezer the son
KJV: of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son
INT: the Reubenites chief was Eliezer the son of Zichri

2 Chronicles 20:37
HEB: וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־ דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙
NAS: Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu
KJV: Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah
INT: prophesied Eliezer the son of Dodavahu

Ezra 8:16
HEB: וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר לַאֲרִיאֵ֡ל לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה
NAS: So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel,
KJV: Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel,
INT: sent Eliezer Ariel Shemaiah

Ezra 10:18
HEB: וְאֶחָ֔יו מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙ וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר וְיָרִ֖יב וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃
NAS: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib
KJV: Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib,
INT: and his brothers Maaseiah Eliezer Jarib and Gedaliah

Ezra 10:23
HEB: פְּתַֽחְיָ֥ה יְהוּדָ֖ה וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ ס
NAS: Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.
KJV: Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
INT: Pethakiah Judah and Eliezer

Ezra 10:31
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י חָרִ֑ם אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר יִשִּׁיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּ֖ה
NAS: of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah,
KJV: of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah,
INT: and the sons of Harim Eliezer Isshijah Malchijah

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 461
14 Occurrences

’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer — 6 Occ.
le·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer — 3 Occ.
we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer — 5 Occ.