אֱלִיעֶזֶרʼĔlîyʻezer
proper name, masculine: God is help
Pronunciation: el-ee-eh'-zer · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H461
Meanings
a. Abraham's steward (Genesis 15:2)
b. a son of Moses (Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15; 1 Chronicles 23:17)
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 Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:37)
g. Levite chief (Ezekiel 8:16; Ezekiel 10:23)
h. son of Harim (Ezra 10:31)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 15:2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth.
- Exodus 18:4 His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)
- 1 Chronicles 7:8 The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.
- 1 Chronicles 23:15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
- 1 Chronicles 23:17 Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).