What does אֱלִיעֶזֶר (ʾĕliyʿezer) mean in the Bible?
אֱלִיעֶזֶר (ʾĕliyʿezer) is a Hebrew word meaning "Eliezer , the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites".
Hebrew · H461
אֱלִיעֶזֶר
Eliezer , the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
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אֱלִיעֶזֶר H461
Pronunciation ʾĕliyʿezer
What does אֱלִיעֶזֶר (ʾĕliyʿezer) mean in the Bible?
אֱלִיעֶזֶר (ʾĕliyʿezer) is a Hebrew word meaning "Eliezer , the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H461?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Eliezer (6), and Eliezer (3), [was] Eliezer (1), is Eliezer (1), of Eliezer (1).
Where does אֱלִיעֶזֶר (ʾĕliyʿezer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:2. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (7), Ezra (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Eliezer 6× Exodus 18:4, 1 Chronicles 7:8, 1 Chronicles 23:17, Ezra 8:16
and Eliezer 3× 1 Chronicles 15:24, 1 Chronicles 23:15, Ezra 10:23
[was] Eliezer 1× 1 Chronicles 27:16
is Eliezer 1× Genesis 15:2
of Eliezer 1× 1 Chronicles 23:17
Then Eliezer 1× 2 Chronicles 20:37
through Eliezer [included] 1× 1 Chronicles 26:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:2 אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ to is Eliezer Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 18:4 אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר to Eliezer Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 7:8 וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר to Eliezer Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 15:24 וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ to and Eliezer Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 23:15 וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ to and Eliezer Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 23:17 אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר to of Eliezer Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 23:17 לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ to Eliezer Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 26:25 לֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר to through Eliezer [included] Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 27:16 אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר to [was] Eliezer Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 20:37 אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר to Then Eliezer Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:2
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 1 Chronicles 7 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 4
Source forms
אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר 2x ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer 1 Chronicles 23:17, 1 Chronicles 27:16
אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר 1x ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer Exodus 18:4
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר 1x ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer 2 Chronicles 20:37
אֱלִיעֶ֧זֶר 1x ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer Ezra 10:31
אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ 1x ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer Genesis 15:2
וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר 1x we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer 1 Chronicles 7:8
וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ 1x we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer 1 Chronicles 15:24
וֶֽאֱלִיעֶ֔זֶר 1x we·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer Ezra 10:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Genesis 15:2, Exodus 18:4, 1 Chronicles 23:17, 1 Chronicles 27:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x 1 Chronicles 7:8, 1 Chronicles 15:24, 1 Chronicles 23:15, Ezra 10:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x 1 Chronicles 23:17, 1 Chronicles 26:25, Ezra 8:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Eliezer , the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
Source Gloss
Eliezer , the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
Extended definition
Eliezer.
Word Origins
אֱלִיעֶזֶר is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G1663 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain