Lexical Definition
אֱלִיעֶזֶר ʼĔlîyʻezer (el-ee-eh'-zer) Eliezer N:N-M-P
from אֵל and עֵזֶר; God of help
Eliezer.
- § Eliezer = "God is help"
- Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
1) Abraham's Damascene servant
2) a son of Moses
3) a Benjamite
4) a priest who helped move the ark
5) a Reubenite
6) a prophet who spoke to Jehoshaphat
7) a Levite chief
8) son of Harim
9) priest with foreign wife
See Greek: Ἐλιέζερ
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| וֶ֠אֱלִיעֶזֶר | and Eliezer | 1Chr.7.8 |
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8
- son of: Becher (בֶכֶר)
- brother of: Zemirah (זְמִירָה), Joash (יוֹעָשׁ), Elioenai (אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי), Omri (עׇמְרִי), Jeremoth (יְרִימוֹת), Abijah (אֲבִיָּה), Anathoth (עֲנָתוֹת) and Alemeth (עָלֶמֶת)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר (עֶֿ֑זרֶ Gen 15:2 +) proper name, masculine (God is help, compare Exod 18:4 see also אֶלְעָזָר below, עֲזַרְאֵל, Phoenician אשמנעזר, בעלעזר, עזרבעל)
a. Abraham's steward (אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר), a Damascene Gen 15:2.
b. a son of Moses Exod 18:4; 1Chr 23:15; 1Chr 23:17 (twice in verse).
c. Benjamite 1Chr 7:8.
d. several priests 1Chr 15:24; 1Chr 26:25; Ezek 10:18.
e. Reubenite 1Chr 27:16. feminine prophet in time of Jehoshaphat 2Chr 20:37.
g. Levite chief Ezek 8:16; Ezek 10:23.
h. son of Harim Ezra 10:31.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 15:2 |
| Exodus | 18:4 |
| 1 Chronicles | 7:8 · 15:24 · 23:15 · 23:17 · 26:25 · 27:16 |
| 2 Chronicles | 20:37 |
| Ezra | 10:31 |
| Ezekiel | 8:16 · 10:18 · 10:23 |
Profile
Male • Son of Becher • A descendant of Benjamin; son of Becher.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Eliezer was a descendant of Benjamin; son of Becher (1Ch.7.8).
- A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8;
- only referred to as Eliezer אֱלִיעֶזֶר;
- son of Becher בֶכֶר;
- a brother of Zemirah זְמִירָה, Joash יוֹעָשׁ, Elioenai אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי, Omri עׇמְרִי, Jeremoth יְרִימוֹת, Abijah אֲבִיָּה, Anathoth עֲנָתוֹת and Alemeth עָלֶמֶת.
Eliezer is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7:8. He was a ; son of Becher, who was one of the sons of Benjamin. The genealogy lists the heads of families and clans in the tribe of Benjamin.
All entries for Eliezer: אֱלִיעֶזֶר