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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.16
• son of: Zichri (זִכְרִי)

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

Profile

Male • Son of Zichri • Leader of the tribe of Reuben under David.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eliezer was the leader of the tribe of Reuben during King David's reign (1Ch.27.16).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.16;
• only referred to as Eliezer אֱלִיעֶזֶר;
• a son of Zichri זִכְרִי.

Eliezer is listed as the leader of the tribe of Reuben during King David's reign (1Ch.27.16). He was one of the twelve tribal leaders appointed by David to oversee the administration of the kingdom. Each leader was responsible for the affairs of their tribe for one month of the year. The Bible does not provide any additional information about Eliezer's life or role as the leader of Reuben.

All entries for Eliezer: אֱלִיעֶזֶר

Related Profiles:

• Zichri (father)