Lexical Definition

‎אֶלְעָזָר‎ ʼElʻâzâr (el-aw-zawr') Eleazar ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎עָזַר‎; God (is) helper

Eleazar.

• § Eleazar = "God has helped"
• Elazar, the name of seven Israelites

1) the high priest son of Aaron
2) Abinadab's son who cared for the ark
3) the priest who rebuilt and dedicated the restored walls of Jerusalem in time of Ezra
4) one of David's mighty warriors
5) a Levite
6) one of the line of Parosh

See Greek: Ἐλεάζαρ · Λάζαρος

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33
• son of: Phinehas (פִּינְחָס)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶלְעָזָר‎ proper name, masculine (God has helped, compare ‎אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎ above)
a. Eleazar the priest Exod 6:23 + (50 t. in Hexateuch) Judg 20:28; 1Chr 5:29*; 1Chr 5:30*; 1Chr 6:35*; 1Chr 9:20; 1Chr 24:1; 1Chr 24:2; 1Chr 24:3; 1Chr 24:4 (twice in verse); 1Chr 24:5; 1Chr 24:6; Ezra 7.
b. son of Abinadab 1Sam 7:1.
c. one of David's heroes 2Sam 23:9; 1Chr 11:12 insert also 1Chr 27:4 compare Dr^{Sm 280.}
d. a Levite 1Chr 23:21; 1Chr 23:22; 1Chr 24:28.
e. priest of the time of Ezra Ezra 8:33; Neh 12:42. feminine one of the line of Parosh Ezra 10:25.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest who weighed the temple vessels with Ezra

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Eleazar was a priest who weighed the temple vessels with Ezra.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.33;
• only referred to as Eleazar אֶלְעָזָר;
• a son of Phinehas פִּינְחָס.

Eleazar is briefly mentioned in Ezra 8:33 as one of the priests who assisted Ezra in weighing the silver, gold, and vessels that were brought to the house of God in Jerusalem. This event took place after Ezra and the exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. Eleazar, along with Jozabad, Noadiah, and Meremoth, was entrusted with the responsibility of accurately measuring and accounting for the temple treasures.

All entries for Eleazar: אֶלְעָזָר

Related Profiles:

• Phinehas (father)