Eleazar
el-ee-AH-zar
A biblical name meaning “God has helped” or “the Lord’s help.”
Meaning
Eleazar is a Hebrew biblical name traditionally understood as “the Lord’s help” or “God has helped.” The excerpted 19th-century source gives this meaning directly, and also notes the New Testament form Lazarus as a later development of the same name. Historically, it was used among Jews before and after the captivity.
Origin
Hebrewmasculine
Fun fact
The name appears in the New Testament form Lazarus, showing how it evolved across languages and eras.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.