אֶלְעָזָר
el.a.zar
Eleazar
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew proper name "Eleazar" is found only once in the Hebrew Bible, and its meaning is tied directly to its structure and components. Breaking down the transliterated form, "el" is often associated with God or the divine, and "az" can convey the idea of strength or power. Therefore, we can infer that Eleazar may be translated to convey a sense of being connected to or empowered by God. The limited occurrence of this name in the Hebrew Bible suggests it may not be a common given name in ancient Judahite culture. The name might instead be significant due to its unique etymology or context, although we cannot determine this from the provided data. Given the proper name "Eleazar" is semantically tied to a specific individual, its significance lies in representing that person's identity or character in a particular context, rather than holding broader thematic or symbolic meaning.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text