Eleazar (given name) explained

Eleazar
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	God helps
Origin:	Hebrew
Related Names:	Lazar, Lazarus, Eliezer

Eleazar (he|אלעזר or Elazar, meaning "God has helped", el'azár) is a common Jewish masculine given name. The first known bearer of the name is Eleazar, son of Aaron and High Priest of Israel. Others with the name include:

Figures in the Bible and apocryphal books

Eleazar, son of Abinadab, a keeper of the Ark of the Covenant
Eleazar (son of Dodai), one of King David's warriors
Eleazar (son of Pinhas), one of those in charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile
Eleazar Avaran, the younger brother of Judas Maccabeus
Eleazar (2 Maccabees), a Jewish martyr mentioned in 2 Maccabees chapter 6
Eleazar, son of Eliud, mentioned briefly in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1 verse 15)

People

Ancient world

Eleazar ben Ananus, Temple Captain in 66 CE who cancelled the sacrifices to Caesar
Eleazar ben Azariah, first century Mishanic scholar
Eleazar ben Arach, one of the Tannaim of the first century CE
Eleazar Chisma, second century CE tanna (sage)
Eleazar ben Hanania, a Jewish leader in the First Jewish–Roman War
Eleazar ben Judah of Bartota, a tanna of the first and second centuries CE
Eleazar of Modi'im (died sometime in the 130s CE during the Bar Kokhba revolt), Jewish scholar
Eleazar ben Pedat, an Amoraim of the fourth century CE
Eleazar ben Shammua, second century Mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation
Eleazar ben Simon (died 70), one of the leaders of Jewish resistance in the First Jewish-Roman War

Middle Ages

Eleazar of Worms (c. 1176–1238), Talmudist and Kabbalist
Eleazar, name chosen by Frankist deacon Bodo (deacon) (c. 814–876) upon his conversion to Judaism

Modern world

Eleazar Albin, English naturalist and watercolourist illustrator
Elazar "Eli" Dasa (born 1992), Israeli footballer for Dynamo Moscow and the Israel national team
Eleazar Davidman, Israeli tennis player
Eleazar Jiménez (1928–2000), Cuban chess International Master
Eleazar Lipsky (1911–1993), American lawyer, novelist, playwright, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Eleazar Lord (1788–1871), American banker, entrepreneur, author and educator
Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), Venezuelan army general and president of Venezuela
Elazar Shach (1898–2001), rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva and founded the Degel HaTorah political party
Eleazar Soria (1948–2021), Peruvian footballer
Eleazar Sukenik (1889–1953), Israeli archaeologist and professor
Eleazar Swalmius (1582–1652), Dutch theologian known for his portrait by Rembrandt
Eleazar Rodgers, South African footballer
Eleazar Wheelock, founder and 1st president of Dartmouth College