Eliahu Explained
Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine Hebrew given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh"[1] and derives from the prophet Elijah who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE).
People named Eliahu or Eliyahu, include:
Given name
Eliahu
- Eliahu Eilat (1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Eliahu Gat (1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter
- Eliahu Inbal (born 1936), Israeli conductor
- Eliahu Nissim (1933-2020), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel
- Eliahu Stern (born 1948), Israeli professor emeritus of geography and planning
Eliyahu
- Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (1922–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
- Eliyahu Berligne (1866–1959), a founder of Tel Aviv, a member of the Yishuv in Mandate Palestine and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
- Eli Cohen (1924–1965), Israeli spy
- Eliyahu Golomb (1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah
- Eliyahu Hakim (1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
- Eli Ohana (born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem
- Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem
- Eliyahu Sasson (1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister
- Eli Suissa (born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister
Surname
Eliahu
- Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician
Eliyahu
- Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander
- Lior Eliyahu (born 1985), Israeli basketball player
- Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Shmuel Eliyahu (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council (son of Mordechai Eliyahu)
- Amihai Eliyahu (born 1971), Israeli politician from the Otzma Yehudit party (son of Shmuel Eiyahu and grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu)
- Tomer Eliyahu (born 1975), Israeli retired footballer
Notes and References
- Book: The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. Michael David. Coogan. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England . 2006 . 9780195139105 . 304.
