Eleazar (given name)
| Gender | Male | 
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew | 
| Meaning | God helps | 
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lazar, Lazarus, Eliezer | 
Eleazar (Hebrew: 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 (c. 260–245 BC), Jewish High Priest during the Second Temple period
 - 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 (fl. 66 CE), 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 (fl. 1690–c. 1742), 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