What does "eliezer" mean?

Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Moses.

How do you pronounce "eliezer"?

Pronounced //ˌɛliˈɛzə(ɹ)//.

//ˌɛliˈɛzə(ɹ)// name

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Proper Noun

1
Any of a number of men in the Old Testament, including a son of Moses.
"And the name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine helpe, and deliuered me from the sword of Pharaoh."
2
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
"Eliezer Yudkowsky, a 44-year-old academic wearing a grey polo shirt, rocks slowly on his office chair and explains with real patience – taking things slowly for a novice like me – that every single person we know and love will soon be dead."

"Eliezer Ben-Yehuda contributed much to the renewal of the ancient language and to its adaptation to the everyday needs of the modern world."

From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer).

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