First names in Hebrew

First name Eliezer: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליעזר

Gematria value: 318

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eliezer is written אליעזר

Meaning and origin

What does Eliezer mean?

Meaning: "my God is my help"
Origin: Hebrew

Eliezer is a biblical Hebrew name: "my God is my help", from ezer, "help, support". Moses gives it to his second son, saying: "The God of my father was my help, and saved me from Pharaoh's sword" (Exodus 18:4).

Gematria

Eliezer = 318

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אליעזר has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• זthe letter Zayin7
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total318

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Eliezer, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Eliezer, in nine pages

• Eliezer, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Eliezer
• Eliezer, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Eliezer in three answers

How do you write Eliezer in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eliezer is written אליעזר.

What is the gematria value of Eliezer?
Written אליעזר, Eliezer is worth 318: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Eliezer mean?
My God is my help (origin: Hebrew). Eliezer is a biblical Hebrew name: "my God is my help", from ezer, "help, support". Moses gives it to his second son, saying: "The God of my father was my help, and saved me from Pharaoh's sword" (Exodus 18:4).