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Eleazar

American  
[el-ee-ey-zer] / ˌɛl iˈeɪ zər /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a son of Aaron and his successor in the priesthood.


Etymology

Origin of Eleazar

From Greek Eleázar, from Hebrew Elʿāzār “God has helped”

Example Sentences

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"When we disrupted the plant's autophagy, there was waste everywhere, and we were able to detect the ARF7 protein among the waste," says Eleazar Rodriguez.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

The show, which features The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger's first TV theme song, also stars Kristen Scott Thomas, Olivia Cooke and Rosalind Eleazar among its ensemble cast.

From Reuters • Mar. 31, 2022

National police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar ordered an investigation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021

“It was painful,” said the Rev. Eleazar López Hernández, a Catholic priest belonging to the indigenous Zapotec people.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2019

It happened quickly: Eleazar, just twenty years old, had recently graduated from Union College and returned to the family estate forty miles northwest of Albany, planning to study law under his father.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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