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Eleazar

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[el-ee-ay-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”


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What Misty and Eleazar do share is a sometimes demoralizing profession, where you are often faced with the word no.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was the title character in Misty Green, the new movie written and directed by comedian Chris Rock, and Eleazar wanted to impress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Whether or not Misty Green leads to even bigger things, Eleazar isn’t itching to move to Hollywood anytime soon, preferring to remain near her family in London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Over the course of her own career, Eleazar has at times had to check in with herself to make sure she was heading down the right path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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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