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Eleazar

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[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

Alfred Flores, Officer Eleazar Alejandro and Officer Nathaniel Villalobos, have been suspended without pay and were taken into custody on Friday.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

“These are big-time distributors. We’ve taken down groups one after the other due to better coordination and intelligence fusion,” Eleazar said by phone.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

The cast includes Oscar winner Tilda Swinton as Copperfield’s donkey-hating aunt Betsey Trotwood, “Howards End” actress Rosalind Eleazar as his friend Agnes and “Doctor Strange” actor Benedict Wong as her father Mr Wickfield.

From Reuters • Oct. 2, 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