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”’Eliahu”’ or ”’Eliyahu”’ is a masculine [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |
”’Eliahu”’ or ”’Eliyahu”’ is a masculine [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name of biblical origin. It means “My [[El (deity)|God]] is [[Yahweh]]”<ref>{{cite book |title= The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures |
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|first1=Michael David|last1=Coogan|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford, England |year= 2006 |isbn= 9780195139105 |page= 304}}</ref> and derives from the prophet [[Elijah]] who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King [[Ahab]] (9th century BCE). |
|first1=Michael David|last1=Coogan|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford, England |year= 2006 |isbn= 9780195139105 |page= 304}}</ref> and derives from the prophet [[Elijah]] who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King [[Ahab]] (9th century BCE). |
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 17 September 2025
Eliahu or Eliyahu (Hebrew: אליהו) is a masculine Hebrew name of biblical origin. It means “My God is Yahweh“[1] and derives from the prophet Elijah who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE).
People named Eliahu or Eliyahu, include:
- Eliahu Eilat (1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Eliahu Gat (1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter
- Eliahu Inbal (born 1936), Israeli conductor
- Eliahu Nissim (1933-2020), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel
- Eliahu Stern (born 1948), Israeli professor emeritus of geography and planning
- Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (1922–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
- Eliyahu Berligne (1866–1959), a founder of Tel Aviv, a member of the Yishuv in Mandate Palestine and a signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence
- Eli Cohen (1924–1965), Israeli spy
- Eliyahu Golomb (1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah
- Eliyahu Hakim (1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
- Eli Ohana (born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem
- Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem
- Eliyahu Sasson (1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister
- Eli Suissa (born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister
- Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician
- Amihai Eliyahu (born 1971), Israeli politician, son of Shmuel Eliyahu and grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu
- Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander
- Lior Eliyahu (born 1985), Israeli basketball player
- Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel
- Shmuel Eliyahu (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council, son of Mordechai Eliyahu
- Tomer Eliyahu (born 1975), Israeli retired footballer
- ^ Coogan, Michael David (2006). The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 9780195139105.
