Eliahu

Eliahu or Eliyahu (Hebrew: אליהו) is a masculine Hebrew name of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh" 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:

Given name

Eliahu

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

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

Surname

Eliahu

Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician

Eliyahu

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

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References

↑ 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.

[1] 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.

Eliahu

Given name

Eliahu

Eliyahu

Surname

Eliahu

Eliyahu

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