Eliahu

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Eliahu or Eliyahu (Hebrew: אליהו) is a masculine Hebrew name of biblical origin. It means "My God is Yahweh"{{cite book |title= The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures |first1=Michael David|last1=Coogan|publisher= Oxford University Press|location= Oxford, England |year= 2006 |isbn= 9780195139105 |page= 304}} 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

References

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