Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine

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given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My

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" and derives from the prophet

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

who, according to the Bible, lived during the reign of King

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(9th century BCE). People named Eliahu or Eliyahu, include:

Given name

Eliahu

Eliahu Eilat Eliahu Elath, born Ilya Menakhemovich Epstein (, ; 16 July 1903 – 21 June 1990) was an Israeli diplomat and Orientalist. In 1948 he became the first Israeli ambassador to the United States, and between 1950 and 1959, he was Israel's ambassad ...

(1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Eliahu Gat Eliahu Gat (; 1919–1987) was an Israeli landscape painter. Biography Eliahu Gulkowitz (later Gat) was born in 1919 in the small town of Dokshytsy, Dokshitz in what is now Belarus, to a Lithuanian Jews, Lithuanian Jewish Zionist family. In 192 ...

(1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter *

Eliahu Inbal Eliahu Inbal (; born 16 February 1936, Jerusalem) is an Israeli conductor. Inbal has enjoyed a career of international renown, conducting leading orchestras around the worlHe has conducted a wide variety of works. He is best known for his interpr ...

(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 Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (; February 10, 1922 – March 22, 1945) was a member of Lehi, who was executed in Egypt for his part in the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East. Biography Bet-Zuri was born in Tel A ...

(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 Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (‎; ‎; 26 December 1924 – 18 May 1965) was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Syrian poli ...

(1924–1965), Israeli spy *

Eliyahu Golomb Eliyahu Golomb (; 2 March 1893 – 11 June 1945), also referred to as Eliyahu Ben-Naftali, was the "unofficial founder" of the Haganah, and one of the architects of the Jewish defense organizations in Mandatory Palestine, Palestine during the Br ...

(1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah *

Eliyahu Hakim Eliyahu Hakim (; January 2, 1925 – March 22, 1945) was a Lehi member, known for participating in the 1944 assassination of Lord Moyne, the British Minister Resident in the Middle East. Hakim fired the fatal shots at Moyne. Biography Bo ...

(1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin *

Eli Ohana Eliyahu "Eli" Ohana (; born ) is an Israeli former professional footballer and the former chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem, KV Mechelen, S.C. Braga, and the I ...

(born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem *

Eliyahu Moshe Panigel Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (; 1850–1919) was the Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Zion and Jerusalem. Orphaned at a young age, Panigel was brought up by his uncle Raphael Meir Panigel, the '' rishon le-Zion'' (Sephardi chief rabbi of Zi ...

(1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem *

Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson (; 2 February 1902 – 8 October 1978) was a diplomat, member of the Knesset and minister in the government of Israel. Biography Education Sasson was born in Damascus in Ottoman Syria. He studied at an Alliance School in his ...

(1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister *

Eli Suissa Rabbi Eliyahu "Eli" Suissa (; born 1956) is an Israeli former politician who held several ministerial portfolios during the 1990s and early 2000s. Biography Born in Morocco in 1956, Suissa's family emigrated to Israel later in the same year. He ...

(born 1956), Israeli former politician and cabinet minister

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Eliahu

Shlomo Eliahu Shlomo Eliahu (; born 18 January 1936) is an Israeli businessman, billionaire, and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1978 and 1981. Biography Born in Baghdad in 1936, Eliahu emigrated to Israel in 1950 with his pare ...

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

Eliyahu

Eitan Ben Eliyahu Aluf Eitan Ben Eliyahu (; born 1944)Melman, Yossi and Javedanfar, Meir. ''The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran.'' Basic Books, 2008. pp. 187–188. is a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces and was commander of the Israeli Air Force (I ...

(born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander *

Lior Eliyahu Lior Eliyahu (; born 9 September 1985) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (225 pounds). He plays at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He was ...

(born 1985), Israeli basketball player *

Mordechai Eliyahu Mordechai Tzemach Eliyahu (; March 3, 1929 – June 7, 2010, on the Hebrew calendar: 21 Adar I, 5689 - 25 Sivan, 5770),

(1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel *

Shmuel Eliyahu Shmuel Eliyahu (; born 29 November 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi. He is the Chief Rabbi of Safed and a member of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel#Chief Rabbinate Council, Chief Rabbinate Council. Some of Eliyahu's statements ...

(born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council (son of Mordechai Eliyahu) *

Amihai Eliyahu Amihai Ben-Eliyahu (; born 24 April 1979), commonly known as Amihai Eliyahu (), is an Israeli far-right politician and activist who has served as Minister of Heritage since 2025. Eliyahu currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Otzma Ye ...

(born 1971), Israeli politician from the

Otzma Yehudit Otzma Yehudit () is a Far-right politics in Israel, far-right, ultranationalist, Kahanism, Kahanist, and Anti-Arab racism, anti-Arab List of political parties in Israel, political party in Israel. It is the ideological descendant of the outlawe ...

party (son of Shmuel Eiyahu and grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu) *

Tomer Eliyahu Tomer Eliyahu (; born 25 February 1975) is a retired Israeli professional association football player. Known as a journeyman, Eliyahu played more than 350 matches in thirteen seasons in Israel's Ligat ha'Al filling in as both a defender and a m ...

(born 1975), Israeli retired footballer

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