Eliahu or Eliyahu is a masculine
Hebrew
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given name and surname of biblical origin. It means "My
God
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is
Yahweh
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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
Ahab
Ahab (; ; ; ; ) was a king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), the son and successor of King Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted in the Bible as a Baal worshipper and is criticized for causi ...
(9th century BCE).
People named Eliahu or Eliyahu, include:
Given name
Eliahu
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Eliahu Eilat (1903–1990), Israeli diplomat, Orientalist and President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Eliahu Gat (1919–1987), Israeli landscape painter
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Eliahu Inbal (born 1936), Israeli conductor
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Eliahu Nissim (1933-2020), Israeli former professor of aeronautical engineering and former President of the Open University of Israel
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Eliahu Stern (born 1948), Israeli professor emeritus of geography and planning
Eliyahu
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Eliyahu Bet-Zuri (1922–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
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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
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Eli Cohen (1924–1965), Israeli spy
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Eliyahu Golomb (1893–1945), leader of the Jewish defense effort in Mandate Palestine and chief architect of the Haganah
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Eliyahu Hakim (1925–1945), Jewish Lehi member and assassin
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Eli Ohana (born 1964), Israeli former football player and coach, and current Chairman of Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem
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Eliyahu Moshe Panigel (1850–1919), Sephardi chief rabbi of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine and Jerusalem
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Eliyahu Sasson (1902–1978), Israeli politician and cabinet minister
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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
Surname
Eliahu
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Shlomo Eliahu (born 1936), Israeli businessman, billionaire and former politician
Eliyahu
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Eitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944), retired Israel Defense Forces major general and Israeli Air Force commander
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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
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Mordechai Eliyahu (1929–2010), Israeli rabbi, posek and Chief Rabbi of Israel
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Shmuel Eliyahu (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox Chief Rabbi of Safed and member of the Chief Rabbinate Council (son of Mordechai Eliyahu)
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Amihai Eliyahu (born 1971), Israeli politician from the
Otzma Yehudit party (son of Shmuel Eiyahu and grandson of Mordechai Eliyahu)
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Tomer Eliyahu (born 1975), Israeli retired footballer
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Masculine given names